remembering jerry leiber
Yup – a music post. I don’t have that much to say about Jerry Leiber, other than he co-wrote some…
another angle on the tommy wells demotion
A quick thought about the whole, ill-advised shakeup within the DC Council that found Tommy Wells suddenly on the outs…
cycling log: 25 june 2011 (diabolical double)
Activity: road cycling Location: McHenry, MD (Wisp Mountain Resort) Distance: 125.38 miles (many steep and technical climbs and descents) Duration:…
mountains of misery: a primer
In a little more than one week, hundreds of road cyclists will take on Mountains of Misery, a challenging 102…
things i used to love
A post on NPR’s All Songs Considered blog has me thinking about things I used to love (or, at the…
a note regarding the impending federal government shutdown
To all my friends out there who may be cheering the impending shutdown of the Federal government: Please note that…
why dc doesn’t need udc
On today’s Kojo Nnamdi Show, Tom Sherwood called the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) a “backwater school.” This…
ten on tuesday: best pic-a-tures
This week’s Ten on Tuesday asks for your favorite winners of the Best Motion Picture prize at the Oscars. I’ve…
4,873
4,873 miles on two wheels. That’s my mileage total for 2010. That’s 30 fewer miles than in 2009, 249 fewer…
wayback wednesday: racing the bike in the 1980s
I love Sarah’s new idea for Wednesday posts: going back through the mists to time to find old photos and…