School papers, etc.

Fri, 06/05/2009 - 02:11 — bweir

I still had notes, tests, homework assignments from the few college classes I took long ago. The oldest ones I found were almost 13 years old. After skimming through them I threw them in the trash.

Also I found more old CDs to toss. One CD that I am hanging onto though is my very first Linux cd. Redhat 5.0 (Hurricane) from cheapbytes.com .

Since moving on Sunday my new bedroom is still in total disarray. Normally I would pack away all my useless boxes in the closet out of sight. But this time I'm leaving them strewn across my floor until I'm finished culling the herd so to speak.

Sorting through books

Fri, 06/05/2009 - 02:00 — bweir

Five boxes of books. Many of them old textbooks. I entered the ISBN numbers on amazon.com to see what used ones were selling for and most had copies selling for a penny. But one of my old Volkswagen manuals seemed more sought after. I posted it for $20 and it sold within a few hours.

Anyway I've sorted my books into three categories: Keepers, Junkers, and ones that might be sold. The Junkers will be given away at Susanne's yard sale and then recycled if they still don't find homes. The Keepers are on my bookcase. The ones that could be sold are sitting in a pile on my floor. I'm still trying to decide if it's worth it to try and sell them online for $3-5 each.

Throwing things away

Mon, 06/01/2009 - 20:04 — bweir

Recently I moved. Yesterday actually. I realized that a lot of the stuff I moved had been in boxes for the year and a half I lived at my last place. Some of those boxes I hadn't even opened at my previous residence or the place I lived before that either.

So I've decided to finally confront the until-now unconfrontable and go through these scary boxes and ruthlessly eliminate.

So far tonight I've thrown away the following:

  • Kawasaki ex500 motorcycle owner's manual
  • About 100 old CDs that I burned 5+ years ago and have never used since
    • Tv episodes: Startrek (Voyager and Next Generation), X-files, Lone Gunmen, Jackass, Southpark
    • Movies: American Pie, Cruel Intentions, Starwars, Matrix, etc.

It's not a lot but it's a start.

2008-10-25 Montgomery Field

Fri, 10/31/2008 - 17:38 — bweir

View this flight in Google Maps

Montgomery Field is in San Diego, a 370nm straight line distance from Palo Alto. I flew down in N26WG, a Cessna 177RG. Flight time was just under 3 hours.

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Photo Albums

Fri, 10/31/2008 - 17:21 — bweir

Some past photo albums:

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