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Archive for February, 2008
friday my:dc : traffic
If you live in DC, you know traffic.
It’s said that DC’s traffic is among the top-5 worst in the United States. While I believe this (and am grateful that I don’t have to do the “Beltway Ballet” every work day), I also see some of the beauty of the L’Enfant plan: the city is [...]
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workout log: 28 february 2008
Activity: road cycling
Location: Hains Point (laps)
Distance: 17.7 miles
Duration: 1:07
Weather: clear and cold with a north wind (pre-dawn), 19-21 degrees
Avg HR: 135 (max 173)
Type: aerobic
Pre-dawn laps with Mike S. The sprints were good, but it took me a while to warm up. This is possibly the coldest riding weather I’ve ever experienced.
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why obama keeps gaining momentum
Barack Obama keeps gaining in both state races and nationally because he’s remarkably consistent in tone, poise, delivery and focus of message. At stump speeches, town hall meetings, debates and interviews, he’s confident and consistent. It’s a tone he’s stuck with throughout the campaign, with some variations here and there, but nothing that [...]
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workout log: 24 february 2008
Activity: road cycling
Location: Dupont Circle > Glen Echo > Bethesda > Dupont Circle
Distance: 26.3 miles
Duration: 1:33
Weather: sunny & calm, 41-44 degrees
Avg HR: 132 (max 170)
Type: aerobic
A short loop of a ride on a Sunday afternoon. My first ride after my skiing trip to New Hampshire.
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friday my:dc : goodbye to a big friend
This past Wednesday, “The Awakening” - a.k.a. the giant of Hains Point - was moved to his new home at the Washington Harbour development in Prince George’s County.
Bugger.
To anybody who saw this gentle, metal giant, he left an impression. He was huge. He was shiny. And he was the most unexpected thing [...]
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the liberal blogs are dead to me (most of ‘em, anyway)
The liberal blogosphere has been an incredible group in its rise to power in Democratic and progressive politics. It has empowered hundreds of thousands of people to voice their opinions on political and social issues great and small, and should be commended for it.
But in this 2008 cycle, blogs that used to be open [...]
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