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Written by the woman who played “Angelique” in the 60’s soap opera, this has a very slow start, but gets quite good towards the end. It starts so slowly, in fact, that I almost put it down. I suppose that’s to be expected in a “novelization” of a soap opera. But about halfway through, [...]
I got a GPS thingy yesterday. A Garmin xTrex Legend. It should be fun.
According the manual, this thing eats batteries. In “power save” mode, it goes through two AAs in 18 hours. “Power save” means the GPS is off. It didn’t come with a handlebar mount, so I’ll have to go get one of those.
There [...]
Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde wins case, will be allowed to race at world championships - Cycling - Yahoo! Sports
Shortest statement evar by McQuaid.
Update: Make that a double smack.
I did the Granite State Wheelmen’s Tri-state century on Saturday. Beautiful day for the most part. A killer wind on the way back, though.
I got there at 7:00 sharp and already had to park in the overflow lot! It was more crowded than I’ve ever seen it. Of course, last year it was pouring rain. [...]
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Samuel Fromartz is a business writer who has written for Fortune, Business Week, and Inc. who found himself shopping at a local farmer’s market and Whole Foods. So he decided to find out about the organics industry. This is the story of how organic food went from smelly hippies to a multi-billion dollar industry, [...]
I Think He’s Seen One Too Many Episodes of “ER”
Landis stripped of Tour title; appeal uncertain
TBV
I decided to go for a ride yesterday (first one since the August heat meltdown) and while I was out, I got a call from the veterinary oncologist I have an appointment with next month. Color me surprised! She said someone sent her a link to this blog with the questions I had about the [...]
With paths, racks, and a czar, Mayor Menino vowing to make Boston a bike-friendly city - The Boston Globe
While I think these ideas are long, long, long, long overdue, the cynic in me can’t help but be skeptical.
On the one hand, I really sort of wonder if Menino will ever do something because it’s the [...]
Made an appointment with Dr. Turek at the oncology department at Angell Memorial. It’s for Wed Oct 5, two weeks from today. Who knew there would be such a backlog?
I talked with “Gary” about the paperwork from South Bay. There may be something else going on here too. He said the test results showed “Spindle [...]
Got a callback from the vet today with the lab results.
Hemangiopericytoma
I suppose that’s about as good a news as I could have expected. She said that it was only a tentative diagnosis because they can’t be 100% sure from only a needle aspirate, but she was pretty confident as she’s seen them before. She said [...]
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Professor Maxon takes his aide, Chinese sidekick, and daughter to an island off Borneo to continue with experiments that would be frowned upon in polite society. Namely, creating life. Which he does. Sort of. He creates horribly misshapen, “soulless” creatures with the eventual intent of creating a perfect one to marry his [...]
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Odelia Grey is an overweight paralegal who solves mysteries. Everyone needs a gimmick, I guess. This one mostly works, but I’m still left with a bit of a feeling that the author is trying to find some way to stand out in the overcrowded “gumshoe with a gimmick” market. Doubly so when we find [...]
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I’m probably the last one to read this, but whatevs.
It’s great, what can I say. Rowling is a master at creating an effect and a mood. It’s like you’re there. This edition wraps the whole thing up. It could be argued that it wraps things up a little too neatly, but OTOH, she effectively [...]
trust but verify: Tick, tick, tick…
10 days to a decision. Then the appeals start.
I gave my dog a bath on Saturday night and discovered a big growth on his leg. It’s about and inch and a half long and hard. We just came back from the vet and she didn’t like the look of it. She took samples for the pathologist. The results should be back early next [...]
Hovis London Freewheel: be part of an extraordinary day
Could you imagine?
Team Northern Tier 2007
Congrats, TNT.
Last night I swear I could hear mice chewing my nice, new cabinets.
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Three days after winning the 2006 Tour de France, Floyd Landis was accused of doping. This is Landis’ side of the story.
Regardless of your view as to whether he’s guilty or not (it’s still working its way through arbitration, more than a year later), he makes a compelling and convincing case that the [...]
