chernie
I came across this quite haunting travelogue, put together by a Russian biker chick who took her motorcycle, camera and geiger counter for a ride through the wastelands in and around Chernobyl. Creeepy.

I sprained my right thumb playing v-ball Tuesday night. It hurts and is slightly discolored but I can still work the TV remote so it’s not that bad. And Reen helped me open jars last night so I could cook dinner.

Our friend Kevin from UD happens to be visiting USGS in Woods Hole so Reen and I are going to see him Thursday night for dinner. You can view a fascinating informative video about him here. We once had lunch with Kevin at that Italian restaurant on 896 down towards the mall. Our waitress mistook Kevin for one of Reen’s favorite actors which gave us all a good laugh.

My dear lovely wife gently woke me this morning at 5:45 to ask for my assistance with re-hanging the shower curtain rod which had failed again. This was just the latest episode in what had become a too-long stretch of bad behavior for said rod. Seemingly secured snugly in place at one moment only to be heard crashing to the floor the next, our shower curtain rod has been a non-functioning pain in the ass for the better part of two weeks. Being the bright boy that I am, I tried to fix it into place even more firmly this morning and promptly broke it. So we were both left to bathe w/o a shower curtain. I must say that it is quite odd to take a shower with no curtain or door present. Doubly so when there is a full length mirror directly opposite the bath.