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require 'rubygems'
require 'feed-normalizer'
fixture = File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/Idiosyncranomicon_fixture.xml'
feed = FeedNormalizer::FeedNormalizer.parse(open(fixture), :force_parser => FeedNormalizer::SimpleRssParser, :try_others => false)
feed.items.each do |item|
puts item.title
end
# Jack Quinn's Runners Club
# First purchased iPhone app: SmartSokoban
# Goodbye Treo 700p, Hello iPhone 3G
# 100 Things or Bust
# Days 36-37: A Blooming Good Time
# Pictures for Colorado through Utah
# Days 35-36: Joshua Tree and Visiting the Brady's
# Days 31-34: Sin City, Now for Children!
# Day 30: Viva Las Vegas, a little early
# Day 29: South Rim - The day that shall not be mentioned
# Day 28: Mules and Fumes
# Day 27: Grand, Isn't It?
# Photos Photos Photos
# How undemocratic!
# Segue
# Day 8: The Big D
# Day 6: Just a half a mile from the Mississippi Bridge
# Day 5: Hotwire bonus: Chattanooga Holiday Inn Choo Choo
# Day 7: The King and I, Pt 2
# Day 4: The King and I, Pt 1
# Day 3: Sherman had it easier
# Day 2: A leisurely ride to Cary, NC
# Day 1: A slow beginning and a fine ending in Charlottesville
# Trip's On!
# What to do?
*** LOCAL GEMS ***
actionmailer (2.1.1, 2.1.0, 1.3.6, 1.3.3)
actionpack (2.1.1, 2.1.0, 1.13.6, 1.13.3)
actionwebservice (1.2.6, 1.2.3)
activerecord (2.1.1, 2.1.0, 1.15.6, 1.15.3)
activeresource (2.1.1, 2.1.0)
activesupport (2.1.1, 2.1.0, 1.4.4, 1.4.2)
capistrano (2.5.0)
capistrano-ext (1.2.1)
cgi_multipart_eof_fix (2.5.0, 2.2)
daemons (1.0.9, 1.0.7)
dnssd (0.6.0)
fastthread (1.0.1, 1.0)
fcgi (0.8.7)
feed-normalizer (1.5.1)
ferret (0.11.4)
flog (1.1.0)
gem_plugin (0.2.3, 0.2.2)
haml (2.0.2)
highline (1.2.9)
hoe (1.7.0)
hpricot (0.6)
httparty (0.1.3)
jnunemaker-httparty (0.1.1)
libxml-ruby (0.3.8.4)
mime-types (1.15)
mocha (0.9.1)
mongrel (1.1.4, 1.0.1)
needle (1.3.0)
net-scp (1.0.1)
net-sftp (2.0.1, 1.1.0)
net-ssh (2.0.4, 1.1.2)
net-ssh-gateway (1.0.0)
open4 (0.9.6)
ParseTree (2.2.0)
rails (2.1.1, 2.1.0)
rake (0.8.1)
RedCloth (3.0.4)
ruby-openid (1.1.4)
ruby-yadis (0.3.4)
rubyforge (1.0.0)
rubygems-update (1.2.0)
RubyInline (3.7.0)
rubynode (0.1.3)
simple-rss (1.1)
sources (0.0.1)
sqlite3-ruby (1.2.1)
termios (0.9.4)
thoughtbot-factory_girl (1.1.2)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/atom10full.xsl" type="text/xsl" media="screen"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" gd:etag="W/&quot;CkIASHw9cSp7ImA9WxdaGEg.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964</id><updated>2008-08-27T11:22:29.269-04:00</updated><title>idiosyncranomicon</title><subtitle type="html" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/" /><link rel="next" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false&amp;v=2" /><link rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version="7.00" uri="http://www.blogger.com">Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>28</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><link rel="self" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Idiosyncranomicon" type="application/atom+xml" /><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CkIASH07eSp7ImA9WxdaGEg.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-2385192707314522267</id><published>2008-08-27T11:07:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-27T11:22:29.301-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-08-27T11:22:29.301-04:00</app:edited><title>Jack Quinn's Runners Club</title><summary>Yesterday I ran 5K with Jack Quinn's Runners Club. It's more of a drinking club with a running problem as it's sponsored by a great Irish bar in downtown Colorado Springs, with free appetizers and 2.50 Odell beers. The beer is actually really good, my favorite so far is their 90 Shilling (a Scottish ale), but in September they should have the seasonal Extra Special Red.
