Monthly Archives: April 2008

the waiting game

Heading to Colorado for some end-of-season skiing = good. Waiting for your aircraft to arrive from Providence = ugh. Skiing tomorrow = priceless.

web favorites: cycling sites

Here are a few of my favorite websites for cycling-related goodness. Some of ‘em are new to me, others are old standbys. Cycle Commuter Bike Hugger Bikes For The Rest Of Us Quick Release The FredCast Masi Guy Bike Radar Fat Cyclist Fixedgear Bike Forums Cyclelicio.us Map My Ride VeloNews Cycling News These aren’t in

using wordpress? be careful with free themes

Folks who follow this blog know that the look has changed over the past week. Part of the reason why this happened is because I wanted to change things up. I upgraded to WordPress 2.5 – no probs there. And I looked for a different theme to mark the change. So I looked for a

friday my:dc : in bloom

Sure, it’s a bit of a stereotype, but the cherry blossoms are one of the best things about living in DC. Sure, they bring about swarms of clueless and unaware tourists, who wander out in front of cars, who block sidewalks and Metro escalators, and who leave their detritus all over our fair city. But

decisions, decisions

I’m serving out the end of my term on the DC Democratic State Committee, and one of the big votes is tonight: deciding on the unaffiliated add-on (i.e. sorta-super) delegates and the PLEO (elected official) delegates to this summer’s Democratic National Committee Convention. It’s one of the few votes we make that makes any shred

random thoughts for the beginning of april

Just a few things I’ve pondered in the last…. day or two: David Cook should win American Idol, as he’s the only one who seems to be willing to push boundaries and mix up styles. Now that I’ve said this, he’s guaranteed not to win. The new Nationals Park is a nice ballpark, and it

workout log: 1 april 2008

Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Bethesda > Dupont Circle Distance: 20.0 miles Duration: 1:15 Weather: partly cloudy, breezy and warm, 72-75 degrees Avg HR: 137 (max 168) Type: aerobic The first official PPTC “Downtown Breakaway” ride of the season went off without a hitch. The weather forecast was threatening during the day (“likely