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Either Heat or Fitness or Umunhum Did Me In
I’ve done Mt. Umunhum a number of times since the road had been been opened up to the top. However, this summer for some reason, I’ve had issues making it all the way to the top. The last few times … Continue reading
Summer Fitness Competition at Work
In an effort to build morale, companies will organize some friendly competition between different groups of teams. They count number of steps, and they even included an option to convert cycling miles into steps. That’s cool … with all the … Continue reading
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How Did I Get That Many Miles In?
It’s end of July, and I decided to look at my Strava stats … Whoa. 782 miles in the month of July? I didn’t ride a really long day … I think the longest was 55 miles, but I guess … Continue reading
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Heat Advisory and Like a Doofus, I forget To Fill my Water Bottle
The news broadcast a heat advisory warning for the Bay Area. So I decided to buy a 1.5l bottle of water from 7-11. I was going to fill it up, when I got to the ride start (I was driving … Continue reading
Making the Best out of being On Call
Ever since a department re-org, my weekends have been pretty crappy. You see, they moved two products that I support away from me, and they laid off 3 of 5 in my staff. That left 2 if us left, so … Continue reading
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iTunes LP: Another Reason Why Apple Sucks
Fresh off the announcement that iTunes is going away, I thought I’d review all the songs/titles I have on iTunes. One that I haven’t played in a long time is the Beatles Box Set. This included some exclusive videos, as … Continue reading
In Between Two Social Bike Clubs
I have to admit, I’m a little spoiled here in the Bay Area. I live geographically in the middle, between two social bike clubs. Western Wheelers, usually starts rides in the Palo Alto/Los Altos area, while Almaden Cycle Touring Club … Continue reading
Heatwave … Yeah it does feel like June
This year has been weird weather-wise. Yes, I’m glad we are out of the drought, and we’ve had tons of rain, and snow in the local mountains. It was even raining as recent as a couple of weeks ago (and … Continue reading
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Oh no, It can’t Be Over
… No, I’m not referring to the end of Game of Thrones … although it is kinda sad that it is over. No, I’m referring to the fun of seeing the Amgen Tour of California, live, and in person, along … Continue reading
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