A Kiwi, but not a flightless bird or brown fuzzy skin green centred fruit. Humanist, Skeptic, Cyclist, Car Enthusiast, Westie Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand | he/him
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Had a look around the MGM Grand this morning. By NZ standards its huge, 5000+ rooms, 170,000 sq ft (17000msq) of gaming. Have a nice room looking along the strip towards the Bellagio. I have tickets for a couple of shows, George Carlin and Rita Rudner, later in the
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Arrived at the airport in SF to find no sign of my flight on the board. Due to the storms out east it had been canceled and I was moved to a later flight. Not really a problem as had a look around SF airport and managed to read a
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Spent the morning in the city then went to see some friends I met cycling in NZ. Ginny & Paul live about an hour by train south of SF. I arrived to find Ginny preparing mountains of food. I had a lovely thanksgiving dinner with them, family and a friend.
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After an early start - even managed the hotel breakfast that ends at 9:00 for the first time - called Shaan Hurley and arranged a visit to Autodesk. They are in San Rafael which is north of the bridge which presented a slight problem as I haven't bothered renting
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Woke late again, not sure if this is jet lag or just being lazy. I suspect lazy... Was another great day and decided to tick of another tourist trail must see. Went to Alcatraz and it was well worth the trip. You buy a ticket but can stay as long
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Apparently it was cold this morning but I don't know as slept in. About 10am I picked up a rental bike and headed for Golden Gate. Needed some film so popped into a camera shop near where I'm staying. The Chinese owner asked if I was
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Made it to SF OK although think have had my xray dose - I went thru 8 scans and one complete bag search (at check in at Auckland would you believe). LA was very busy but waiting in line was entertaining as they were filming some reality show (3 camera crews
Weblogs
One of my favourite websites now has an RSS Feed. Arts & Letters Daily is the internationally respected website founded by Canterbury University academic Denis Dutton. It is a regularly updated collection of links to articles that are always worth reading. You may not agree with them but they will
The noise about Speedway sound had me wondering how loud is Formula One? There is nothing like the sound of a pack of F1 cars at full throttle. Its one aspect that TV can not convey even if you have the best home theatre. Engines spinning at 18-19,000
This is a really interesting cycling site from Jim Langley who was the chief Technical Editor for “the world’s largest cycling publication,” Bicycling Magazine for 10 years (’89 to ’99). Loads of advice and links to other sites. Link: Jim Langley — Bicycle Aficionado.
Sports
Ellen MacArthur's 75-foot multihull, B&Q, is in Falmouth to on standby for her attempt on the solo, non-stop round the world record. Keep an eye on the website... Link: Team Ellen.
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Just getting the "It's actually happening" feeling for the Autodesk University trip. It seems like months since I booked because it is! I leave on Saturday for as have some time in San Francisco before the main event. Will be posting travel notes to the CAD