This club is a really </summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/08/jack-quinns-runners-club.html" title="Jack Quinn's Runners Club" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=2385192707314522267" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/2385192707314522267/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/2385192707314522267?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/2385192707314522267?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;AkYDQ38zeCp7ImA9WxdVGU4.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-1988028453852144639</id><published>2008-07-24T18:04:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-24T18:22:52.180-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-07-24T18:22:52.180-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="games" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="iphone" /><title>First purchased iPhone app: SmartSokoban</title><summary>I generally do not buy applications unless absolutely necessary and usually only the best in class. I've purchased VMware Fusion, OmniFocus (if it had support for time keeping, billing, and simple reporting I'd probably use it), and OmniGraffle.
However, for $4.99, SmartSokoban (AppStore link) is worth all 499 pennies. Sokoban is a puzzle game where you have to move boxes around a maze and </summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/07/first-purchased-iphone-app-smartsokoban.html" title="First purchased iPhone app: SmartSokoban" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=1988028453852144639" title="3 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/1988028453852144639/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/1988028453852144639?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/1988028453852144639?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CUMMSH4-fip7ImA9WxdVFU8.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-7825396543447475692</id><published>2008-07-19T16:37:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-19T23:11:29.056-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-07-19T23:11:29.056-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gadgets" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="iphone" /><title>Goodbye Treo 700p, Hello iPhone 3G</title><summary>
Apple must have known I wanted to ditch my decrepit Treo because I picked it up today after ordering three days ago, even though they told me 10-21 days. The delivery quickness might be due to ordering the white version, or maybe it is Kharma making up for BMW still not having my motorcycle fixed even though they've had it for a month. From tracking various availabilities on the Apple web site</summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/07/goodbye-treo-700p-hello-iphone-3g.html" title="Goodbye Treo 700p, Hello iPhone 3G" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=7825396543447475692" title="1 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/7825396543447475692/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/7825396543447475692?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/7825396543447475692?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CUIGQX49cCp7ImA9WxdVFU8.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-1449940865496157336</id><published>2008-07-12T10:49:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-19T23:12:00.068-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-07-19T23:12:00.068-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Colorado" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="100 Things" /><title>100 Things or Bust</title><summary>Since I am moving to Colorado Springs and staying in the house of friends, minimizing my stuff to the essential was necessary. I had read a while ago about a guy living out of a rucksack, which was interesting but impractical for anyone not busking for quarters on the street corner or running from the law. Also a while ago, I read about people limiting their personal items to 100 things, and more</summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/07/100-things-or-bust.html" title="100 Things or Bust" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=1449940865496157336" title="2 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/1449940865496157336/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/1449940865496157336?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/1449940865496157336?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;D04MSXY7eyp7ImA9WxdXFko.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-275066272282704209</id><published>2008-06-28T13:46:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-28T13:59:48.803-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-06-28T13:59:48.803-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="motorcyle" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trips" /><title>Days 36-37: A Blooming Good Time</title><summary>Catching up with the Bloomers is always fun. John and Liisa are both entertaining, in vastly different ways. I also finally met their kids Maddie and Alex. Both are absolutely awesome and warmed up to me faster than they usually do.
