• Mount Tabor Race #2

    I was on time for this one! Man, what an easier race when you’re able to draft. No win or podium, but pretty pleased with my performance on a course that isn’t particularly ideal for someone with my build (read: fat). For this one I put the carbon wheels back on since there is absolutely zero braking in this constant up and down affair.…

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  • Mount Tabor “Not” Race #1

    My first race back on the road yesterday turned out to be a mild success; I didn’t break anything. Unfortunately, that was because I rode the entire thing solo. The Mount Tabor Race Series is a set of six weekly (Wednesday) races around a 1.3 mile loop with 140ft of elevation that I’ve signed up for (5 of 6 are scored for series points,…

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  • A farewell and some hellos

    We are now a single car family. Err “family.” We knew we didn’t need two cars here, left hers in VA (sold a few months ago) and have been getting around in the GTI ever since. Except only I really got around in it. The manual transmission bit wasn’t in the cards for Mrs. Heather, and that’s okay, because most of my driving nowadays…

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  • Spring Training

    If you’ve been following the last few athletic related posts, you know I’m not in relatively great shape. Returning from a week of vacation in North Carolina where I figured I’d get no training at all in (which didn’t happen because I still managed to get six hours in after rescuing a wrecked beach cruiser), I was planning to double up to play catch up.…

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  • 2014 Race for Hope 5K

    This year marked our 4th Race for Hope. This being the 7th year it has been held, we’ve now been to more than not. That’s neat. Edit: 17th year. I’m bad at reading. We had a pretty big team this year and raised over $2000. Was great to see all the friends, family, and “family” out to show their support. Clicky for my photo…

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  • A Follow-up to “How Verizon Scammed Me”

    Initial post. This all occurred many months ago, but my frequent writing also ended around that time. I followed the advice that I received via comment and contacted Verizon’s legal group (they have an address if you dig around for it) to notify them I was taking them to small claims court. Within a day or two of sending that e-mail, I received a…

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