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Archive for April, 2006

Teaching a Kid to ride a bike

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

Forget training wheels.  They take forever and they don’t teach your child the essential requirement of riding a bike: balance.
To teach your child, use the method taught in Bicycling Magazine.  It is a surefire, no brainer that teaches your child what it feels like to balance and allows them to do what their body [...]

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Wetsuit Tip

Tuesday, April 25th, 2006

Good Wetsuit tip at http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/cnytriathlon/message/1618
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Lucene moves

Saturday, April 15th, 2006

I am moving most of my Lucene related information to lucene.grantingersoll.com.  It contains news, writings by me on Lucene, as well as summary information on the various Lucene mailing lists so that you can keep tabs with what is going on without constantly reading the mail.
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Bike Fitting

Tuesday, April 11th, 2006

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again.  Get yourself a proper bike fitting.  If you are in the Syracuse area, give Ray Woodford an email and setup an appointment.  Now that I am out riding outside again, I notice a marked difference in both speed and comfort.  I know it is not [...]

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Name that Animal

Monday, April 3rd, 2006

Here’s what was in my dryer this morning:

Picture is a little poor since it was taken through bars…
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Joshua Tree Photos Online

Saturday, April 1st, 2006

Check out some of my snapshots from Joshua Tree National Park
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