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Day: November 2, 2009

Clean Celeriac

Published November 2, 2009

Danielle received a celeriac from the CSA, but we’ve yet to use it. It’s been stored in a bowl of water for a while, but the large amount of dirt in the roots was rotting and smelling very bad while changing the water, so tonight I washed it off and changed the water. On the upside it now smells like only celeriac, but unfortunately my hands also smell like celeriac. No amount of washing with Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps seem to cover it up. Oh well.

Hopefully we’ll use the celeriac in soup. Perhaps I’ll make some up this week, or maybe there will be time this weekend. Or maybe this particularly great looking recipe for celeriac and mascarpone puree. Mmm!

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Printed In The Closet

Published November 2, 2009

Over the weekend I moved the printer into the closet. It’s much happier in there as there isn’t much dust, and it’s much more out of the way. After the Mac Pro is gone I can remove the rack, freeing up even more space. I’d originally had some network cable issues where things would link but not work, but a quick test tonight showed that one end wasn’t as well crimped as it should have been, so redoing that end sorted out the network.

Time was also spent on more mundane around the house chores, with some dishes being done, dead plants being removed from planters, patio furniture put away, and glass put in the storm doors. I’m hoping to clean some every day up until I leave on vacation. With the forecast of rain and snow for this week I don’t think I’ll be doing much biking, so there should be plenty of time. There’s something very nice about coming back from vacation to a clean house.

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Nokian Hakka WXC300

Published November 2, 2009

Through the Daily Deal at Alfred E. Bike I was able to get a set of Nokian Hakka WXC300 studded mountain bike tires for just under $150. This is far cheaper than normal, and so low that should I not like / need / want the tires I will be able to sell them for what I paid.

When the tires are brand new, Nokian recommends that one ride for 30 miles on paved surfaces to finish setting the studs in the tires. I intend to do this, but only after looking over the tires and fixing the not-quite-seated ones, as shown above. I’m hoping that the tread of these, combined with the spikes, will make for nice winter riding on the mixed ice/snow that ends up covering local paths. Normally the ice isn’t an issue, but there were quite a few times where I flopped over quickly as the front wheel slid out from under me.

Here is a photo of the Nokian Hakka WXC300 tire in the package showing the general tread pattern and the terrible “Deserve Them” company slogan. I expect that the large well-spaced, abstract edge knobs will work nicely in snow.

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