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New Orleans Shenaniganza, Part 1
Last weekend I got the opportunity to see my good friends Hayes and Jess in their home town of New Orleans. I love them to death--time with them is usually a riot, and I haven't seen them since March, so I was due for a visit. Given that I had not been to NOLA before, I was pretty excited about this trip ( Read more... ) -
Quote of The Day
Talking to a friend of mine while they're in the office: "We got a new phone system, and none of the words on here make sense. If I want to put you on hold, I have to hit a button that says 'consult'." -
Just One Thing
I've got the bike shorts, the pump attached to the frame, the little back seat pack with tools and a tube. The tires are set at 90 psi. All systems check, we're good to go--wait, where is my bib ( Read more... ) -
IM Dump: The strange power of arbitrary words to be funny to me...
On the strange power of arbitrary words to be funny to me ( Read more... ) -
Returning.
I like living in a place which makes me feel good to come back to it. Feeling welcomed by its scattered inanimate artifacts is odd yet comforting. -
Delayed on the runway.
I'm sitting in an airplane, on a runway, waiting for congestion to clear up. The guy next to me hasn't flown in 17 years. His brother, sitting next to him, told me he lied and told him our flight is two hours (it's more like four ( Read more... ) -
Biking Weekend!
Weather permitting, I'm looking forward to a weekend full of cycling! Tonight, prospect park with some random folks from the bike & food meetup. Tomorrow, biking up Lafayette/4th/Park Avenues as part of the Summer Streets event, with a break at the Frying Pan, then Sunday a 40 miler for the Brooklyn! Waterfront! Epic! Ride!:
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To Climb or Not To Climb
"By stairs: You can access the first and second levels of the tower (187 and 377 ft., respectively) by climbing 1,652 stairs. There is a small admission fee. Visitors with vertigo should abstain."
From the about.com articleI may get there at 8:30p tonight and just start climbing, and see how I feel when I get to the first level, at which point I ( Read more... )
