Matt Edwards

Highlights of the day. Rainy Day The mountains are gorgeous in the rain. Sitting outside and listening to the rain echo off the trees across the mountains is enchanting. Or ensorcelling. Podcasts I was worried last week, early in the week, that I would not be bringing enough podcasts with me on vacation. I’ve hit the end of my typical playlists (tech, economics) on regular weeks at home while working - so clearly a 10+ hour car trip and lots of time social-distancing in a cabin in the woods would drain my playlists immediately. ...

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Beautiful views. ...

From Tidbits: It was a gray day in late 2005. I was sitting at my desk, writing code for the next year’s iPod. Without knocking, the director of iPod Software—my boss’s boss—abruptly entered and closed the door behind him. He cut to the chase. “I have a special assignment for you. Your boss doesn’t know about it. You’ll help two engineers from the US Department of Energy build a special iPod. Report only to me.” ...

Hello, North Carolina. ...

Order granting qualified immunity: Clarence Jamison wasn’t jaywalking.[efn_note]That was Michael Brown. See Max Ehrenfreund, The risks of walking while black in Ferguson, WASH. POST (Mar. 4, 2015).[/efn_note] He wasn’t outside playing with a toy gun.[efn_note]That was 12-year-old Tamir Rice. See Zola Ray, This Is The Toy Gun That Got Tamir Rice Killed 3 Years Ago Today, NEWSWEEK (Nov. 22, 2017).[/efn_note] He didn’t look like a “suspicious person.”[efn_note]That was Elijah McClain. See Claire Lampen, What We Know About the Killing of Elijah McClain, THE CUT (July 5, 2020).[/efn_note] ...

Groin strain. Uh oh. Not a problem with the hip or joint. Time to break out some compression shorts, heat packs, and gentle stretches. Not sure when I’ll be biking or hiking again, as repeated strains can lead to worse damage. 😭 ...

Also snagged a few good pics with the phone camera. ...

With yesterday’s ride in the books, I’ve now hit 2,020 miles riding for the year 2020. I’m now at 2,039 miles ridden both outdoors and on the trainer for this year. Just a fun number. If VeloViewer is to be believed, I will end up with something north of 4,000 miles of riding for all of 2020. However, I think that presumes I keep up my outdoor riding pace the last two months during the cooler months of November and December on the indoor trainer. I..suppose that could happen. ...

Good day for a hike. One of several stream crossings for the day: ...