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The scandal unfolds (also more) Mancebo ends his career. This is probably the end of Ullrich, too. Will Vino be out? Is it Landis to win?

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Third of the Schecter books that my friend lent me and I have to say, I had a bit of a struggle getting through this one. This is the story of Albert Fish and I honestly hope he is unique in the history of the human race. While it’s true that all serial killers [...]

The phone is out again. Same condition as last time. DSL is intermittent, but seems to be holding tenuously.
I am really tired of this.

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Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power) is charged with murder and hires Sir Wilfrid Robarts (Charles Laughton) to defined him. As with most Agatha Christie stories, the time of death is one of the most important clues. Vole’s only alibi is his wife, Christine (Marlene Dietrich) who suddenly appears as a witness for the prosecution swearing [...]

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(The amazon.com page is wrong, the author is “Gillian Gill”.)
This is an examination of Christie that tries to reach some conclusions based on what she puts in her writings. There are some terribly long winded passages deconstructing some of her novels which really should either be shortened up or reworked in some way. I’ve [...]

Update: 6/26/2006 9:53 AM
Greg brought over a Carvel Cookie Puss last night. I’ve never had one.

It was good.

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The story of Ed Gein (pron. “Geen”), the basis for Norman Bates, Leatherface, and probably a dozen other horror characters. In the ultra-rural backwater of Plainfield, Wisconsin, Ed Gein kills, flays, and grave robs for more than ten years. After his arrest, investigators discover a gruesome sight in Gein’s remote and isolated farm house.
This [...]

Tour de Pink - A Cycling Fundraiser for the Young Survival Coalition
Times Square to Hershey PA

Last purchases before the July ride, I think.

Kool Stop Dura-type brake holders & dual-compound pads (2 sets @ 16.95)
Michelin Krylion Carbon tires (2 @ 28.95)
Wipperman 9×1 Stainless 9 speed chain (1 @ 47.95)
Park Tool chainwhip (1 @ 17.95)
Park Took Shimano cassette tool (1 @ 6.95)
SRAM PG970 21-11 Road cassette (1 @ 44.95)
Shimano SPD-SL cleats (1 [...]

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A friend lent me a bunch of real crime books by Harold Schechter, and this is the first I’ve read. It’s pretty good. As he said, it’s not good writing, not great writing. Certainly entertaining. There are a few flaws some by the author and some one account of the material.
H. H. Holmes, a [...]

A three day weekend where I actually got away. It seems like it lasted a week. That was good. And boy did I need it.
Saturday was the Outriders Boston to P’town ride. It was very, very hot, but I made it with no real trouble. Slower than last year, of course, but still not too [...]

I haven’t had a dial tone since last Friday. Now, I don’t miss having a phone. There are very, very few people I need to talk to. The pay-as-you-go cell phone will work for those times, in spite of living in a red brick canyon and have to go outside to get a signal. This [...]

I forgot to mention it, but Charlie finished his ride.

Awesome, guy. Congratulations.

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Supposedly a story of how English came to be, it’s really more of a 250-page Seinfeld joke. It wears thin right away and doesn’t get much better.
“Look at that word! Look at this word! What’s up with that???”
Or maybe it’s a 250-page Yakov Smirnov joke. One of those.  In any case it’s 250 pages. [...]

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The Nelson brothers Scott and Tony (Robert Lansing and James Congdon) (no relation) develop and amplifier that allows objects to pass through each other. I’m not sure what the amplifier is amplifying, but it might be brain waves or something. Naturally, one of them (Scott) tries it on himself and he’s able to pass [...]

Yesterday was King’s Tour of the Quabbin. I didn’t tour the Quabbin, I cut it short.
What a miserable day. And it didn’t start off well. My phone went out,  (although the DSL is still working), I forgot my camera, I forgot my fenders, I forgot my glucometer, and I missed my exit off the turnpike. [...]

The absolute best clip in all of YouTube.
Bar none.
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An old scientist and his younger sidekick make a machine to speed excavation but a miscalculation sends them to the earth’s core which turns out to be hollow and they discover a whole other world. The hero, David, falls instantly in love with the first girl he meets, in true ERB style.
On the [...]

After last weekend’s washout, I played hookie today and headed northwest. Out the MM to Carlisle for lunch, then back through S. Acton, W. Concord, and Lexington. Beautiful day.