Spring is definitely in bloom here in DC. There are flowers on the ground and buds (and even a few flowers) on the trees. The birds are singing songs of joy, and the cats are restless. And though the ski season isn’t over for me yet – I still have trips planned to Utah and …
A movie meme, as sprite lifted from one of her knitting folk. The rules: 1. Pick 10 of your favorite movies. 2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie. 3. Post them here for everyone to guess. 4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the …
This blog has some infill – namely the workout logs I’ve neglected to file over the past few months. Just to show that I have been riding the bike (the skiing ones haven’t gone up yet, as I have a bit of calculation to make before I can post anything accurate, and a bit of …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Reston > Alexandria > Dupont Circle Distance: 47.7 miles Duration: 2:57 Weather: sunny and chilly with a headwind out to Reston, 39-43 degrees Avg HR: 140 (max 165) Type: aerobic A chilly yet fun trip on the W&OD and Four Mile Run trails, done in the late-afternoon sunshine. …
Again with the book lists. But I’m bored, and this is easy to do. As seen on sprite writes, the rules are as follows: Bold the ones you have read, italicize the ones you are interested in, and leave the ones you don’t care about reading alone. 1. The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown) 2. …
In my nearly four years of serving on the DC Democratic State Committee, I’ve seen some incredibly silly behavior. But tonight takes the cake: why does a party that so overwhelmingly dominates the political landscape in the District feel the need to be so protectionist? It reminds me of the Soviet Union in many respects. …
If you want to affect change in government, have a say in the future of the U.S. policies both at home and abroad, and have a right to complain when things don’t go the way you want them to: VOTE! I’m just a bit miffed that the young folk didn’t turn out to vote in …
Activity: road cycling Location: Hains Point (laps) Distance: 24.4 miles Duration: 1:21 Weather: partly cloudy, warm and breezy (pre-dawn), 56-58 degrees Avg HR: 135 (max 172) Type: aerobic Pre-dawn laps at Hains Point. Supposed to ride with Mike S., but started earlier than usual, so I was probably 1/2 lap ahead of him. I felt …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Potomac > Bethesda > Dupont Circle Distance: 38.3 miles Duration: 2:04 Weather: sunny and pleasant, 48-51 degrees Avg HR: 140 (max 170) Type: aerobic Loop from Dupont to Potomac, back via Tuckerman and Beach Drive. Good day in the saddle, good for working out kinks in position on …
