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Archive for December, 2006

workout log: 31 december 2006

randomduck - December 31st, 2006 | Comments Off

Activity: road cycling
Location: Dupont Circle > Potomac, MD > Rockville, MD
Distance: 43.7 miles (moderately hilly)
Duration: 2:38
Weather: breaking clouds and cool, 47 degrees
Avg HR: 152 (max 180)
Type: aerobic
PPTC “An Early Winter Meander in and around DC” ride. A great last ride of ‘06! There were a handful who showed up, so I became the [...]

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best of 2006

randomduck - December 28th, 2006 | Comment (1)

My “Best of 2006″ list has been posted on its own page - check it out!
Note that it can - and likely will - change in the next few days, especially in the “Movies” area.
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r.i.p. james “godfather of soul” brown

randomduck - December 25th, 2006 | Comments Off

Let’s hope he’s showing everybody in the choir invisible how to bust a move.
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holiday cheer

randomduck - December 24th, 2006 | Comments Off

So far, so good in Connecticut.
The drive was long, with a stop at a mall in central New Jersey to allow sprite to find an elusive gift (which was found, quite to her relief). So we rolled into town around 3:30 am on Saturday morning. A bit of a lie-in ensued, [...]

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heading north…

randomduck - December 22nd, 2006 | Comment (1)

sprite and I take off for Connecticut shortly.
It’ll be a long drive (holiday traffic compounded by rain, which tends to send drivers south of the Mason-Dixon line into a form of motorized paralysis), but the reward will be time in New England with friends and family.
The only downside: no skiing, as the weather hasn’t been [...]

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a look back on 2006’s goals

randomduck - December 20th, 2006 | Comments Off

Way back on January 5, I wrote about my goals for 2006. And as the year winds down, it’s good to look at the list and see what transpired. (It might be best to open the original post in a new tab or window, just to keep track.)
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