What is the game of “Chicken?” In the movies, two hooligans with something to prove settle their differences by racing their cars towards each other. The first one to turn away, averting certain collision, is the “chicken” and loses face among his cohorts. The other player, referred to as the “winner,” gets bragging rights and […]
Taken at point #5 on the map Last year’s Tour de Blast was rainy and miserable. However, as time and endorphins worked their magic, I forgot about all that. When registration was available in July, I eagerly signed up, hoping to score a low registration number. I got up at 3:30 a.m., ate breakfast, checked
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Director Mitch pointed me to an article on the interview twists and turns some HR people will inflict upon candidates. (Further commentary is available on Newmark’s Door and Just Procastinating. Guest blogger Dr Bob makes some general HR rantiness.) I decided it might be fun to spend next week blogging about some of the bizarre
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Last month I had upped the load I was using in weight training. I was on a second set of chest curls when I felt the twinge. My left elbow has since been achey since, but no more than anything else. I didn’t have any serious problems until I rode the 7 Hills of Kirkland.
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We took the kids to the Museum of Flight Monday. While we were in line, I fished through my wallet trying to find my membership card. I found it — after we reached the front of the line, my wife put down the youngest, dug out her purse, and flashed the card. This is a
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Quite a long time ago, I mused about breakfast cereals. Being a fickle customer, I’ve since moved onto Kashi‘s GoLean Crunch. It’s quite tasty, and I’ve enjoyed it for breakfast for the last several months. I’ve been noticing Kashi stuff popping up in a lot of places, leading me to believe it’s not run by
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What’s the fastest mammal? – Nancy, CA On land, cheetahs have been clocked doing speeds up to speeds of 60 miles per hour for short periods. In the ocean, the killer whale has been recorded swimming at 34 miles per hour. In the air, the big brown bat has been measured flying at just under
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In celebration of my 500th comment, I’m answering reader mail all week. So, if you have a question, and the library won’t help you, send it my way. Hints: try to make it something I have a shot of answering, or at least humorously. (Offer void where prohibited by law. And in Bermuda.) Q. WTF
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