Today the odometer on my 98 Maxima changed over to 300,000 miles. Given to me by my dad in January of 2009, I have put about 100,000 of those miles on it, while he put about 200,000 of those miles on it. Jerry named the car “Max”.
Odometer on 98 Nissan Maxima
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 7,100 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 6 trips to carry that many people.
I believe that goal setting is an important part of succeeding, and I also am a firm believer that writing down the goal is one way to increase the likelyhood of reaching it.
Today I decided to learn Django, the Python framework. I made a commitment to spend 1/2 to 1 hour each day, six days a week, for the next 6 months. At the completion of six months, I’ll relay the understanding and abilities I have with Django. The picture above is of the goal I wrote on a sheet of paper.
Hello on this Wednesday afternoon. I trust everyone is doing well. The purpose of this next paragraph is to relay the information I learned about Django during the past six months.
The only thing I did was go through the first seven chapters of the tutorial on djangobook.com. I learned how to set up a data base and make a basic web application. I took the time to figure out each step in the tutorial and set up the necessary files on my laptop. Without remembering the specifics of the tutorial, I can tell you that the first seven chapters go over views, URL configs, templates, models, the Django admin site, and forms. Having done that much, I think I would be ready to start re-designing one of my websites using Django. Setting up Django and Python on my web server would be the greatest challenge. From there the tutorials would at least be a reference point. Sorry I don’t have anything more specific, all I know is that experience is the best teacher, and that the tutorial is a great place to start.
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I came across this orb weaver spider this morning. They are also called garden spiders. They have poor eyesight, but are very sensitive to vibrations of their webs.
Visitors to Our National Parks need to remember that they are still in wild place, not a Theme park kind of place. The animals are still wild, the terrain can put us in a compromising position, and the weather can change suddenly. Technology from an outdoor store: like a GPS, camera, video recorder, water purifiers… These gadgets are all great for enhancing the ‘outdoor experience’. They are not a substitute for common sense! According to a recent New York times article, a Grand Canyon hiker called emergency services because his water tasted too salty. Technology Leads More Park Visitors Into Trouble
It is good not to rely solely on technology for decision making, but use it as a part of the outdoor experience. In Colorado, a type of rescue insurance is available to the public. An outdoors man or woman can purchase a Search And Rescue card for less than $15. This insurance covers the costs of a rescue, should that event ever be necessary.
Get one here: CORSAR Card Cards are also available at Outdoor stores like REI.
Happy Hiking,
Greg
The Crossing – Abbey Road Studios
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