Have you ever been to a concert by an artist with a sizeable catalog of hits, only to find that the artist isn’t playing them on his current tour? Furthermore, have you ever been happy about that fact? Welcome to Bruce Springsteen’s “Seeger Sessions Tour,” where Bruce tips his hat to the founding fathers of …
Leave it to the completely clueless Bush administration to once again hack into the Constitution it has supposedly sworn to “preserve, protect and defend.” Today, President Bush signed into law the “Respect for America’s Fallen Heroes Act,” which prevents anti-war demonstrations from taking place at or near military or Federal cemetaries. From the CNN.com article: …
During last night’s excellent Bruce Springsteen show (review to come), I had a huge allergy attack. I really didn’t think anything of it, other than I’d be happy to get home to my allergy medication and a box of tissues. So I went to bed with every intent of riding this morning. It didn’t happen. …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Candy Cane City, MD (Rock Creek Park) Distance: 14.6 miles (moderately hilly) Duration: 0:53 Weather: sunny, 85 degrees Avg HR: 154 (max 183) Type: aerobic A quick jaunt that got me home just in time to see the exciting finish of the Indy 500 (a tip ‘o the …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Hains Point > Alexandria, VA Distance: 27.5 miles (flat) Duration: 1:48 Weather: sunny, 80 degrees Avg HR: 141 (max 165) Type: aerobic A lazy, post-sick-day ride to shake off the cobwebs and enjoy a lovely afternoon. The ride was slow, both due to the fact that I didn’t …
Due to the fact that I spent all day yesterday shaking the 24-hour bug (and it’s gone, thankfully), I didn’t get to ride. Granted, I did do some work on the bike: installed a new chain and swapped out to a new rear wheel with a new cogset. I also installed new brake pads on …
So I wasn’t feeling my best last night: sneezing, runny nose, groggy head, and an upset stomach. I took a Benadryl and a Pepto pill and hit the hay. I then woke up 4 times during the middle of the night to, as Monty Python said, “clear the sluices at both ends.” I was running …
So after getting the mini running again (and tracking down most of the files from various sources), both sprite and I went to bed far too late. Y’see, she had a plane to catch this morning, so we set our alarms for 6:15 am to get her out of the house by 6:45. Her alarm …
I returned home from the Nats game tonight and sat down at my Mac mini to check email and enter some mileage data at BikeJournal. It froze. I forced it to shutdown, waited a few seconds, then restarted. The Mac chimed, the screen turned on… ….and there was the blinking-question-mark folder. Wha? I tried restarting …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Avenel, MD Distance: 31.2 miles (hilly) Duration: 1:51 Weather: sunny and breezy, 70 degrees Avg HR: 161 (max 187) Type: aerobic PPTC “Downtown Breakaway.” I was a ride leader this week, so I was all over the place, checking in on riders. And that max HR is no …
