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I got my copy of this month’s The Atlantic yesterday. On the cover is … wait for it … Brittney Spears.
I knew the move from Boston to DC was a bad omen, but…
These truly are the end times.

My uncle, mom’s oldest brother.
Allen M. Riddle
Born in Caledonia, Ohio on Apr. 1, 1933
At Rest Feb. 29, 2008 and resided in Galion, OH.
Cemetery: Iberia Cemetery
Allen M. Riddle, 74, of Galion, died Friday, Feb. 29, 2008 at Magnolia Terrace in Galion, after an extended illness.
Born Apr. 1, 1933 in Caledonia, he was the son of [...]

One wonders.
Blue Cross chief earned $3.6m in ‘07

Got this email from Lynne this morning. It’s a Wednesday so it will be tricky to get there, but I’ll try.
CHAMPIONS TO DEDICATE MAJOR TAYLOR MONUMENT
Three-time Tour de France winner GREG LeMOND and three-time Olympic medalist EDWIN MOSES will be featured speakers at the public unveiling of the Major Taylor memorial from noon to 1 [...]

Easy riders
Boston to add bike lanes to Comm. Ave.  between Kenmore and BU Bridge. This is good in theory, that’s a particularly bad stretch of road. The intersection between Comm Ave & BU Bridge is really nasty, and has been under construction since the dawn of time. We’ll see whether it works in [...]

Sheldon Brown has died.
From Harris Cyclery:
 
Sheldon Brown: 1944 - 2008
Dear Harris Cyclery friends and customers,
It is with heavy hearts that we convey to you the news that Sheldon Brown has passed away. Our thoughts go out to his family at this time. The cycling community has lost one of it’s most passionate members.
I often encountered [...]

Parade for Pats is issue in vote
Menino said he does not want to jinx the Patriots by talking about a celebration before it is warranted, but he said a victory parade would probably start on Dartmouth Street near Columbus Avenue in the South End. The now customary caravan of Duck boats would carry the New [...]

Lance Armstrong to run in Boston Marathon
Hope it’s good weather. IIRC, last year was pretty wet, cold, and windy. It should be a zoo if he’s here. Maybe I’ll be back out on the bike by then.

Achieving Critical Mass - The Boston Globe
It’s now only a matter of time before Menino spots another opportunity to become outraged again and again tries to make us a “world class city” by becoming as insane as New York.

of snow.
Should I put on my studded tires or wait it out? Hmmmm…

Massachusetts envisions extensive bike trail - The Boston Globe
It’s not the first time this has come up.  Let’s see if they follow through.  I can hear the howling now “how dare they spend my tax money!”

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.

Landis stripped of Tour title; appeal uncertain
TBV

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 [...]

trust but verify: Tick, tick, tick…
10 days to a decision. Then the appeals start.

Hovis London Freewheel: be part of an extraordinary day
Could you imagine?

Team Northern Tier 2007
Congrats, TNT.

In re
300 attend wake for man killed by pick-up truck
Linda Rodriguez

Raul Matos, the Lower Roxbury resident who was killed Aug. 3 after being struck by a pick-up truck on Tremont Street, was a beloved family man and longtime denizen of the South End, his family and friends said.
A 73-year-old Puerto Rican native, Matos lived in [...]

Bogus Diabetes Test Strips Traced to Chinese Distributor - New York Times