While having lunch outside near the beach, we actually ran into my old friend Chris Mason leaving a late and long lunch at the same restaurant. He looked </summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/06/days-36-37-blooming-good-time.html" title="Days 36-37: A Blooming Good Time" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=275066272282704209" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/275066272282704209/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/275066272282704209?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/275066272282704209?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CUYCRHs4fip7ImA9WxdREE4.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-9047938601689669490</id><published>2008-05-28T23:47:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-28T23:52:45.536-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-05-28T23:52:45.536-04:00</app:edited><title>Pictures for Colorado through Utah</title><summary>I'm at my friends' house in LA now. I took full advantage of his FIOS and uploaded a whole bunch of pictures. I've also started uploading them in sets, so hopefully its a bit more organized. Enjoy!</summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/05/pictures-for-colorado-through-utah.html" title="Pictures for Colorado through Utah" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=9047938601689669490" title="1 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/9047938601689669490/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/9047938601689669490?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/9047938601689669490?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;D0cCSXwyfCp7ImA9WxdXFko.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-4383607529888446017</id><published>2008-05-28T12:56:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-28T13:44:28.294-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-06-28T13:44:28.294-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="motorcyle" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trips" /><title>Days 35-36: Joshua Tree and Visiting the Brady's</title><summary>I arrived near Joshua Tree late on the 34th and stayed at the worst motel of the trip. I said to myself, "Self, you've been staying at too many nice places, time to go cheap!" and ended up staying at the first place I found. For $50 it sucked, especially since there was a Motel 6 1 mile down the road. When I arrived, no one was in the office but the sign said back in 15 minutes. So I waited.</summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/05/days-35-36-joshua-tree-and-visiting.html" title="Days 35-36: Joshua Tree and Visiting the Brady's" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=4383607529888446017" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/4383607529888446017/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/4383607529888446017?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/4383607529888446017?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CEQBRHkyeSp7ImA9WxdSGEg.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-2622438144059847129</id><published>2008-05-26T20:57:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-26T21:39:15.791-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-05-26T21:39:15.791-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="motorcyle" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trips" /><title>Days 31-34: Sin City, Now for Children!</title><summary>After dropping my bike off for service on Friday, I had a wonderful wakeup call at 8am on Sunday when BMW of Las Vegas called to tell me my baby was all fixed up and ready to go. I was very fearful it would take until Tuesday, so knowing I'd be free to roam on Monday made me happy. After picking up the bike, I met my cousin at Excaliber and our weekend of drunken debauchery commenced.
When I </summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/05/days-31-34-sin-city-now-for-children.html" title="Days 31-34: Sin City, Now for Children!" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=2622438144059847129" title="2 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/2622438144059847129/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/2622438144059847129?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/2622438144059847129?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DEcGSHs-fip7ImA9WxdSFU8.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-569957604452190128</id><published>2008-05-23T02:51:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-23T03:00:29.556-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-05-23T03:00:29.556-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="motorcyle" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trips" /><title>Day 30: Viva Las Vegas, a little early</title><summary>I caught the morning shuttle to Flagstaff where I picked up a rental truck and drove it back to the South Rim. I then requisitioned the help of about 9 park service personnel to help me run the bike up the ramp. Actually, I asked for 3, and then like a Disney movie, the petite, blonde ranger started singing "It's a small world" and more rangers appeared out of the woods. I'm not kidding! </summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/05/day-30-viva-las-vegas-little-early.html" title="Day 30: Viva Las Vegas, a little early" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=569957604452190128" title="2 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/569957604452190128/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/569957604452190128?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/569957604452190128?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;D0IERX04eSp7ImA9WxdSFU8.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-4124102342127676720</id><published>2008-05-23T02:37:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-23T02:51:44.331-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-05-23T02:51:44.331-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="motorcyle" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trips" /><title>Day 29: South Rim - The day that shall not be mentioned</title><summary>Originally, this post was titled:
What's your vector, Victor? Where I detail how vector calculus is necessary to successfully transit Arizona on a motorcycle in 40-60mph winds of variable direction.
All the world's a sand storm. Where I detail the glory of zero feet visibility.
Some other stuff exhaustion has wiped from my memory.Suffice to say, I have a 32" inseam, the bike is approximately </summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/05/day-29-south-rim-day-that-shall-not-be.html" title="Day 29: South Rim - The day that shall not be mentioned" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=4124102342127676720" title="2 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/4124102342127676720/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/4124102342127676720?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/4124102342127676720?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;Ck4GRHY-cCp7ImA9WxdSE04.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-4297280572608516775</id><published>2008-05-20T20:27:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-20T20:48:45.858-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-05-20T20:48:45.858-04:00</app:edited><title>Day 28: Mules and Fumes</title><summary>I woke up early and had a minimalist breakfast of a pear and a blueberry granola bar because at 7am the breakfast room was packed and the Jacob Lake lodge seemed quite understaffed. I then jetted off to Cape Royal on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. I started the day w/ almost a half tank, figuring that would be enough for there and back again.
