Category: Lists

1Q 2008:Travel to Reno (NV), Vancouver (BC), Portland (OR). Rode (most of) SIR 200k March brevet – So close to finishing. Had my first forty-something physical.  Tried volunteering at a local school.  Learned that dried spaghetti, when bent enough, will break in at least three places. 2Q 2008: Travel to: Pendleton (OR), Richland (WA) Rode the Century Ride of the […]

LearningNerd “tagged” me with the 5TYDKAM meme. So, here goes… In 1991, my employer asked me to help out with one of those TV news filler segments on “people who (are crazy enough to want to) bike to work.” So they’d have more than a talking head, the news reporter wanted me to ride around the parking lot while they […]

This Geek Test has been going around work. At 507 questions, it’s long and, unfortunately, I’ve got the high score at 38.65878%. There were several questions I wanted to comment on.

(Totally random.)

I’ve seen various incantations of this “learn more about your friends” meme going around. Here are some of the responses.

Charity sponsored: Red Cross Ella and Woodstock have organized an official de-lurking day. The concept is thus: most of us know there are folks who read our blogs who never comment. Maybe you stumbled upon here because you’re wondering about blue interstate logo signs, why cyclists wear strange clothes, how weather is forecast, are those ‘lose 95 pounds by October’ […]

I saw this earlier today — not sure where — and thought it might be kind of thematically appropriate. The question was originally “If you were a _____, what would you be?” but I think it works better as “What is your favorite ______?” Condiment – A-1 steak sauce. It’s crazy, but I love to occasionally indulge in french fries […]