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  • You Can’t Count on East Coast Weather in March

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday it was 65 degrees Fahrenheit in East Windsor. The snow was almost melted. I took a jacket with me to an afternoon meeting but didn’t put it on, even when I returned home after dark. What about today? It was 45 degrees Fahrenheit and pouring rain at 5:30 this morning.…

  • Suggestions for Restocking Your Amazon.com Wishlist

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the first things that my wife, Kathleen, did after the holidays were over was to update her Amazon.com wishlist. She removed all of the gifts that people gave her that had not been purchased from Amazon. After she did that, she offered to update my wishlist as well. Thanks…

  • 2005 Tour de Georgia Scheduled for April 19-24

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe had a nice visit with Kathleen’s aunt from Atlanta, Jane Kuykendall, over the Christmas holiday. Seeing her got me thinking of the Dodge Tour de Georgia. A quick check of their website indicates that the 2005 race is scheduled for April 19 – 24. No route announcement has been made…

  • S’mores Nativity Set May Be Taking the Theme a Bit Too Far

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteS’mores Nativity Set: The Holy Family as marshmallows. [ Photo: Santa’s Depot ] Kathleen and I have a number of S’mores ornaments made by Midwest of Cannon Falls. Most of them are things like a marshmallow man dressed as a doctor or a marshmallow man in a halloween costume. Over the…

  • Spent Yesterday Afternoon in New York City

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday’s light story volume is the result of my trip to New York City. Kathleen and I went in for the afternoon, had lunch at my favorite spot when I worked on Wall Street, Rosario’s Italian Bistro, saw the Christmas Tree in Rockefeller Center, and went out to dinner in Greenwich…

  • Eddie Merckx Raises His Profile by Riding in Public Events

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteCyclingNews reported that Eddie Merckx rode in the Israel Triathlon Open in Eliat this weekend, participating in a relay team that also included German triathlete Lothar Leder and Israel Triathlon Association chairman Chagi Pagirsky. The article points out that Merckx, arguably cycling’s most legendary champion, has been extremely visible in the…

  • Major Cyclocross Event in New Jersey on November 21, and I Missed It

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Home News Tribune reports that a series of cyclocross races took place in Highland Park, New Jersey on Sunday, November 21, 2004. I missed them because I had to officiate two hockey games (fun, but I can do that any weekend). I would have really enjoyed going to watch. I…

  • Case Against Tyler Hamilton Examined by The New York Times

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteTDFblog pointed out a New York Times article summarizing the doping case against Tyler Hamilton and his on-going quest to clear his name. A lot of fans of the sport have difficulty believing that Tyler would commit the offense that he is charged with (transfusing another person’s blood into himself without…

  • The Best Action Photo of Dave Aiello in a Long Time

    Reading Time: 2 minutesDave Aiello Out of the Saddle:Covered Bridge Metric Century,August 15, 2004, Lancaster, PA.Click on the photo for a larger image.[ Photo: Harvey Levine ] Here’s a photo of me riding the 2004 Covered Bridge Metric Century, a large cycling event that took place on August 15 in Lancaster, PA. The photo was…