I turn 40 today. Frankly, it’s not a birthday that’s weighing on me like my 30th did – it’s just another day to me, this time around. But a lot has happened to me over the past decade, and since I’m feeling a bit put out by other things in life right now, I figured …
I really couldn’t think of words to say how I felt about the terrible event in Boston yesterday. It was numbing. It made me angry. That any person or people would have such disregard for humanity, for joy, for happiness – it’s simply impossible to comprehend. Whatever message was trying to be sent, it was …
I’ve been back from Utah for a little over a week, and I still feel like I’m recovering from the weight of it all. Life is full of challenges. Some of them are planned, others not so much. When the two sides collide, it takes a lot of energy to keep up, stay sane, and …
Yup, it’s Friday. I’m thankful for that, because this work week has been dreadful. All I can say is that I’m glad my new headphones (some extremely brightly colored Urban Beats that I bought last week at TJ Maxx) have excellent sound isolation, because the din of my office has been loud, negative in tone, …
A few random musings – not necessarily something like sprite’s “Three Beautiful Things,” but simply a few random bits of reflection. -=-=-=-=-=- En route to my “Coffee” control in the 2013 Errandonnée, I had a less-than-excellent interaction with another motorist. He had been boxed out of his lane on Massachusetts Avenue NW, impeded by a …
Today is the last day to log miles and trips for the 2013 Errandonnée – eek! Given I still had a few controls to make, I had to find a way to multitask. Fortunately, I found the perfect solution: do a lunch run to Whole Foods, book in hand, and pick up some post-work provisions …
It’s getting down to the wire with the 2013 Errandonnée, so I put in two long rides this weekend that contained, oddly enough, errands! Saturday I got together with my friends, Chris, Jonathan, and Ed, to ride our bikes from Riley’s Lock out to Sugarloaf Mountain, with a rest stop in Dickerson at their small …
After my early morning run to Heller’s, my third day of acting errandonneuring involved some shopping and some dining. The first order of business was a post-work run up to Rodman’s in Friendship Heights to pick up a few missing pieces of sprite’s birthday present, as well as some provisions for a dinner and movie …
Another day, another errand – thus more errandonneuring! Today, February 14th, is sprite’s birthday! Hooray! So I wanted to give her a breakfast that would make the start of her day extra special. Given she wasn’t wowed by Zeke’s Donutz, I went for what I consider to be the standard-bearer in great donuts here in …
As I wrote in a post on my daily commute over at Brian’s excellent Tales From The Sharrows back in May of last year. However, as part of the Errandonnee, I’m logging a commute to work as one of the “to-do” tasks (actually, I’m logging the commute twice, using last night’s commute as one of …
