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Archive for March, 2006
workout log: 23 march 2006
Activity: alpine skiing
Location: Mt. Sunapee Ski Resort, Newbury, NH
Start time: 1010 hrs.
End time: 1405 hrs.
Vertical Skied: 16,100 ft. over 15 runs
Weather: sunny, 42 degrees
Max HR (bursts): 165 (beats in 10 seconds x 6)
Type: anaerobic
A great day on the slopes. The snow ranged from packed powder at the beginning of the day, then perfect corn [...]
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baseball: petulant players and strong bosses
During the off-season, the Washington Nationals acquired Alfonso Soriano from the Texas Rangers. In Soriano, Nationals general manager Jim Bowden saw a marquée player who could hit the long ball and bring fans to RFK Stadium.
The problem: the Nats want Soriano to play in left field, while Soriano wants to play second base, his [...]
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paper done, cleaning… not so much
The big paper for class is done (save for a final proofing).
The apartment cleaning needs some work.
And it’s late.
But we have a cat-sitter - a great one, at that.
And I need sleep, as there is a full day of work, a class, and a drive tomorrow.
Oh yeah - and cleaning.
Oy.
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a tale of two concerts
This week I saw two concerts, and the contrast between the two is marked.
On thursday night, sprite and I went to see Billy Joel at MCI Verizon Center. He was the only act on the bill, and he played 2-plus hours of great music. His band is top-notch, and Joel’s voice was in [...]
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workout log: 19 march 2006
Activity: road cycling
Location: Washington, DC > Kensington, MD
Distance: 24.8 miles
Duration: 1:36
Weather: clear and sunny, 48 degrees
Avg HR: 150 (max: 170)
Type: aerobic
Definitely not the springlike temperatures of last week, but a good riding day. The wind was somewhat gusty, which made for some handling challenges (I’m 6′ 4″, so I’m high-profile, no matter what). [...]
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first post from new mac
Today (that being Saturday), sprite and I went on a shopping excursion to Virginia to get her a new iPod. She had one of the first-generation 5-gigabyte models - the ones with the mechanical scrollwheel - and it finally met its maker when the hard drive died a couple of months back. So [...]
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