16 Years and 1600 KM

I hit two milestones today 16 years of marriage and 1600 km of biking for 2008. Kim came out and met me at the 1600 km point and we did a quick photo shoot, so this is my 1600 KM shot :)

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Can't Search Google with Google

I can search the World Wide Web with google, and If I wanted I could search my local machine with google desktop, but there is no one search for google mail, calendar docs, picassa albums and blogger. Why? How weird is it to have data islands provided by Google? The same Google who's mission is to "organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful."

Just noticed that today.

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1500 KM on Stephen Avenue

Hit the 1500 KM mark last night while on Stephen Avenue.

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Mercy Now

As seen on Paste CD Fan.

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The more we learn about biology...

The models we were taught in school about "dominant" and "recessive" genes steering a strictly Mendelian process have turned out to be an even greater simplification of reality than Newton's laws. The discovery of gene-protein interactions and other aspects of epigenetics has challenged the view of DNA as destiny and even introduced evidence that environment can influence inheritable traits, something once considered a genetic impossibility.

In short, the more we learn about biology, the further we find ourselves from a model that can explain it.

- Chris Anderson (canderson@wired.com) is the editor in chief of Wired: The End of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes the Scientific Method Obsolete

OK it's from Wired but I thought it was an interesting quote.

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Jolene Schneiderman where are you?

Some folks here in Alberta miss you and would love to hear from you. Drop me a line djking@gmail.com.

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Kevin Floats Away

Kevin headed out on a great adventure, he's Canoeing and biking his way from Calgary to St. Louis, maybe even New Orleans. Don't know when we'll seem here again, but our prayers are with him. BTW He's going to try and blog his trip at kevinfloat.blogspot.com.

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1400 KM and a Flat

Hit the 1400 KM spot and a screw at the same time. Got a flat, so this picture is taken from a bench waiting for Kim to rescue me. Irony is that the Slime Tyer Liners I ordered came in today but I didn't have time to pick them up. Will have to drive there tomorrow.

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Out Riden and Out Geeked

Not only is D'Arcy Norman about 700 km ahead of me for 2008 but he's out geeked me by straping a video camera to his head and taping his morning commute. Watch the movie!

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1300 KM Looking East Over Canmore

Rode Goat Creek yesterday with friends, was just short of the 1300 KM mark, drove back up to the spray lakes and rode back down to Canmore to get the last few KM. Thanks to Teressa for driving the Element back down.

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Pedestrian at 1200 KM

Hit the 1200 KM mark last night. With the flooding in Fish Creek I was biking around the edge of the park last night.

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Jim Morrison's Grave by Steve Talor

A classic from I Predict 1990. As seen on aka pastor guy.

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1100 KM in Fish Creek Park

Hit the 1100 KM mark while riding in Fish Creek on Sunday.

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Why FireFox 3?

I know FireFox 3 has been in the works for sometime, but nothing I've read has given me a reason to give it a try. This screen cast shows off the new FF3 features quite well. Now I'm looking forward to the new FF version.

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1000 KM and a Lake

Hit the 1000 KM mark last night, just four days behind the plan.

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900 KM Crossing Fish Creek

Sunday Afternoon

My Xalt Weekend

I'm a member of Xalt, it's a Church, but it's also a community, this weekend reflected that.

Friday Night - Power Grid with Kevin and Clement, in the back ground Luke is dropping by with a few things as he's moving in.

Saturday Morning - Calvin, Kevin and I help Richard move from Airdrie to Calgary joining Calvin, Kevin Luke and Peter.

Saturday Night - Kim and I head to Melissa & Phil's. Melissa throws a great party for Phil's 25th Birthday.

Sunday Morning - Kim and I get some couple time. Only related to Xalt in that we meet Sunday night so I have Sunday Mornings free, a pleasure denied many of the faithful.

Sunday Night - Sarah and I head to Xalt. Calvin provides me with new insight into the Godlessness of Esau. Scott and I make plans for breakfast this week. Sarah gets a ride home with Dave and I give Marina a ride to a rare post Xalt board meeting. As a board we wrestle with the fact that we're a small community that has lost a number of people, a number moving out of Calgary, some choosing to withdraw. No easy answers. We pray. Meeting goes to just past 11 pm. Tony and Julie need a ride home and as the get into the Element Tony mentions he's hungry. The four of us hit Humpties, talk share and laugh till past midnight. I drive Tony and Julie home, drop of Marina, drive home crawl into bed just past 1 am.

It was a good weekend.

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