Monthly Archives: January 2010

cycling log: 18 january 2010

Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Glen Echo, MD > Seneca, MD > Dupont Circle Distance: 49.3 mi. (flat to rolling) Duration: 2:54 Weather: sunny and mild, northwest wind, 45-50 degrees Climbing: 3,500′ Avg HR: 149 (max 187) Type: aerobic Given Monday’s holiday and the lovely, bluebird weather, it seemed like a great opportunity

cycling log: 16 january 2010

Activity: road cycling Location: The Plains, VA > Marshall > Upperville > Airmont > The Plains Distance: 64.5 mi. (rolling) Duration: 3:28 Weather: partly cloudy and mild, 44-50 degrees Climbing: 4,000′ Avg HR: 152 (max 186) Type: aerobic The PPTC “Mild-Mannered Meander” ride was one of those rides that was lengthened out of practical necessity.

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nbc: building a bridge back to the 20th century at conan’s expense

Conan O’Brien got screwed. Let’s face it: when NBC, currently mired in a ratings abyss, decided to “fix” its primetime programming lineup by booting Jay Leno to 11:35pm (“10:35, Central and Mountain”), moving Conan’s Tonight Show and Jimmy Fallon’s Late Night 30 minutes later, they showed that they have no concept about how to program

cycling log: 10 january 2010

Activity: road cycling Location: Bowie, MD > Deale, MD > Bowie Distance: 38.4 mi. (flat to rolling) Duration: 2:14 Weather: sunny and cold, northwest wind, 24-29 degrees Climbing: 2,200′ Avg HR: 150 (max 180) Type: aerobic I’ve been taking time off the bike a lot in the past 6 weeks. A lot of it was

found friday music: gandalf murphy and the slambovian circus of dreams

Really, this isn’t a music blog. But there are times when you find something that reminds you of something else, and…. well, it all flows from there. With that, allow me to introduce you to Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, a kind of folk-rock-jam-etc. band. I’ve heard them a few times at

a global (red) chorus

I’m already a fan of PROJECT (RED), and this little video of a worldwide chorus (united around a Beatles song, no less) is a wonderful “calling card” for them. Enjoy!