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Arrested!
Got a call from the local MDA office saying that they would like to arrest me to help raise some funds for their 2007 Lock-Up program. I said, sure, why not. So, they slapped a $1200 bail figure on me and said they’d be in to arrest me at work on May 15th. Please give…
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q1 2007 Running Update
Here we go again… Yeah, pretty uninspiring title, I know. Hopefully, the content will be a little better. The main goals for the start of the year were to try to stick to the weights to keep the non-running related muscles in check and to start getting my average pace down a bit. Pump It…
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I Just Wanna Watch TV (part 34) ???
Eh? So, I’ve got the new TV and the old tube is long gone, right? Yep, that hasn’t changed. Thankfully, the new TV has been working like a champ. But, the other day, this showed up in my mail slot: Hmm, I did get the extended warranty on the new TV, but they shouldn’t have…
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Bugatti Veyron at top speed on Top Gear
Some interesting video of the Top Gear guys running a Bugatti Veyron all the way up to its maximum speed of 253 mph. Interesting facts: To safely get up to the top speed they needed a straightaway of 5.5 miles. At top speed, the tire lifetime is only 15 minutes. No matter on the short…
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Interesting Read, yestercuse.com
A friend mentioned yestercuse.com a while back, but I didn’t have get a chance to check it out. A second mention of challenge by a local newpaper writer got me to make it over to the site. Turns out the person or persons behind the site are doing a good job staying anonymous. The tag…
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West
Last weekend I was lucky enough to make it out of wintery CNY for a trip to Phoenix (Arizona, not NY, wise guys) for my brother-in-laws wedding. On the day of the wedding I had some downtime while the girls were off doing their prep stuff; so, I found it the perfect opportunity to duck…