Once again, Sweetpea is away, making waves in the land of Garrison Keillor. So here’s my random ten songs from iTunes today: “Hurricane” – Kris Delmhorst “Spirits In The Material World” – The Police “Searching For A Heart” – Warren Zevon “Does Your Mother Know” – ABBA “The Captive Heart” – Brendan Perry “Southwind” – …
Something from Jenn: The rules: Bold is for books you’ve read (ed: I’ve put ‘em in CAPS, too, because bold just… isn’t with this new theme). Italics for books you’ve started but haven’t finished. Strikethrough is for books you found unreadable. Leave the ones you haven’t read as they are. Place an asterisk next to …
I went to our community garden plot yesterday to check on our remaining crops. I picked a few hot peppers, a handful of bell peppers, and checked on the status of our remaining squash and tomatillo crop. Then I saw him, clinging to a branch of the mostly-dead portion of the sprawling tomatillo plant: Manduca …
Like I said last week, the Jamis Eclipse is done. I rode it over the weekend, and it was a fun time. There’s something particularly rewarding about building up a bike and riding the finished product. The onus is on you to make sure each cable is properly routed and attached, that every bolt is …
It’s not fun as a baseball fan when two teams you root for let you down on the same day. First, the New York Mets completed their historic collapse by losing to the Florida Marlins. Tom Glavine performed every bit the part of a player who should hang up his glove, giving up 7 runs …
Activity: road cycling Location: Frederick, MD > Thurmont > Middletown > Frederick Distance: 73.4 miles (hilly – mostly in last two-thirds) Duration: 3:58 Weather: sunny and mild, 57-74 degrees Avg HR: 137 (max 170) Type: aerobic PPTC “Tour du Thurmont Extended” ride. This was my first major ride on the new Jamis, and it was …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Palisades > Dupont Circle Distance: 13.2 miles (rolling hills) Duration: 0:54 Weather: sunny with rapidly-approaching dusk, 82-84 degrees Avg HR: 135 (max 160) Type: aerobic PPTC “Downtown Breakaway” ride…. sorta. It was a ride that started out well enough: we had great turnout with an earlier start time, …
Well, the last baseball game, at least. sprite and I had a great time at the game. I managed to get us seats in the outfield mezzanine, which allowed for a great view from left field. We really got to see the extent of the crowd on hand, which was the largest attendance for a …
Activity: road cycling Location: Bowie, MD > Friendship, MD > Bowie Distance: 52.8 miles (rolling hills) Duration: 2:52 Weather: sunny with a breeze, 70-80 degrees Avg HR: 131 (max 170) Type: aerobic PPTC “Bowie To The Beach And Back (In Time For Baseball)” ride, led by me. This ride left Allen Pond Park at 7:45 …
