Imablog

A Path

2008-08-18T03:01:52Z

Eugene http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/

Magnolias

2008-08-17T17:42:27Z

Eugene http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/

Cooper river morning

2008-08-17T15:33:16Z

Eugene http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/

Dogs and their new clothes

2008-08-16T01:14:11Z

Nala and Simba showing off their new bandannas

Charleston City Paper FAIL

2008-08-15T12:57:32Z

The map associated with Charleston City Paper's event blurb on the First Day Festival seems to be a little off the mark.

Laser writing

2008-08-12T02:48:19Z

Pansonic Lumix FZ50 8s exposure, ISO 400, f3.2

Pansonic Lumix FZ50 8s exposure, ISO 1600, f2.8

Meetup-ing

2008-08-11T23:10:20Z

Hey, lowcountry bloggers and tweeters! Don't forget tomorrow's meetup over at Gene's Haufbrau! See you there!

75 mph is detrimental to my fuel economy

2008-08-10T15:47:37Z

These days, my 2000 Camry averages around 10.2 l/100 km (= 4.35 gal/100 mi = 23 mpg) doing normal city driving.

A couple of days ago, I was road tripping up to Florence (464 km/266 miles round trip), where the official speed limit is 70 mph (for most of the way), but most people drive 80-85 mph. I usually set the cruise control at 75 mph. Fuel economy on that trip came out to 9.45 l/100 km (= 4.02 gal/100 mi ~25 mpg), just slightly better (~7.6%) than what I get tooling around the city.

Contrast that to a road trip out to Walterboro (157 km/98 miles round trip) earlier in the week, where the official speed limit is a more sedate 60 mph with most of the traffic going around 65-70 mph (I had the cruise set to 65 mph for most of the trip). On that trip, the Camry managed to get 7.7 l/100 km (= 3.28 gal/100 mi = 30.5 mpg) or nearly 25% better than my normal city driving.

On top of that, to go 65 mph, the engine has to run at around 2300 rpm. To go 75 mph, the engine has to run at about 2700 rpm (17% faster) which means that much more wear and tear on the engine.

At 65 mph, a 100 mile trip should take 1 hour 32 minutes. At 75 mph, you finish the trip 12 minutes faster but use up 25% more gas to do it (if you're in my car).

Just a few things to think about.

Hello little birdie

2008-08-07T11:31:26Z

Eugene http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/

Dear CARTA

2008-08-06T13:28:41Z

I would be more than happy to take the bus to and from work, but your Route 31 - Folly Road bus only goes past my house once. You can take me home from work, but you can't get me to work unless I want to walk a couple of miles to the nearest bus stop.

Please fix.

kthxbai

Casablanca

2008-08-05T00:45:19Z

I don't mind a parasite. I object to a cut-rate one - Rick

Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine - Rick

All right, I'll make it easier for you. Go ahead and shoot. You'll be doing me a favour. - Rick

If that plane leaves the ground and you're not with him, you'll regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life. - Rick

I've got a job to do too. And where I'm going, you can't follow. What I've got to do you can't be any part of. Ilsa, I'm no good at being noble, but it doesn't take much to see that the problems of three people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world. - Rick

Major Strausser's been shot. Round up the usual suspects - Captain Renaud

Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship - Rick

Number 5 = Edouard

2008-08-04T11:21:40Z

TS Edouard was announced last night and is spinning out in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Looks like more rain for Texas when it reaches the coast sometime tomorrow.

Another one adopted

2008-08-03T23:55:54Z

Mel got adopted out today and left with her new people for a nice new home in Virginia. They seemed like nice folks and I think Mel's going to get all the love and attention she needs.

Now the dogs and I will take a bit of a break before tackling another foster.

Lowcountry dog park tour: Ackerman dog run

2008-08-02T22:00:15Z

Located in West Ashley on Sycamore Ave just off St. Andrews Blvd (Highway 61), Ackerman dog run is a smallish dog park, but with lots of trees that provide ample amounts of shade for those hot sunny days.

There are three dog-lock entrances to the park located at the corners, with a poop bag station at each entrance. A water fountain is located in the middle of the park.

The dog park isn't very large, perhaps 250 m² or so. There's plenty of room for dogs to run around, but if you have the kind of dog that likes to tear around wide open spaces or go after those long throws, Ackerman may not be the dog park for you.

With an abundance of benches and shade, Ackerman dog run certainly makes for a nice spot to go hang out while the dogs run around and play.

Here is a Google map to the dog park

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Dog Park USA

2008-07-31T18:08:38Z

Serendipitously, the day after I started my Lowcountry Dog Park series, I ran into Dog Park USA via a link posted on FriendFeed.

The site is geared towards providing a directory of dog parks around the US, and from the looks of things already has a pretty good collection of them.

Each dog park has it's own page with map and brief description. Registered users can log in to submit photos or reviews of a dog park and rate the park as well.

One neat feature is the ability to form and join groups for a little bit of social networking I suppose.

Navigating the site is pretty simple. Haven't seen a whole lot of content on the site yet. There are a few articles, a low (for now) activity forum and a few other things. I think there's some good potential for the site, especially for people traveling or on the move and looking for a good dog park to go to.