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sprite and I flew up to Connecticut yesterday morning for a long weekend at he parents’ house. I think we brought the heat of DC with us, because it’s been uncomfortably hot and humid since we arrived. Granted, it’s cooler inside the house, but the weather easily matches the discomfort level of DC.
Not [...]

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Activity: road cycling
Location: Newport, VA (Mountains Of Misery)
Distance: 101.8 miles
Duration: 6:09
Weather: sunny and lovely, 50-73 degrees
Avg HR: 155 (max 188)
Type: aerobic
My first trip to Mountains Of Misery certainly won’t be my last! It is a wonderful ride, with gorgeous scenery and an epic, mountaintop finish that’s reminiscent of the grand tours of cycling.
Of course, [...]

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When I was in Colorado back in January, my friend Paul mentioned that he’d be having an end-of-season party to celebrate his first year of sobriety. He said I should come out and have some fun - not a tough sell, right? So I booked my tickets back to Colorado, and had a [...]

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I spent a lovely Easter weekend out in Utah, visiting my mom and skiing the Wasatch.
It was fun to ski back in the hills where I learned the sport - and this year was especially great, as the snowfall in Utah has been record-setting this year. So I brought my new skis (Head Supershape [...]

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Today is a day that I hoped would not come for the major airlines in the United States: United Airlines has decided to charge extra fees for a second checked item, and double their fees for so-called “oversize” luggage. The “oversize” bags count in their ranks thinks like ski and snowboard bags, golf bags [...]

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I made it back to DC with nary a fuss - though, as John Denver once mused, I guess I’d rather be in Colorado. Click on the picture to see the whole set from the mountains.
Click here to see pictures from the International Snow Sculpture Competition in Breckenridge - it was amazing [...]

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