Camp Royal was pretty cool, but I was unable to</summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/05/day-28-mules-and-fumes.html" title="Day 28: Mules and Fumes" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=4297280572608516775" title="1 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/4297280572608516775/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/4297280572608516775?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/4297280572608516775?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DU4NSXk7eyp7ImA9WxdSEkg.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-4198126012271266712</id><published>2008-05-20T00:23:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-20T00:33:18.703-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-05-20T00:33:18.703-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="motorcyle" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trips" /><title>Day 27: Grand, Isn't It?</title><summary>I'll upload the pictures of the Grand Canyon (as well as the other pics from Utah) as soon as I get some bandwidth. No Verizon service out here in the sticks, but luckily I'm getting dialup speeds out of my AT&amp;T USB adapter.
I didn't do much today besides sleep in (accidentally) and score the last hotel room at the Jacob Lake Inn, the owner of which, John Rich, was at the birthday party I </summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/05/day-27-grand-isnt-it.html" title="Day 27: Grand, Isn't It?" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=4198126012271266712" title="4 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/4198126012271266712/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/4198126012271266712?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/4198126012271266712?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;D0cFR34_eSp7ImA9WxdSEkg.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-779458792878467369</id><published>2008-05-11T22:15:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-19T23:43:36.041-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-05-19T23:43:36.041-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="motorcyle" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trips" /><title>Photos Photos Photos</title><summary>I finally uploaded all my photos to Flickr (I'm now a pro user since they put so many arbitrary limits on non-paying customers. Pickle, wherefore art thou?)
So, now that blogging is mutually exclusive of photo uploading, updates should roll much more frequently. Enjoy!</summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/05/photos-photos-photos.html" title="Photos Photos Photos" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=779458792878467369" title="5 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/779458792878467369/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/779458792878467369?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/779458792878467369?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;D0cFRX4zfSp7ImA9WxdSEkg.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-31812655018757576</id><published>2008-05-06T21:08:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-19T23:43:34.085-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-05-19T23:43:34.085-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="motorcyle" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trips" /><title>How undemocratic!</title><summary>Exactly why are registered Republicans allowed to vote in the Democratic primary? Seriously, Texas and now Indiana (and maybe others...) have had Republicans flocking to make sure Hillary wins the state for the Democrats since McCain already has his party nomination wrapped up. Luckily, the people in Texas voting the delegates somewhat corrected the problem. I'm not sure how it works with </summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-undemocratic.html" title="How undemocratic!" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=31812655018757576" title="4 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/31812655018757576/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/31812655018757576?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/31812655018757576?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;D0cFQXY9fyp7ImA9WxdSEkg.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-6961290352543980637</id><published>2008-05-02T20:00:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-19T23:43:30.867-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-05-19T23:43:30.867-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="motorcyle" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trips" /><title>Segue</title><summary>I'll be starting the hardest, most annoying, least pleasant, part of the trip on Sunday. The good news is I'll be in Carlsbad on Monday to begin the long awaited portion of the trip. Check out the itinerary. Plans subject to change as weather and exhaustion dictate.
I'll hopefully find time to catch up on the missing days. Sadly, nothing truly exciting or picture-worthy has happened, so you</summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/05/segue.html" title="Segue" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=6961290352543980637" title="3 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/6961290352543980637/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/6961290352543980637?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/6961290352543980637?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;Dk4MRXo8cSp7ImA9WxdSEkg.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-5955824286344021422</id><published>2008-05-02T12:43:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-19T23:43:04.479-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-05-19T23:43:04.479-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="motorcyle" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trips" /><title>Day 8: The Big D</title><summary>Not much to say about Dallas other than "blah".
