July 2008

By Guus , 29 July 2008

Late night run with frogs

Last night I was home at 8.15 pm, and we went for a run right away. We hadn't run for a couple of days since we had lots of visitors this weekend, so we really want to go for a work out. It was a good run, but we started too late so we finished the track when it was very dark outside. We saw a lot of of frogs in the dawn dark.

By Guus , 17 July 2008

Runs

Last Friday I ran in the morning. I got up at 6.00 am and ran to Whole Foods and then Campus Drive, about 1 hour. The same day Sasha and I ran together, the extended loop around the Golf Course -- 44.41.

We did the same a few days later, on Tuesday, around 45 minutes. Now we just came back from my traditional course, 40.20 minutes.

By Guus , 12 July 2008

Jake brake

"While the term Jake Brake technically only describes Jake Brake brand engine brakes, it has become a genericized trademark and is often used to refer to engine brakes or compression release engine brakes in general, especially on large vehicles or heavy equipment." Compression release engine brakes may make a loud chattering or machine gun noise while being used, which has led many communities to ban them. There are signs on the side of some freeway offramps, or at municipal boundaries, that will say "No jake braking", "Engine brakes restricted", etc.

By Guus , 6 July 2008

Geschiedenis van de VOC

When we visited the Amsterdam Historical Museum last year I bought De Geschiedenis van de VOC. This book by Femme Gaastra deals with history of the VOC, the Dutch East India Company.