Activity: road cycling Location: Somers, CT > Wilbraham & Hampden, MA Distance: 21.2 miles (moderately hilly) Duration: 1:10 Weather: sunny with wind, 78 degrees Avg HR: 137 (max: 172) Type: aerobic Being free of the allergies from down south, my pace benefitted: I averaged 18.6 miles per hour on this ride, despite the presence of …
For a long time, I’ve been galled at people who use religion as a tool of oppression, fear and political gain. Growing up in Utah, I saw a lot of this first-hand, and the BushCo Republicans and other theocons are constantly using their own twisted interpretations of Christ’s teachings to inspire fear and hatred, bringing …
Spending the weekend in Connecticut for Easter, and it’s a welcome break. Firstly, the climate up here is a few weeks behind DC – they actually had a winter – and the pollen count is much, much lower. So my allergies are on hiatus, allowing my poor nose and lungs to recover a bit. (And …
‘Tis the season, and they’re hitting me harder than usual – easily the worst since moving to DC. But I’m off to see the Mets-Nats game, so that’ll be a nice distraction.
Aside from being a practitioner of the Lindy Hop, Bill Nye (yes, the Science Guy) is a hero of mine. Why? Because he is standing up for science and logical reasoning. He is the theocons’ worst enemy, in sheep’s – or geek’s – clothing. From a story in the Waco Tribune: Audience members who expected …
In the midst of writing a paper for class, I’ve checked in on the rally in downtown DC on C-SPAN. And I noticed something that struck me wrong: the rally seems to paint the illegal/undocumented problem as an exclusively Latino issue. Funny thing: I’ve known (or have known of) undocumented workers from Europe, Asia, Africa, …
While perusing the April10.org website to find out the particulars of today’s march, I looked at their map of the United States, which is an attention-grabbing graphic. Then I noticed something peculiar: the map has Utah divided into two states. The border line seems to be at the south end of the Salt Lake valley, …
Activity: road cycling Location: Washington, DC > Glen Echo, MD Distance: 15.7 miles (hilly) Duration: 1:01 Weather: sunny, 60 degrees Avg HR: 137 (max: 165) Type: aerobic After having spend most of the day with friends, out and about in Penn Quarter and on The Mall, I was able to sneak in a ride before …
What a first half of a weekend. First there is the rain and back pain – both now subsided. Then there was the panicked realization that the PPTC ride leaders’ meeting was Saturday afternoon, rather than Sunday. So I quickly showered and made my way to Virginia for that. Then, to cap it all off, …
Today is a day of much-needed rain here in DC. It’s a cold rain, but a good one for our water table. On another note, I woke up this morning with extreme pain in my lower back, right hand side, where my spine attaches to my pelvic structure. It was fierce. I took some Tylenol …