My friend Dave and I went to a Rangers-Royals game at the new ballpark in Arlington. It's quite nice and it was a doozy of a game -- the Rangers won 11-9. It wasn't that close for most of the game as the Rangers jumped out to a 9-1 lead before the Royals woke up in the 7th inning with five runs of their own. Josh Hamilton, who has a good comeback </summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/05/day-8-big-d.html" title="Day 8: The Big D" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=5955824286344021422" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/5955824286344021422/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/5955824286344021422?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/5955824286344021422?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;Dk4CR3wyfyp7ImA9WxdSEkg.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-5771014257081608668</id><published>2008-04-30T00:03:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-19T23:42:46.297-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-05-19T23:42:46.297-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="motorcyle" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trips" /><title>Day 6: Just a half a mile from the Mississippi Bridge</title><summary>Since my schedule is pretty tight, each day I generally have to chose one or two things to do before I hit the road. This morning in Chattanooga there were two seemingly good choices: the new aquarium and IMAX theater and Rock City. I say "seemingly" because the people at the Waffle House yesterday went on and on about how cool the new aquarium was, and for 20 miles into town I saw billboards </summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/04/day-6-just-half-mile-from-mississippi.html" title="Day 6: Just a half a mile from the Mississippi Bridge" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=5771014257081608668" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/5771014257081608668/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/5771014257081608668?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/5771014257081608668?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;Dk4CQ309cCp7ImA9WxdSEkg.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-3266611869210761805</id><published>2008-04-30T00:00:00.008-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-19T23:42:42.368-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-05-19T23:42:42.368-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="motorcyle" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trips" /><title>Day 5: Hotwire bonus: Chattanooga Holiday Inn Choo Choo</title><summary>Good ol' Hotwire came through for my first hotel booking: the Chattanooga Holiday Inn Choo Choo. Chattanooga is probably best know for the Chattanooga Choo Choo, both the Glen Miller song as well as the train that inspired it. The first train was a wood burning engine travelling between Cincinatti and points south in 1880 at a time when nearly all trains going south went through Chattanooga.
</summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/04/day-5-hotwire-bonus-chattanooga-holiday.html" title="Day 5: Hotwire bonus: Chattanooga Holiday Inn Choo Choo" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=3266611869210761805" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/3266611869210761805/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/3266611869210761805?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/3266611869210761805?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;Dk4BRnw8eyp7ImA9WxdSEkg.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-8682304552436486002</id><published>2008-04-30T00:00:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-19T23:42:37.273-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-05-19T23:42:37.273-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="motorcyle" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trips" /><title>Day 7: The King and I, Pt 2</title><summary>Knowing nothing more than Graceland being Elvis' home, it turned out to be a surprise. I was expecting something more mansion like, but the house was respectable. The 60s and 70s weren't good for decor, though, and pretty much every room in the place was nightmarishly gaudy, but over all it was a very cool place.
I didn't realize quite a few things about Elvis, the main one that he wasn't "fat</summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/04/day-7-king-and-i-pt-2.html" title="Day 7: The King and I, Pt 2" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=8682304552436486002" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/8682304552436486002/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/8682304552436486002?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/8682304552436486002?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;Dk4AR3g7eSp7ImA9WxdSEkg.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-3734200043506576966</id><published>2008-04-29T22:01:00.009-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-19T23:42:26.601-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-05-19T23:42:26.601-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="motorcyle" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trips" /><title>Day 4: The King and I, Pt 1</title><summary>To kick off the morning, I treated Nick and Brigid to breakfast at Ria's Bluebird, an awesome joint near the Oakland Cemetery. The cemetery was unfortunately hit hard by the tornadoes that flew threw recently, and the cleanup process is preventing pedestrian traffic.
Atlanta is known for at least three things: Sherman burning it to the ground, Martin Luther King, and Coca Cola. I spent the </summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/04/day-4-king-and-i-pt-1.html" title="Day 4: The King and I, Pt 1" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=3734200043506576966" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/3734200043506576966/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/3734200043506576966?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/3734200043506576966?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CUACR3s6cCp7ImA9WxdTGE8.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-1571587345203411697</id><published>2008-04-29T10:42:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-14T23:56:06.518-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-05-14T23:56:06.518-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="motorcyle" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trips" /><title>Day 3: Sherman had it easier</title><summary>Now that the pictures are all up, I can just get on w/ posting the literary (laugh) portion of this blog...
