I spent my third Memorial Day in a row in the cycling paradise of Pendleton, Oregon. Can’t say too much more about the ride itself that hasn’t already been said. On the way there, I stopped in Ellensburg to do an art walk multi-cache. This one was pretty cool. Disturbing yard-art: Check out the whole […]
While cleaning out my study, I found my Garmin Edge 305 GPS sitting in the back of a desk drawer. The poor, poor neglected device hasn’t had any fitness loving in the last year because its battery was unable to hold a charge more than an hour – down from >10 hours new. This is
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Judging from the number of email solicitations from complete strangers to “schedule an appointment” I’ve been receiving, my business email address is ensconced in some marketing database. Below is an example that struck me as How Not To Do This Sort Of Thing. Snarky comments are inline in [red]. Subject: Would like to connect with
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Saturday morning, I helped with the Seattle Randonneurs “Adopt a Road” litter pickup. Combined, we picked up sixteen moderate-sized bags along a stretch of East Lake Sammamish Parkway from LouisThompson Road to 28th ST NE. In the two bags I filled, the most frequently found item was cigarette butts. Styrofoam peanuts were the most obnoxious
I have to agree with Elizabeth that the whole taking a phone call in the middle of a meeting is off-putting. Some of my coworkers are notorious about this, often jumping to address a quadrant 4 domestic issue. I do try to ignore any calls until after the meeting’s over. One exception is if my spouse’s
Not New Jersey Since January, Cycle Oregon has been teasing its potential participants about this year’s ride. They posted the route’s “shape” on the web site, inviting all to attend the official kick-off event (in Portland, the City Of Cool People.. like Scout and Jarrett and Scott). Until then, the web site forums were active
In the chart below, the red line represents the time-history of my participation in Postcrossing for the past two years. The red line shows postcards sent, the blue line is the number received. Any guesses where I lost interest because the five-card limit on cards in-circulation was a problem? Bueller? They’ve since increased the limit
The last few weeks have been the melange of wintery weather: Pineapple Express, snow, ice, snow, travel to Florida (well, that was okay), and Pineapple Express: The Empire Strikes Back. In short, terrible for biking. The lack of recurring, physical outlet has not been good on my physique… or psyche. A forecast of “overcast