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Making Cary, NC a Greener Place

Sunday, June 17th, 2007

Living in Cary, North Carolina is a good thing by most accounts, consistently
ranking very high in livability, even while withstanding the ire of
others in the Triangle for being too “beige”.  Whatever that means.
As if the rest of the triangle is all that interesting when compared
to the likes of NYC or San Francisco.  At any rate, [...]

J & D Tree Pros Recommendation

Friday, May 25th, 2007

J & D Tree Pros, Inc - Serving Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Just had these guys remove 5 Pine trees and 1 Elm tree and they did a great job.  Very professional, friendly and on time.  Trees came out like nothing using a big crane.  Here are a few shots of the process:

Only incident was my [...]

Best Pizza Ever

Friday, February 9th, 2007

Mmmm, Pizza. OK, so anyone that knows me, knows that I have always sworn up and down that Antonio’s Pizza in Amherst, MA was the best pizza ever made. And that isn’t just me talking “glory days” either, reminiscing about college. My wife never believed me until she ate there and became [...]

3 hour ride starting in Cary, NC

Monday, January 15th, 2007

Had a great 3 hour ride south of Cary, NC yesterday. My first real long ride since coming back from hernia surgery and it felt great. Two friends and I did a bunch of back roads south of Cary (TOPO! TPO file GPX file) on a sunny 65 degree morning. The route [...]

GPS and Biking

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

Scott Chilcote’s Page has a nice presentation on the basics of buying and purchasing a GPS unit for use with a bike. Download the powerpoint here. You can see/buy my basic setup at my store. Fancier versions are available, but I find the eTrex setup works pretty well for me.
Related links:
TOPO! OS [...]

Cary Parkway to Jordan Lake Backroads Ride

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

Had a nice ride out to Jordan Lake this morning (see map). Some really nice roads, especially Wimberly and the other roads around 751. 751 is decent on bike, but there is a lot of car traffic compared to the other backroads around it. Lowlights of the ride are High House (short [...]