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Archive for September, 2006

Why didn’t I think of that…

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

OK, slightly off topic, but when you come across something that is ingenious, you gotta share it. Fact is, I get stuck taking care of the wife’s cats (ok, their mine now too.) You know what I mean, I get stuck with the crap processing, i.e. taking out the litter. So, [...]

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Noontime Bike Quickie

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

Nothing like a quickie at lunch these… on a bike that is. Since I work from home now, I can rip out a quick 10-15 miles or so and be back at home, showered and back to work in about an hour. The key is to focus on quality, not quantity. [...]

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Meat and Potatoes

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

Vindication at last! Friends have always looked at me kind of funny when I eschewed the typical pre-race “carbo” bloating (I mean loading) meal of Pasta in favor of a nice 8-10 oz. steak, a baked potato with butter and a side of green vegetables such as green beans. Now Active.com has [...]

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Will Blog for Food!

Saturday, September 16th, 2006

Check out my new store featuring many products that I either have and recommend or wish to purchase sometime in the near future. I also offer products that relate to the things I like to do, such as Triathlon, Photography, Organic Eating, Computer Programming and sports and fitness. Everything is offered through [...]

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New GPS Maps for Cary, NC Bike Rides

Saturday, September 16th, 2006

Well, I finally have figured out how to combine my GPS data from rides and overlay them onto Google Maps. There isn’t much rocket science to this, just use GPS Visualizer and it is pretty simple. For me, it was more a matter of getting the tools together to get the data [...]

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Dear Cary Parkway Driver

Friday, September 15th, 2006

Please forgive my arrogance today, September 15 on your beloved Cary Parkway. I truly did not mean to ride my bike on the six inches of pavement just to the left of the cement apron. I also didn’t mean to follow the rules of the road, signal my turns and take every [...]

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