June 30, 2007, 11:44 am
I was just reading “8 Tips and Tricks for Better BizTalk Programming” in the May 2007 MSDN when the word “Frisbee” in the author’s bio caught my eye.
I was pretty good with a disc (3 world records, all of which have been long eclipsed), but Scott Zimmerman was the Michael Jordan of disc. I think he held every throwing record, probably multiple times.
Reading that just sent me down nostalgia lane: Skippy Jammer, Crazy John Brooks, the Coloradicals … Southampton, La Jolla Cove, Mission Beach Rollercoaster …
Geez, now I’m going to have to learn BizTalk just for the offchance of jamming with Scott at some development conference…
June 30, 2007, 9:58 am
After Pele rolled over, she’s gone into a deeper slumber and the Big Island is experiencing the lowest level of volcanic activity since 1983. Such pauses have happened twice before during the current 24-year-long eruption and previously lasted just a few weeks.
The effect on the Kona (leeward) side of the island is dramatic. For the whole time I’ve known this island, the 14,000′ Mauna Loa creates a huge atmospheric eddy in which the volcanic aerosols are transformed into “vog” (volcanic smog). This makes Kona “normally” hazy, with an indistinct horizon and, for some, noticeable effects when exercising. A few times per year, when the winds shift, and the sky becomes blue, it’s literally like a scrim being lifted. It’s been like that every day for the past couple weeks.
No one expects this pause to be long-lasting, but for the moment, it’s marvelous.
June 30, 2007, 6:00 am
I am setting the publish date of this post to tomorrow (6/30) at 6:00:00 AM, although I am publishing it on the 29th at 7PM.
