Windows on Mac

It pleased me that the new Mustek scanner would work on our aging G4 Cube under Mac OS 9… until I tried to do a high-res scan of an 11×14 print this PM. The cheesy Color It software blew up, and crashed the OS, a half dozen times before I figured out, Myst-like (click and […]

Spam comments

The downside of using a popular content management system for gulker.com (I guess it’s time for ‘beta’ to come off) is that spammers have figured out how to automate the addition of spam to the comments feature (and the volume is starting to get annoying). I know there’s a couple of ways to fix WordPress […]

The homecoming

Got home about 2:30 AM this morning, and headed off to sleep on the futon in the guest bedroom. The commencement of our ‘last’ remodel had coincided with my departure on an 8-day business trip, so came home on the last flight from Chicago to a home in more or less total chaos (bed and […]

Dawn in Toronto

Went jogging just at dawn this AM, and was greeted by many amusing sights. I met a walker with a tiny, and enthusiastic terrier puppy (the pup moved too fast for the camera in the early morning light). The sun lit one side of CN Tower in a warm glow, and made the tall […]

In Toronto this time

Sunday finds us in Toronto, as we wind up a very long business trip. Had to get up early to catch a plane from Newark, so no jog this AM, but I did spend 90 minutes walking through Toronto, including the old town.
St. James Park is adjacent to St. James Cathedral, an Anglican Church […]

7.75 miles through midtown and Central Park

So we tried a bit longer jog - 2 laps around the reservoir this morning - for a GMAPS Pedometer-certified 7.75 miles. High clouds came and went, with temperatures right around 80. The humidity, though not bad for NYC at this time of year, is the hardest part of the run for this California-dweller.
On the […]

The Algonquin to Central Park reservoir circuit

We’ve been thinking that the circuit from the Algonquin on 44th at 6th to the top of the reservoir in Central Park was about 6 miles. I just charted it on Gmaps Pedometer, that trusty and fun AJAX app that calculates distance on Google Maps. Turns out it’s 6.1 miles. It’s been taking me an […]

Times Square (mandatory tourist pic)

Times Square was as mobbed as is usual for summer, as I made my way to dinner this evening after a long day. Usually I navigate around the crowds, but I thought I’d see how well the very compact Pentax Optio X would do with this interesting mix of light and shadow. Verdict: not bad…

A pleasant morning in Bryant Park

The scene in Bryant Park as I made my way to work at Adobe’s NY office this A.M. The striking building is the Bryant Park Hotel, aka the American Radiator building. There are times when life in the big Apple seems like a really good idea…

Jogging in the rain in NYC

Predicted early morning showers showed up in NYC just as I hit the reservoir in Central Park on a 6:30 AM jog - as far as I could be from the hotel. I was wringing wet by the time I got back to the Algonquin, but it was a warm rain, no real damage done. […]

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