For years, I’ve been critical of TV coverage of the Olympic Games by the United States media. They think that the average American is stupid. No, seriously – they do. Thee assume that, as a whole, we know nothing about sports other than baseball, football, basketball, NASCAR and hockey. They think that we’re only interested …
By now most of my readers (hello, readers!) will have heard of the tragic death of Georgian luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili during a practice run at the Whistler Sliding Centre this morning. My thoughts are with the entire Olympic family, the teammates and coaches of Kumaritashvili, and his family and friends. That said, I hope …
This winter has been a real winter in the District of Columbia. Rather than overreacting to the chance of an inch or two of snow, this winter has packed two storms that have dumped a grand total of 40 inches at The Burrow. Other, smaller storms have dumped an additional 7 or so inches, making …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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!
