Author Archives: Mark Egge

So, I’ll be honest with you. It’s Wednesday, April 15th, 2009. And I’m writing this because I have nothing–absolutely nothing–else that I need to be doing. Sure, sure. I have things I could be doing. Projects, coming due in the … Continue reading →

Observe this Robbin:He’s confused. Really confused. It’s April 15th. Three days ago, it was 65 degrees. I rode my motorbike. Wearing flip-flops. Three days ago, this would have been fine! The lifts were still open, and snow was always still … Continue reading →

I will now accept my honorary degree in Electrical Engineering. (By the by, if you are a potential employer reading this post … please consider my other talents and abilities. For examples, I can play the guitar solo for “Man … Continue reading →

So here’s something interesting: a house needs to be well-ventilated, or it will grow mold like that’s its dirty business. Last November, the three of us were concerned with our heating bills, so we went out and bought plastic for … Continue reading →

Yup. So … Spring Break was fun. Didn’t do a blessed thing for nine days straight–at least, nothing school related. Actually I did quite a lot! Let’s see… floated 58 miles in five nights and five days. Hiked through canyons … Continue reading →

Yaar! Off to the San Juan River! Huzzah! Out of contact till Saturday, the … 21st. Pics and details when I return! If you need anything … smoke signals! Carrier pigeons! ESP! Those are your options!

Consider the plight, if you will, of Gary, the out-house mouse… From 2009.02.24 Garnet Lookout 2009 Bovard, Christina and I made good use of our weekend, hiking in to the Garnet Lookout Cabin. Click on the above photo to see … Continue reading →

So, like 30 seconds ago, I was using a napkin to wipe the dried beer stains off the top of my laptop (how did THOSE get there?) and I was listing to the Mountain Goats, and I thought to myself, … Continue reading →

At long last, I’ve finally gotten into the action on InTrade. This “predictions market” put the “efficient markets hypothesis” (the theory that, at any given time, the price of a stock or commodity reflects all available information) to the test. … Continue reading →

In a previous post, I alluded to reasons about logging in when you visit my blog. In this post, I expound. I think that part of the value of a blog is the ability to “write things you wouldn’t say.” … Continue reading →