Done yesterday (20100724 Sa)

[mdlbear]

0724 Sa
  * up 8:30; W=194.0; drugs, nose, teeth; dishes
  % exceptionally clumsy this morning
  @ The Mad Filkentist - The Retune of the Mad Scientist -- now available!
  @ HP Wants To Become Apple. WebOS Is The Key @RicohInnovation
  @ A Letter to Patients With Chronic Disease
    BADD 2010: The Total Erasure of Partial Disability « fat fu
    via haamah-darling
  * configured wap2 (new Netgear GigE BGN router) in internal bridge mode.
    less secure, but much more convenient.  Seamless transition on WiFi.
    ... and with 5 switched ports, I now have gigabit in the rack again.
  ~ turn off nat and dhcp server on wap0; reconfigure as bridge, change addr.
    -> removed from service; was getting flaky.  
  * static IP addresses on wireless require the LAN side of the WAP be on the
    inside network, or the WAN port to be bridged
  * put static IP addresses for Barnard-w and Eeyore-w into DHCP 
  * bike ride -- about 90min by Taylor and Guadalupe R. to SJC
    I'm not up to a commute yet.  lowest gear barely adequate for the hill up
    to the airport at Coleman, the underpass on Taylor is harrowing, and
    there's a mile of dirt.  But a nice ride.
  @ Kiva's Christian-associated lenders, tools for sorting Kiva loans
  : the WAP in the garage attic apparently died or was given away some time ago
  * thanks - themangoavenger, dropbear, DD-WRT, SJ fire dep't
  & biggish cleanup
  * former gw resurrected as algol.  Wimpy: 500MB
  @ The Wordsmith's Forge - Kate Elliot on Character Development
  @ Was MicroSoft to blame for the Gulf Oil Disaster?
  @ The Wordsmith's Forge - Effective Counter-Protest at Comic-Con
  @ God Loves Gay Robin -- Comic-Con Vs Westboro Baptist Church
  % standing too long doing dishes.  Ouch.
  * managed salad and roast beef somehow.
  % R. shoulder sore, as usual
  * singing for N, E, Colleen
    Lily, Rosie, Toolmakers, QV; 
    N sang October Country, Where the Heart Is, and Jenifer's Rabbit
  * guitar lesson with E.
  * bath in the back tub; bed ~midnight; snuggle

I rode my bike for about an hour and a half -- well, counting a 10-20 minute rest stop. Basically the proposed commute route, taking Taylor to the Guadalupe River Trail. There's a really harrowing underpass on Taylor, and my lowest gear was barely adequate for the last underpass before the airport. At which point it turned into a dirt road, and I turned around. I'm not going to be commuting by bike any time soon, I suspect. I was pretty well wiped out the rest of the day.

I also got the new WiFi router configured, as a pure access point and 5-port switch. Not the most secure configuration, but by far the most convenient. And got the old MiniITX box back up and configured as a basic desktop, for use by guests. And made a beef chuck roast and salad for dinner.

And sang for Naomi, Colleen, and (house guest) Eileen.

Maybe it's not too surprising that I slept until 11am this morning.

Lots of good links under the cut.

Comments

[jilara.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I rode that route when I was exploring the possibility of biking to Cadence. It's an interesting ride, but definitely not a commute route.

[andyheninger.livejournal.com]

Basically the proposed commute route, taking Taylor to the Guadalupe River Trail. There's a really harrowing underpass on Taylor,

I wouldn't want to have that underpass as part of my commute, and I'm generally pretty comfortable with riding in traffic. I just did a little poking around with street view, and it looks like you are well and truly hosed for bike commute routes. San Jose appears to have completely dropped the ball on providing viable routes across the tracks.

The only thing I can think of would be to take the bus into down town San Jose, and then ride the trail from there. Assuming they've got it more or less finished.

When I was little Taylor St. was on the route from our house to my grand parents house on N. 2nd street. No underpass then, but a grade level crossing across a whole bunch of tracks, probably more then than now. The crossing was manned, there were always way too many trains standing around for an automatic signal to have a chance, and more often than not we'd have to wait. Which was fine with me. The guards had cute little shacks at the edge of the intersection to get out of the weather. There were still a sprinkling of steam engines in service at the time, and having one of them come by was a treat. Looking back on it, I suspect my father drove us that way for the train watching.

[mdlbear]

Cool!

Yeah; it's not looking all that good.

[mdlbear]

this route would work if they ever get the trail paved through the airport