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Archive for June, 2005

random music: companion records

randomduck - June 29th, 2005 | Comments Off

Companion Records is a record label with a mission: reissue the most crazy thrift store record finds on CD. The site has quite a few audio samples, including the featured (butchering of a) song featured here:
“Because Of You”
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workout log: 28 june 2005

randomduck - June 28th, 2005 | Comments Off

Activity: road cycling
Location: Dupont Circle to Great Falls, MD
Distance: 31.3 miles
Duration: 2:00
Weather: HHH (hazy, hot and humid), 92 degrees
Avg HR: 163 (est.)
Type: aerobic
A very hot ride with Potomac Pedalers on the Tuesday ride. This is the last one that Nick was scheduled to lead, and it was a lot of fun, with great turnout. [...]

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why, nancy, why?

randomduck - June 28th, 2005 | Comments (3)

Why must Nancy Pelosi be hitting the talking head circuit? Call me a bit of a party-pooper, but she’s so damn stiff, can’t improvise around an outline of talking points, and looks like a deer in the headlights. Why not get a Democrat who’s more natural on camera?
Nancy, take it from [...]

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cool mac thing: bbc radio widget

randomduck - June 28th, 2005 | Comment (1)

I love listening to the BBC, but I’ve always found their website a drag to navigate just to find a stream of my favorite (or “favourite”) station.
Now there’s a Dashboard widget for Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” that makes the BBC a simple click-and-go action.
BBC Widget from Phantom Gorilla
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monday music: pink martini @ 9:30

randomduck - June 27th, 2005 | Comments Off

Saw Pink Martini at the 9:30 Club earlier this evening, and it was an outstanding show!
I was turned on to Pink Martini by Lunesse, who marveled in the joy that the band brought forth in their shows. Now that I’ve seen them in person, I wholeheartedly concur. The whole band works as a [...]

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front tire woes

randomduck - June 27th, 2005 | Comments Off

While riding to the DC for Democracy picnic yesterday, my front tire blew out on a steep, downhill section of road in Adams Morgan. I managed to stop myself without wiping out or causing any damage to the wheel or tire, but it was discouraging.
I suffered a similar blowout on New Year’s day while [...]

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