This morning I listened to Rebekah give a report on the water cycle. She had really good slides and presented them very well. Hopefully my comments helped her out.
The highway in and out of Raleigh to the west is not a pleasant ride, so I decided to take Rt 64 to Charlotte before </summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/04/day-3-sherman-had-it-easier.html" title="Day 3: Sherman had it easier" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=1571587345203411697" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/1571587345203411697/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/1571587345203411697?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/1571587345203411697?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;C0AESHk-eSp7ImA9WxZaFEU.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-3153151338649669054</id><published>2008-04-27T14:54:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-29T11:08:29.751-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-04-29T11:08:29.751-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="motorcyle" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trips" /><title>Day 2: A leisurely ride to Cary, NC</title><summary>Google wanted to send me from Charlottesville, through Richmond and south on a major highway to the Raleigh area, but Tim said to take Rt 29 and bear east. I saved time and it was a much prettier and less stressful trip!
In Cary I visited with my friends Alicia and Craig, including their adorable children Rebekah, Isaac, and relatively new Elsah. Isaac is as rambunctious as my god-kids </summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/04/day-2-leisurely-ride-to-cary-nc.html" title="Day 2: A leisurely ride to Cary, NC" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=3153151338649669054" title="1 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/3153151338649669054/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/3153151338649669054?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/3153151338649669054?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;C0EBQHs5cSp7ImA9WxZaEEg.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-8018654125099540176</id><published>2008-04-24T00:27:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-24T11:40:51.529-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-04-24T11:40:51.529-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="motorcyle" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="trips" /><title>Day 1: A slow beginning and a fine ending in Charlottesville</title><summary>Living in DC, my body acclimated to the relentless traffic noise of Wisconsin Ave. How else to explain sleeping in until 10:30 this morning while various people worked with power tools outside my open window?
Despite the sluggish start, things ramped up quickly from there. I think I actually packed everything except a long sleeve shirt, but I can live without that for now. I did have to bail </summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/04/day-1-slow-beginning-and-fine-ending-in.html" title="Day 1: A slow beginning and a fine ending in Charlottesville" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=8018654125099540176" title="14 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/8018654125099540176/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/8018654125099540176?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/8018654125099540176?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;Ck8ESHs4fyp7ImA9WxZbGEU.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-7714410239196853481</id><published>2008-04-15T19:59:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-22T12:13:29.537-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-04-22T12:13:29.537-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="motorcyle" /><title>Trip's On!</title><summary>The hand is about 80% of normal and getting stronger every day, so the trip is on! I went for a ride in today's beautiful weather, and my mood and excitement level are both through the roof. Thursday I take the blue beauty (the color is really called Sinus, which is just ick) to Bob's BMW in Maryland. It's a ride and a half in early rush hour traffic, but it should be a good warm up for the </summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/04/trips-on.html" title="Trip's On!" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=7714410239196853481" title="1 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/7714410239196853481/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/7714410239196853481?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/7714410239196853481?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CEEMQXk_cCp7ImA9WxZUFkQ.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867964.post-2424378227937674766</id><published>2008-04-08T18:01:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-08T18:11:20.748-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-04-08T18:11:20.748-04:00</app:edited><title>What to do?</title><summary>So it appears I have skier's thumb making my trip unlikely as it has been planned. Apparently, braking is a good thing. I hope to see a doctor soon, but it's weak enough that I doubt it will be better in two weeks. Given this expectation, I've added a poll to the right. Should I wait or go by car?
Pro Car:
Hauling stuff is much easier.Less chance of
Weather isn't an issue.More miles covered </summary><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/2008/04/what-to-do.html" title="What to do?" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6867964&amp;postID=2424378227937674766" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idiosyncranomicon.blogspot.com/feeds/2424378227937674766/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/2424378227937674766?v=2" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6867964/posts/default/2424378227937674766?v=2" /><author><name>Kevin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry></feed>
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