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rivasrob1 uploaded a youtube video of our ride.

I’m at 1:36 sec and 1:49 sec.  It was at Pleasanton Ridge on Sat Dec 10.  Weather was nippy around ~40°F in the morning warming up to the 50°’s .  Rode the Santa Cruz blur and it was a blast.  A big thanks to our ride leader for all mechanical help.

Epic Finish for a fantastic trilogy.  Gears of war 3 is the final piece in a three game series. In a way I’m sad to see it end, but elated that Epic Games was able to maintain a high quality entertainment package.  Bravo.

The Wall Street Journal has a calculator that figures out where your salary stands in comparison to the rest of the nation.  ( http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2011/10/19/what-percent-are-you/).  For example, if your household brings in $60,000 a year, you would be ranked 61% in nation.  That means 60% of household make less than yours.  Really?  In the Bay Area, $60,000 is considered low working class.  Goes to show you the vast differences of income levels across our great country, thus why some politicians economic decisions appear short sighted, as they have to appeal to the general  mass.

Since my brother gifted an All-Clad set as a house warming gift, I’ve been a loyal user.  However, over the past year, the 10″ non stick fry pan has been using it’s coating.  This causes multiple safety issue, the main one is the teflon coating coming off and entering the food.  Unsure if this is covered under the warranty, I attempted to contact All-Clad.  There warranty information is somewhat hidden.

The link is http://allclad.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/288.  And according to the instructions you have to ask a question via their website to receive a RMA.  My results from this process is still inconclusive as it is still ongoing.

Beautiful ride up Pleasanton Ridge.   Temperatures were in the 50′s, rain was in the air.   I just had an itch to climb, so I took out my trusty mountain bike and climbed like a goat.  923 ft elevation gain, round trip about 13 miles in about an hour 30 minutes.  Couldn’t ask for a better Saturday morning.

When using the Blackberry smart phone, the blackberry browser displays an Internal Server Error 500 whenever clicking on a link.

To Fix this:
1.  Open your Blackberry Browser
2. General Properties
3. Under Default Browser: Select “Internet Browser”
4. Save your settings

The reason for this that the “BlackBerry Browser” option is under Default Browser requires the phone to authenticate with the proxy server before handing a web request.  By using “Internet Browser” it bypasses this step.