Wow. 6-8 foot waves today, with some 10-15 on the reefs. That just doesn’t happen very often in San Diego. I’m going to head down to the cove at lunch to check it out. If it looks as good as it sounds, I’ll have to run home and get my boogie board & suit. Bhutan …
Author Archives: Chris Nelson
INS pain
The INS, sorry, USCIS, accepted our paperwork and our money. So I guess that’s a good thing. I have a fancy employment card, a travel document on the way (4-6 weeks), digital fingerprinting at the end of the month, and an interview in 6-8 months (though if I was a betting man I would say …
Travel Gear
I thought I would write a little bit on some of the hiking/travel gear I love, since it is part of year-end sales right now. —Mountainsmith Ghost Pack – 3000ci (49L), full suspension, weighs 2 lbs. 1 oz (0.94KG). On sale at Backcountry Gear and Campmor. I wanted a bag that could be used for …
The INS wants avocadoes, BORG2
Today is INS day for us. Happy bureaucracy everyone! I woke up at about 4am this morning. Picked up the cat off the bed, and put him outside. Anna said “What are you doing?” I replied, “He wants avocadoes”. I have no idea what the hell my dream was about. I was just thinking about …
Xmas in Cuzco, Peru
Ah hah! Finally managed to get the Cuzco Xmas vids published. I had to upload them to an empty, accessible directory, then set Gallery loose on them via URL add photos method. I assume this doesn’t use the php max_post_size value, because it is a pull rather than a push to the server. The 3 …