Monthly Archives: May 2008

workout log: 4 may 2008

Activity: road cycling Location: Nokesville > Goldvein > Nokesville, VA Distance: 51.0 miles Duration: 2:25 Weather: sunny with a steady NW wind, 65-70 degrees Avg HR: 150 (max 185) Type: aerobic PPTC Nokesville Picnic Ride. Rode strong – it helps that I wasn’t riding yesterday, so my legs were fresher than most in the group.

three random observations

Three things that are on my mind this Saturday night: Today’s DC Democratic Convention went off without a hitch. It was a decent exercise in voter outreach and party building, but it didn’t offer much to grow the party. Most of the workshops and such were preaching to the already “indoctrinated” DC Dems, and weren’t

friday my:dc : movie palaces

DC is a town that appreciates film. Our independent film festivals, while not on the level of Cannes, Sundance or Telluride, often launch obscure films into general release. Many members of the American Film Institute live in the greater DC area, and AFI is headquartered in DC. And then there are the movie palaces. Many

happy outdoor f—–g day!

To put it in the words of Jonathan Coulton: “It’s the first of May Outdoor fucking starts today….” Don’t know the song? You could download the MP3 from the link to Coulton’s site, or watch the following, fan-produced video: It’s also quite the day for other things, as Sarah points out.