Archive for April, 2009

2006 BMW F650GS For Sale

   

BMW F650GS System Cases II, originally uploaded by dziner.

* The bike has been sold *

It’s official. I’m selling my 2006 BMW F650GS. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It’s an excellent bike and will take you ANYWHERE you want to go. More photos can be found here. Fully loaded I’m asking $6,700. Here’s the details.

  • 2006 BMW F650GS
  • 14,300 miles
  • Remainder of factory warranty
  • ABS
  • Heater grips
  • BMW engine guard
  • Power outlet
  • Rear tire: Tourance with about 2,000 miles on it
  • Front tire: Anakee with about 200 miles on it
  • Center stand
  • BMW tank bag
  • BMW top case (keyed to bike)
  • BMW system cases (keyed to bike)
  • BMW hand guards
  • Touratech chain guard, front sprocket guard, and rear brake guard (also have the OEM guards)
  • Puig tall wind screen
  • RAM mount for GPS
  • Garmin StreetPilot 2610
  • Spare clutch cable
  • Spare front brake pads

Optionally I would be willing to sell without the tank bag, top case, system cases, Touratech items, RAM mount and GPS for $6,000. Contact me if you are interested.

Yuri’s Night 2009

Globe Projection I

A friend invited me to Yuri’s Night 2009 this past weekend at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. What a blast! Such a great event for fellow geeks. Where else can you mingle with others dressed in Star Wars outfits and have quality, intellectual conversations? Great music was provided by DJ Scientific and Middle Distance Runner.

More photos can be seen here.

Human Spaceflight became a reality 45 years ago with the launch of a bell-shaped capsule called “Vostok 1.” The capsule was carrying Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who took his place in history as the first human to leave the bounds of Earth and enter outer space.

Exactly 20 years later, the United States embarked on a new era in spaceflight with the inaugural launch of a new type of spaceship — the Space Shuttle. Designed to carry a larger crew and large volumes of cargo to orbit, the Space Shuttles became synonymous with human spaceflight for an entirely new generation of young people.

When the next 20-year point arrived, that generation (often called “Gen X”) laid a new space milestone by connecting thousands of people around the world to celebrate and honor the past, while building a stairway to the future. That event was Yuri’s Night, and it continues to bring the excitement, passion and promise of space travel closer to people of all ages, nationalities and backgrounds.

No Pets at Fort Hunter

I drove to Fort Hunter today to spend the day in the park with Terry. We walked around most of the park and were about to walk towards the road to get to the car when when of the park officers yelled over at me “No dogs allowed!” I told him we were going to the car. Then he repeated himself. It wasn’t until then that I saw the wooden sign that read “No pets allowed”.

What the hell? It’s a park. Riverfront park allows pets. Wildwood allows pets. Fort Hunter operated by Dauphin County parks, why can I not take my dog for a walk there? That really sucks. But Terry and I enjoyed ourselves there even if we were breaking the law. I guess that’s just how we roll as the rowdy, law-breaking duo that we are.

Furthering My Education

Recently I’ve decided to get more serious about accomplishing things. You see, I only have a 2 year degree in graphic design. It is a degree, but I crave a 4 year degree. And sure I have years of job experience where I have learned everything from pre-press and printer trouble-shooting to css, xhtml, usability, and accessibility. But I still feel that I need another degree.

I have decided that I want to get a bachelor’s degree in marketing. Graphic design only gets you so far. From here I either need to dive into programming or marketing to keep going in this career. Heck, I would only consider about 5% of what I do actual design work.

I’ve also considered law school. But I need that 4 year degree first. Maybe I can get into intellectual property law.

But first I need to find how many credits I currently have. Then apply for grants followed by tuition reimbursement from my employer. I hope to accomplish this with night classes and/or online courses. This should be the most exciting thing in my life since buying my house.