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 …
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 we went …
Now that our folk music collection is on its own rack (in alphabetical order by artist, no less), we’ve been hitting it a bit more for the playback. G: Somerville Live – Vance Gilbert H: The Ultimate Experience – Jimi Hendrix I: All That We Let In – Indigo Girls
Check out our “March crushes” at Selective Service!
The best time to go celebrity watching at the “Social Safeway” in Georgetown seems to be between 9:00 and 10:00 pm. I happend to be at said Safeway around 9:30 this evening and ran into a couple of political “celebrities”: DC’s Ward 2 Councilman Jack Evans. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. Running into the former …
For those friends of mine who want a little Gilmour fix: BBC Radio 2 has a live David Gilmour show available for streaming on its website. It’s a great show, about an hour long, and showcases some of his new work along with a few Floyd nuggets. In particular, it’s fun to hear his reworking …
So I haven’t gotten to the slopes nearly as often as I’d prefer this season. And with the warm weather afoot, most resorts in the Mid Atlantic are throwing in the towel, getting rid of the more-or-less local options. Not that I’ve made the extra effort to go skiing at any of the local haunts. …
More music o’er the weekend: D: Poems, Prayers & Promises – John Denver E: This Is Me – Eddie From Ohio F: Fleetwood Mac – Fleetwood Mac
Activity: road cycling Location: Washington, DC > Forest Glen & Kensington, MD Distance: 26.5 miles Duration: 1:43 Weather: mostly cloudy, 69 degrees Avg HR: 150 (max: 170) Type: aerobic Another great day to ride. I rode up the MD on Beach Drive, through Rock Creek Park. Again, I didn’t try to speed, doing more fat-burn …
Today I went on a beautiful bicyle ride, taking advantage of the nice spring weather (I guess it’s technically going to be “indian summer weather,” as temperatures will dip below freezing again later this coming week). However, toward the end of the ride, I finished my route on the Rock Creek multi-use trail, a paved …
