http://www.ashleymortenson.com Banter, Photos, Updates and Experiences Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:56:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thank god June is over! We got 7.96 inches of rain here in NJ (the average is 3.40) last month. Hoping that the rest of the summer is drier, warmer- and that we have a mild winter. Gotta make up all those missed riding days. http://www.ashleymortenson.com/2009/07/02/sell-the-bike-buy-a-boat/ You know that Internet meme, "nom nom nom" generally reserved for something so good that you can't help but eat it quickly and with much enthusiasm...think Cookie Monster from "Sesame Street" and his cookies. There are two beers that you must try. Both from my favorite breweries. First is Victory's Whirlwind Wit ... http://www.ashleymortenson.com/2008/07/26/nom-nom-nombeer/ "Frak," Battlestar Galactica's version of the f-bomb. It's been around forever, but I just discovered it. And like a kid with a new word, I'm using it all the time. It's very expressive, and like its more familiar counterpart, you can use it for just about anything. For example, "That's ... http://www.ashleymortenson.com/2008/06/07/word-of-the-day/ Four years ago I went through a huge series of changes...a wedding that almost was, finding a place to live, hiring movers, packing, moving to Virginia, and starting medical school. Now imagine doing that in about a month. Fortunately I learned some lessons that time, because I'm doing pretty much the ... http://www.ashleymortenson.com/2008/06/01/deja-vuto-nj/ Mr. Smith is a patient that I took care of during my third year. This is his story. Mr. Smith was a tall, grandfatherly seventy-two year old with a genteel Southern drawl. He was a former Navy man who worked in the shipyards for twenty-five years, building submarines. He also loved ... http://www.ashleymortenson.com/2008/04/06/mr-smith/ Spring has arrived in Richmond. Yay! http://www.ashleymortenson.com/2008/04/06/spring-arrives/ I was trying to read for tomorrow's ortho cases and Tim showed me this:The Electromagnetic Spectrum. This is good stuff. I dare ya to read the rest of this guy's work. XKCD http://www.ashleymortenson.com/2007/10/10/geeky-comics-ah-heaven/ I found this thing called "Bikely' that blends Google maps and allows people to share routes. I recognize some of them and hope to try others soon. Here's my cheat route when I'm feeling lazy. Dammit. Here ya go until I can figure out to get the code to display ... http://www.ashleymortenson.com/2007/10/08/local-biking-routes/ So who's responsible for keeping AshleyMortenson.com up and running? (Tim) http://www.ashleymortenson.com/2007/09/11/testing-the-image-post/ There's nothing to say. Hell, my last web post was in June 2004. I'm just finishing 3rd year of medical school and spend the majority of my time working , studying, or thinking of ways to get out of work early so that I can go ride or go ... http://www.ashleymortenson.com/2007/06/23/4/