Activity: road cycling
Location: Glen Echo, MD > Poolesville, MD
Distance: 55.4 miles
Duration: 2:57
Weather: hazy and humid, 77 degrees
Avg HR: 154 (est.)
Type: aerobic
An early morning ride for a Sunday, and I would’ve ridden to Glen Echo if not for the fact that I started out a little slow this morning. However, the ride was great, and [...]
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I’ve got a busy schedule over the next two-and-change months. In addtion to work and cycling, the following tasks are on tap:
Back-to-school for Georgetown University students (August 27).
Bachelor outing for Sam (Labor Day weekend).
Start of new semester of grad school courses (second week of September).
Trip to England for sprite’s cousin’s wedding (third and fourth [...]
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I’ve been passing time this afternoon (between frantic user calls) by tweaking two things:
I’ve reorganized the links on the side and added a few choice new ones to the mix.
I finally added a link on the bottom of the page to allow access to older entries. It’s about friggin’ time, ain’t it?
So, with that, [...]
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The most local level of DC politics is the Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, or ANC. These people are essentially the people’s watchdogs, who make sure that DC’s higher elected officials and government agencies actually do things for their constituents. It’s a tough job, and I admire those who take it on.
One of the local [...]
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Now that I’m back to a more-or-less normal state-of-mind, it’s time to post about the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. This year’s fest was the 17th edition of this annual music, dance, camping and r&r happening, and it was a nice break from the usual workday.
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Y’know, Google Labs needs to be given a big ass award for opening up the API to their Google Maps service.
Case in point: a pedometer that allows you to trace your route on a Google Map, telling you the distance covered. This is great for making things like cue sheets for bike [...]
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