I’ll try and wrap this up…. Day Six: February 20 Fat Tuesday in New Orleans is Fasching in Germany. And how did I start the morning? A little tired from the previous night’s outing, but not bad. I woke up relatively early, had breakfast, and went out with Doris and Bernd to see two sights: …
After the all-too-predictable vote at the DC for Democracy Meetup, a bunch of us went out for beers at Saloon, which is a few doors down from Ben’s Chili Bowl on U Street. The beer was good, and I’m very appreciative of the recently-enacted clean air act: the bar wasn’t choked in smoke…. In the …
Fun in threes! It was nice and crisp this morning – in the teens, perfect weather for cycling. At least that’s what I thought. Thanks to a thread posted at the WordPress Support Forums by Sam, I was able to get the “next page/previous page” links to reappear. It seems that the Adhesive plugin isn’t …
This week is Restaurant Week here in DC, so sprite and I have sampled the wares of two local eateries, neither of which we’d visited before. On Wednesday night, we dined at Zola, located above the International Spy Museum. The restaurant is very modern, with dark lighting and warm wood and burgundy highlights throughout. The …
I can smell the coffee brewing about 15 feet from me. It smells like heaven. In case you haven’t noticed, I haven’t posted any rides recently – nor have I used the bike as a means of commuting this week. This is due to the fact that the big toe on my right foot is …
A few updates on things, as I’ve been quiet of late: The trip to Utah was a trying experience. There wre some fun bits, like mountain biking, going to the yarn store with sprite, drinking coffee at SLRC. But a lot of it was tough, dealing with family stuff and trying not to go crazy. …
Activity: road cycling Location: North Hillsdale, NY > Great Barrington, MA > Copake, NY > Hillsdale Distance: 43.2 miles (very hilly) Duration: 2:45 Weather: warm and humid, 84 degrees Avg HR: 164 (max 186) Type: aerobic The one really good ride I was able to get in while at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. This was …
Just a few things that have crossed my mind in the past few days: aloo gobi is really, really good and really, really simple to prepare. before my next really long bike ride, I need to use some Body Glide or Chamois Butt’r on my… posterior. the video iPod is a wonderful piece of technology. …
Had a lovely day in Sand Diego today. We spent a few hours at Coronado Beach. The sand was so soft on the feet, and the water was perfect. I body surfed a bit, and got some sun. We watched pelicans as they dive-bombed for fish, and as they flew in formation just above the …
Activity: road cycling Location: Black Hill Park, MD > Jefferson, MD Distance: 62.7 miles (hilly) Duration: 3:24 Weather: sunny and windy, 68 degrees Avg HR: 166 (max 186) Type: aerobic PPTC “Black Hills Picnic Ride.” A fun ride that drew almost 200 riders to the Maryland exurbs. The wind was fierce at times, but the …
