• Five Boro Bike Tour

    Two weekends ago, I hopped in a minivan packed with bikes and people (coworker Brian, lunch friend Molly, and two of their friends, Pam and Patrick), and made my way up to NYC to ride around as part of the Five Boro Bike Tour. The idea is you start in Manhattan and over the course

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  • My Thoughts on Swine Flu

    Just the media needing a story to latch on to. Let’s look at some mortality rates: Avian/Bird Flu (H5N1): 56%SARS: 15%Swine Flu (H1N1): 4.5%Typical Flu Season: 1% (couldn’t find good data so I estimated based on what I did gather AND this number is only for the US, where Swine Flu has a 0% death

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  • Katie’s Pretty Face and More

    Paid a visit to the family out in Herndon. Kids are hilarious… Katie does this “pretty face” thing that is absolutely atrocious and hilarious. Click for Gallery

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  • Race: Crystal City 5K Friday #4

    Last week I paced Erin to her adult PR. This week, I was feeling good, was able to get in all my training mileage, and decided to give this race a solid effort. It was a hot and somewhat windy day. My goal was 6:00 pace, which equates to an adult PR (18:49 last year).

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  • What’s Been Going On – 04/20/09

    Been a while since an update… Nothing too noteworthy happening, but I don’t want to leave you all without an update for too long. Immediately following the race (posted below), we dug up our yard, ripped out a half dozen stumps and such, and fill up the front bed with 10 bushes and a few

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  • I’m Fuming

    Remember four months ago when I was told they had bike racks in the garage? Today we received a memo [from building management] that bikes are no longer allowed in the building. We can come in the loading dock, go down the freight elevator and park in the dimly lit garage on crappy old bike

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