Yesterday was Easter, and in spite of the dire predictions of snow from the weather forecasters, it was a pretty nice April day. Plenty of sunshine, and only a little snow-shower shortly after noon. I went up to mom’s thinking we were going out for dinner, but when I got there, mom had stuff cooking. A last-minute change of plans. That happens more often with mom lately.
We’re past the last of the holidays where you can expect snow now (at least in a normal year in Minnesota – there’s always the chance of that freak snow for July 4th). The next holiday on the calendar is Mother’s Day, and we’re genuinely in spring by then. My trike is tuned up and mostly ready to ride for the season, and it’s only due to a full schedule mixed with evenings of complete torpor that I haven’t gotten out for a ride yet. The weather’s been fine for riding, especially as I put on almost no miles last summer, and need to get back in shape. That’s a lot easier when the days are cool, and I can go for a ride without having to worry about coming home all sweaty. And it’s still too early to start planting much outside yet, so I really should get some miles in now. Hopefully this week. Maybe this afternoon.
- I’m a little disappointed I don’t have access to an outdoor shooting range so I can take part in some Post-Easter target shooting with Peeps. Sounds like fun, and Joe’s Market had quite a few Blue Peeps Bunnies left yesterday afternoon. [endwar]
- On Saturday, there was a Bus union backers rally at the Capitol. Jim went to it, and said
I’d say roughly 1,000 people – not a bad turnout.
Today at 4:30 there’s a rally at 3rd & Cedar on the West Bank in Minneapolis, and on Wednesday at 4:30 there will be a rally at Coffman Union, whichwill be joined by a special Critical Mass ride.
I don’t know about today, but I might wander over to Coffman on Wednesday to see what the Mass will be up to. [daily] - The Transit strike hits home for U’s disabled. Yeah, it’s been pointed out before, but David Strom’s idea of buying people cars doesn’t work so well for the blind. [daily]
- If you’ve got a Palm and need to take screen shots, zgrab might be for you. The only other thing it needs is an expansion slot. Sadly, that means it doesn’t work on my phone, which doesn’t have one. [vowe]
- The Anchorage Daily News has an article on Freeing up time for Fox’s Free Beer Fridays. Basically it’s a small, quirky brewery that gives out free samples every Friday and brings the town of Fox together. Sounds like a pretty cool thing if I ever happen to find myself near Fairbanks with nothing to do on a Friday evening. [fark!]
- And to open your beers, you can use a Nun Bottle Opener. She’s dedicating her life to helping you open bottles. [reed]