March 2004

Nerd Corner: A Brief History of the Nerd – Dr. Seuss invented the word “nerd”!

Interview: Chris Van Allsburg

Jef Raskin – Download THE

re-move – crazy flash art

Deals/Coupons on Bike Parts – Just saved me 25 bucks…

Assault on Mount Umunhum

Originally a discussion about my failed attempt to legally bicycle up Mount Umunhum, this page is now a much more useful discussion about all things Mt. Um-related. View the original entry, including maps and road names.

Chiapas and Commandante Marcos

The new revolution / How Mexico turned out its autocratic, long-standing regime – “Institutional Revolutionary”? Can you do that?

Old Ryskamps

Highway 9 Copout

3 hours, steady climbs So I’ve realized that riding Highway 9 on a weekend is just asking for trouble. I tried it today, and my planned route to Santa Cruz became just a ride around Big Basin, and then finally just a ride around Silicon Valley. The number of cars on the road and the…more