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Goals

Posted on 2006-01-08 by frank

My cycling and fitness goal for the year is to ride 3000 miles. That’s nearly double what I rode in 2005, but I know I can do it, I’ll just have to ride a lot more this winter. Last year, … Continue reading →

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First ride, Bartram Trail

Posted on 2006-01-08 by frank

I had my first extended trail ride on the new mountain bike this morning. Jeff and I left for the trail about 9:30, just as it was warming up a little bit and the frost was melting off the cars. … Continue reading →

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A Perfect Day?

Posted on 2006-01-08 by frank

I left Andrea outside holding two bicycles, one of them attached to a trailer containing Elizabeth, who’d been chattering away in there for the hour as we rode our way downtown along the Augusta Canal Tow Path. We’d parked our … Continue reading →

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Ten minutes to a good cappuccino with 1/3rd the mess

Posted on 2006-01-06 by frank

A typical process for making a cappuccino, say at a cafe or a Starbucks, goes like this: Foam the milk in a special milk-steaming vessel Pull the shots of espresso in to special espresso shot cups Pour the milk in … Continue reading →

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How about this coffee for work?

Posted on 2006-01-05 by frank

Seems like the coffee at work is often either too weak because someone started with crappy mass-market grounds and only used half a thimble of them per cup, or it’s too bitter because they don’t clean out the coffee pot … Continue reading →

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