Truer Words - A JournalThe online journal of Seth Dillingham: faith, family, code, cycling, joy, and pain.The Great Mojo Bars Taste Test- June 29, 2008 Months and months ago, my friend Daniel Berlinger offered to send me a box of Clif Bar Mojo Bars if I'd comment on them good or bad here on the site. He sent them almost immediately. I, however, never got around to writing about them. Ahem. That darn Seth! He's reminded me over a month ago. Then he reminded me again a couple minutes ago! OK, he's been very patient, so here's my side of the deal. Mojo bars are "energy" granola bars. They're intended for cyclists and hikers, people who need..http://www.truerwords.net/6211 PMC Software Donations (2008)- June 23, 2008 The first weekend in August, for the sixth year in a row, I'll be riding in the Pan-Mass Challenge. This year they've told us there will be 5500 riders, and we ride about 200 miles from Sturbridge, MA to Provincetown (on the tip of Cape Code). The real point, though, is the money we raise: millions and millions of dollars, all for the research and treatment of cancer at the Dana-Farber Cancer Center in Boston. The total project goal this year is $34,000,000! (And we'll raise more than that, we.http://www.truerwords.net/6210 Three Lost Rides- June 23, 2008 I'm going to do another "ride update" soon, but I have to report that I've lost a piece of paper with three of my rides from early June. I have a general idea what the stats were for those rides, but this is only the first or second time I've had to "rough it" with my numbers. Not good. I've been looking for this piece of paper for over a week now, it really does seem to be gone. :-(http://www.truerwords.net/6209 Our First Attempt at Camping- June 23, 2008 This was quite a weekend. Occasionally, our ecclesia goes camping together. It's not every year, but probably 3 out of 4 years, in mid-June. Wanting to share new experiences with Lauren, I decided to give it a go this year. I've never camped. Maybe 30 years ago, when I was little, Jed and I used to camp out in our back yard, but otherwise I've never camped. That's ridiculous. We all got spots near each other at the Hopeville Pond State Park (thanks to Ellyn for organizing the whole...http://www.truerwords.net/6208 Building a Codeless Language Module for BBEdit or TextWrangler (Updated)- June 23, 2008 I've updated the guide that explains how to create a Codeless Language Module (CLM) for BBEdit with regular expressions (or "irregular expressions" as I explain in the guide). The how-to walks you through creating a CLM for the newLISP language. Some bugs were found recently in both the final CLM and the guide itself, and have all been fixed. Also, the new version of the downloadable CLM (at the bottom of the guide) includes the most recently added keywords and built-in language functions.http://www.truerwords.net/6207 Rides 37, 42 and 44: Friends, Hills, and the Slimming Effects of Lightning- June 10, 2008 Corinne has been hearing about my lack of updates here on tw from her friends, who I think mostly just want more pictures of Lauren (I don't blame them!). I've been much too quiet lately. I'm going to pay for that quietness, soon. The PMC is in less than two months, and I haven't raised a penny yet. What an idiot. This particular update, however, is not about Lauren, Corinne, her friends, or the PMC. It's about my riding (and weight loss) over the last month. I'll start with: Ride 37:...http://www.truerwords.net/6201 |