http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Chasing the Horizon en Vox Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:51:52 -0600 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/values.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ShiftingBalance) http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/values.html?_c=feed-rss http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/values.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:51:52 -0600 <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/values.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a3c9a500020123dde911c6860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/full-moon-the-wolf.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ShiftingBalance) http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/full-moon-the-wolf.html?_c=feed-rss http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/full-moon-the-wolf.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:18:44 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a5000201101849b8c1860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a5000201101849b8c1860f-50si" alt="My Chopper" /></a> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a50002011016aa1149860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a50002011016aa1149860d-50si" alt="My Chopper" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> It was a full moon today and quite fitting since today saw the arrival of the wolf at my door. It was dropped of at 17:30. I had to race home to meet the delivery guy. I spent the next 4 hours riding her. She is beautiful and fearful all at on... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/full-moon-the-wolf.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a3c9a5000201101849b8e2860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> wolf chopper http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/its-been-a-whileso-im-rebuilding-my-deck.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ShiftingBalance) http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/its-been-a-whileso-im-rebuilding-my-deck.html?_c=feed-rss http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/its-been-a-whileso-im-rebuilding-my-deck.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:17:33 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a50002011017e908b6860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a50002011017e908b6860e-50si" alt="Deck - Old deck planks piled off to the side" /></a> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a50002011016a85c44860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a50002011016a85c44860d-50si" alt="Deck - Only A Little Left to Cut Out" /></a> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a50002011016a85c5e860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a50002011016a85c5e860d-50si" alt="Deck - Cleaning up the debris" /></a> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a5000201101628b394860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a5000201101628b394860b-50si" alt="New Deck Planks Drying" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Time is not a luxury I seem to possess. But this weekend, I found myself waiting...I was expecting a delivery and could not leave the house so I was able to get to all the little things I've been meaning to get to, like rebuilding the deck. At o... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/its-been-a-whileso-im-rebuilding-my-deck.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a3c9a500020110184804da860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new deck http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/gumby.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ShiftingBalance) http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/gumby.html?_c=feed-rss http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/gumby.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:17:09 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a50002011017b932f6860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a50002011017b932f6860e-50si" alt="Gumby" /></a> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a50002011016788ac3860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a50002011016788ac3860d-50si" alt="Gumby In Hydrangea on Erie St" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I found a Gumby toy while walking home from work. I suspect a kid dropped it from his stroller because it looks new and had saliva on it. (I hope it was saliva.) <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/gumby.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a3c9a50002011017b93300860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> chicago gumby http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/chicago---sunny-but-cool.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ShiftingBalance) http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/chicago---sunny-but-cool.html?_c=feed-rss http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/chicago---sunny-but-cool.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:19:36 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a50002011016770a6d860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a50002011016770a6d860d-50si" alt="Chicago From South Shore" /></a> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a50002011015f76702860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a50002011015f76702860b-50si" alt="Chicago - Buckingham Fountain" /></a> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a50002011017b7b166860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a50002011017b7b166860e-50si" alt="Chicago - Museum of Science &amp; Industry" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> It was a cold spring day but the sun was shinning for most of it. I was able to spend a couple of hours on my bicycle riding along the lakefront. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/chicago---sunny-but-cool.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a3c9a50002011015f76708860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> chicago http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/l4yer-cake.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ShiftingBalance) http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/l4yer-cake.html?_c=feed-rss http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/l4yer-cake.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:52:09 -0500 I just watched the 2004 movie LAYER CAKE starring Daniel Craig. It was quite good. I was especially surprised because I hadn't heard anything about it. The plot was interesting with sufficient twists and turns to keep me in suspense. My only g... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/l4yer-cake.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a3c9a50002011017b7b0aa860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> layer cake http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/toronto-canada.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ShiftingBalance) http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/toronto-canada.html?_c=feed-rss http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/toronto-canada.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:28:43 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a500020110163ae90c860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a500020110163ae90c860c-50si" alt="St Andrews-Toronto" /></a> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a50002011015f62164860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a50002011015f62164860b-50si" alt="Harbor Front-Toronto" /></a> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a50002011015f62168860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a50002011015f62168860b-50si" alt="CN Tower" /></a> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a5000201101675c376860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a5000201101675c376860d-50si" alt="RBC-Toronto" /></a> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a50002011015f62175860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a50002011015f62175860b-50si" alt="Canada Malting" /></a> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a50002011015f621a9860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a50002011015f621a9860b-50si" alt="View from Hilton&#39;s Scenic Elevator - Toronto" /></a> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a50002011017b66b89860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a50002011017b66b89860e-50si" alt="View from Hilton&#39;s Scenic Elevator - Toronto" /></a> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a5000201101675c3be860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a5000201101675c3be860d-50si" alt="View from Hilton&#39;s Scenic Elevator - Toronto" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Who new Chicago could be so much worse than Toronto, Canada on any given day. Same day, 435 miles (700 km) northeast, it was sunny and pleasant. So much so I didn't mind the impending flurry of meetings and discussions that were scheduled for Mo... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/toronto-canada.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a3c9a50002011018156f77860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> canada toronto cn tower http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/chicago-weather-is-schizophrenic.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ShiftingBalance) http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/chicago-weather-is-schizophrenic.html?_c=feed-rss http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/chicago-weather-is-schizophrenic.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:49:55 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a50002011015f5b537860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a50002011015f5b537860b-50si" alt="Balcony Tree" /></a> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a50002011016755838860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a50002011016755838860d-50si" alt="Chicago Shamrock Shuffle - 2009" /></a> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a500020110163a7e2d860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a500020110163a7e2d860c-50si" alt="Chicago Shamrock Shuffle - 2009" /></a> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a500020110181502a2860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a500020110181502a2860f-50si" alt="Lakefront Trees" /></a> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a50002011016755851860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a50002011016755851860d-50si" alt="Lakefront Tree #2" /></a> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a50002011017b600b1860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a50002011017b600b1860e-50si" alt="Lakefront Tree #1" /></a> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a50002011016755866860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a50002011016755866860d-50si" alt="Goose" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> It's March so it's no surprise that we still have snow in Chicago. I just wish the weather would not be so schizophrenic, swinging from extreme to extreme. It's almost a textbook execution of torture; give'em enough of the good stuff so they hav... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/chicago-weather-is-schizophrenic.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a3c9a500020110181502bc860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> chicago goose lakefront shamrock shuffle http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/tonights-dinner-was-fortified-with-iron.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ShiftingBalance) http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/tonights-dinner-was-fortified-with-iron.html?_c=feed-rss http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/tonights-dinner-was-fortified-with-iron.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:41:55 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a3c9a500020110181455a2860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e398a3c9a500020110181455a2860f-50si" alt="ConeNebulaStar-FormingPillarofGasandDust" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> ...and brought to you by Flintstones Vitamins (but only the Bamm-Bamm ones, I stay away from the Pebbles). I ate up 115lbs dumbells for 3 sets of chest press tonight before moving on to the other courses: cable flys, incline presses and an assort... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/tonights-dinner-was-fortified-with-iron.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a3c9a500020110181455d8860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> hubble space telescope cone nebula flintstones vitamins http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/compression-socks.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ShiftingBalance) http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/compression-socks.html?_c=feed-rss http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/compression-socks.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:20:52 -0500 I've been wearing Sugoi compression socks for post run recovery since last September's IM Wisconsin. They are superbly comformtable but I can only subjectively say they aid recovery. They do make my calves and shins feel better when I wear the... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://shiftingbalance.vox.com/library/post/compression-socks.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a3c9a500020110167375a6860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> sugoi