Crossroads is a bit atypical of most malls. For one thing, its food court is good. Feel like pierogies? Pad Thai? Kim-chee? A chimichanga? Hummus? Or just a Reuben? You can find them all here. Yet for as for many times as I’ve visited, this was the first time I’d noticed the art dotting the […]
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Quick thoughts on the Portland Century, whose 50-ish mile route I rode Sunday with my good friend Scott. Pluses: Portland is the epicenter of awesome (Scout, Jarrett, Ted and Scott live there). It’s also a pretty city. The St. Johns part of the route (towards the end, as you’re coming back into town) and path
I spent an extended July 4th weekend at Mt. Rainier National Park… without access to showers or shaving for several days. (There used to be showers in the basement of the visitor center at Paradise, but that was replaced with a newer, smaller, showerless visitor center.) The little white hairs on my chin kind of
A colleague recently remarked that anyone traveling to Montreal must seek out and try “poutine,” a dish whose basic form is moderate-sized french fries covered with cheese curds and gravy. The concept is not unlike the “Martian Landscape” I used to savor in Austin, only with that, it’s shredded cheddar and salsa. Another recommendation came
When I left work Friday afternoon, I had my work inbox down to ten undealt-with items – a level not seen since October of 2008. Finally, I had time to pack for my week-long trip to Montreal. What was I thinking when I set up the 6 a.m. flight? Well, for one thing, no middle
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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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