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Trader Joe’s — Cary

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Other than the fact that competition is good, especially when it comes to the price of and access to organic foods, I am not sure what the big deal is with the new Trader Joe’s in Cary. For the uninitiated, Trader Joe’s is a grocery store carrying largely organic brands, similar to Whole Foods. [...]

Active.com - Alcohol: The benefits and risks

Friday, October 20th, 2006

Active.com - Alcohol: The benefits and risks
Interesting article on alchohol and the athlete at Active.com. The thing that is lost in the debate to me is that most, if not all, of the benefits of drinking wine can be gotten from drinking grape juice and you don’t have the side effects. Drink wine [...]

Cary, NC Favorites

Saturday, October 7th, 2006

So, I have lived in Cary, NC for a few months, and thought I would share some of the places I like best around here (click the red flag for information):

Also, check out my maps page for some of my favorite bike rides in and around Cary.

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 an [...]

Eating Right while Traveling

Friday, May 12th, 2006

If you are an athlete, you know the importance of nutrition in your training program. If you are like me and also like to travel, you know how hard it is to find good, healthy food while on the road.
At least, it used to be hard. Now we bring Nikki and David Goldbeck’s [...]

Funny Organic Star Wars Spoof

Sunday, March 19th, 2006

For those of you who like Star Wars and Organic food, you might get a kick out of Store Wars