Archive for the ‘Musings’ Category

My Second $30 Tank of Gas

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006

I wrote about my first $30 tank of gas a couple of weeks ago. Today I bought my second $30 tank. I purchased 9.648 gallons of regular unleaded gas at $3.319 per gallon for a grand total of $32.02. I am still shaking my head thinking about spending over $30 ...

Happy National High Five Day

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

That's right, today is National High Five Day. This holiday has a long and storied history, starting all the way back in 2002 at the University of Virginia. I told a few people in my lab about it, and one of them (Jen) said, "Oh yeah, I think I've heard of ...

My First $30 Tank of Gas

Thursday, April 13th, 2006

This morning I purchased my first $30 tank of gas. I drive a Honda Civic and have done so for around four years now. My car took 10.339 gallons at $2.979 per gallon (for regular gas) for a total of $30.80. $30 to fill up a Civic? That's what things are ...

Derby Day and Microbrew Festival

Monday, April 10th, 2006

Saturday afternoon, after I ran the 5k, I went back to Santa Anita Park with Paul, Roger, and Adam for the KROQ Microbrew Festival. The festivities started at 12:00noon, and we ended up arriving shortly after 1:00pm. Mike met us there about an hour after we arrived. General admission was $5, ...

Santa Anita Derby Day 5k

Sunday, April 9th, 2006

Yesterday, Ariele and I went down to the Santa Anita Race Track with Bert, Katie, and Ted to run the Derby Day 5k. I had never run an organized race before, so I imagine I was looking forward to the race a little more than most of the others out ...

Rosemount Estate and Montpellier

Saturday, February 25th, 2006

Last night, Ariele and I had a few people over for dinner, and over the course of the evening, Roger, Mike, Kristin, and I ended up splitting two bottles of wine that I really enjoyed. I suppose I should admit up front that I am by no means a wine connoisseur. ...