http://www.svihura.com/ Michael Svihura's infrequently updated weblog en-us Copyright 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:41:25 -0800 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:24:25 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss As part of her 508 training, Tina rode from Livermore to Mt. Hamilton on Saturday, climbing the steep backside road. Joining her was her friend Gabrielle, and I came along to document the journey. The pictures are on the picture... http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2008/09/livermore_to_mt.php http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2008/09/livermore_to_mt.php Cycling Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:41:25 -0800 A rather large buck was in our backyard this evening. He decided that our newly exposed dirt area was a perfect spot on which to relax. Here’s a close up. His rack is a thing of beauty.... http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2008/08/nice_rack.php http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2008/08/nice_rack.php Home Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:34:21 -0800 This is our brugmansia, Dr Seuss, which we planted last year. He’s come into full bloom and the flowers are very nice. We just added two more Brugmansias, and they go by the name ‘Miami Orange’. So in honor of... http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2008/08/dr_suess_and_gu.php http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2008/08/dr_suess_and_gu.php Home Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:25:05 -0800 As you may recall from a previous post, I measured the weight of our cat, Jyoti, and compared it to a can of Indian food, named, appropriately, Jyoti. Since that disgraceful admission of the sheer overweightness of our fat feline,... http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2008/06/fewer_cans_of_j.php http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2008/06/fewer_cans_of_j.php Cats Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:36:02 -0800 We caught Kim snuggled up to the teddy bear we keep on our bed. This is ultra cute. See more of the kitties here.... http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2008/06/kim_bear.php http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2008/06/kim_bear.php Cats Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:35:07 -0800 Like my Mulholland ride report, Tina has procrastinated writing up her experiences during her recent Davis Double Century. However, it’s finally done and I’ve posted it below the fold.... http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2008/06/tinas_davis_dou.php http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2008/06/tinas_davis_dou.php Cycling Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:43:00 -0800 It’s been almost two months since my Mulholland adventure. I wrote a report a little bit afterward, and have been sitting on it since then. I looked it over and here it is in all its glory, after the fold.... http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2008/06/belated_mulholl.php http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2008/06/belated_mulholl.php Cycling Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:27:06 -0800 Tina and I went down to Solvang last weekend. She was doing the Solvang Double Century, riding 200 miles in one day. I was there to climb Figueroa Mountain, a considerably shorter ride. The wildflowers were the highlight of both... http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2008/04/solvang_double.php http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2008/04/solvang_double.php Cycling Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:13:27 -0800 As they say, best to let sleeping cats lie, but there’s nothing there about not taking pictures of the cuties. Tucker Sleeping Athena Sleeping... http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2008/01/sleeping_cats_1.php http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2008/01/sleeping_cats_1.php Cats Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:51:35 -0800 Jyoti helps unwrap presents on Christmas Day. He actually prefers to shred the tissue paper, and this picture shows him getting a good start.... http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2007/12/its_a_jyoti_chr.php http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2007/12/its_a_jyoti_chr.php Cats Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:48:29 -0800 Kim poses under the Christmas Tree. He’s a perfect gift.... http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2007/12/merry_christmas_1.php http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2007/12/merry_christmas_1.php Cats Sun, 16 Dec 2007 09:25:28 -0800 Tina and I spent a week on Maui, snorkeling and cycling. We’re back home in the bay area, already missing the warm temperatures. Pictures from the trip are here.... http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2007/11/maui_vacation.php http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2007/11/maui_vacation.php Vacations Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:47:17 -0800 I took a picture of Comet Holmes last night. It’s kind of fuzzy, but it’s pretty cool that the comet is visible with the naked eye after its huge expansion.... http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2007/11/comet_holmes.php http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2007/11/comet_holmes.php Sat, 03 Nov 2007 07:29:07 -0800 We found a really cool plant for our yard. We had seen a few of them around the neighborhood and couldn’t figure out what it was. We went to the local nursery and asked, and they said it was a... http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2007/08/dr_suess_1.php http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2007/08/dr_suess_1.php Home Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:26:29 -0800 Our cat, Jyoti, has two unique features. His name, which means “divine light” in Hindi, and his size. To say Jyoti (aka Jo) is fat is an understatement as you can see from his picture below. The name Jyoti is... http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2007/08/jyoti_cans_1.php http://www.svihura.com/weblog/archives/2007/08/jyoti_cans_1.php Cats Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:25:38 -0800