I am really a ball of anger and frustration and guilt right now.  I talked to my Dad this afternoon to find out that my Mom is back in the hospital.  Apparently her new wheelchair has created pressure sores on her back, one of which turned necrotic and will need to be debrided.  She was [...]

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I just purchased an audiobook of Wil Wheaton’s Just a Geek (read by the author himself, naturally) and started listening to it while I was driving to Warner on Friday night.  I also discovered Wil’s Radio Free Burrito podcast and spent Thursday and Friday listening to most of the entries.  In both I heard segments [...]

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Occasionally I check out The Toronto Star website in order to keep on top of Toronto news.  I went over there today to get an update on how the Toronto garbage strike is progressing and came across a front-page item stating that former CFNY DJ Martin Streek was recently found dead in his apartment.
This is [...]

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Two days now where we’ve actually gotten some sun! Perfect weather for a July 4th weekend. Went to a farm stand yesterday and bought a bunch of local vegetables and fruit.  Today I had to get out on the bike again, so I did a quick 14 mile ride just to get back [...]

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So here is Day 2 as recorded via Facebook/Twitter.
7:03 a.m.:Getting ready for day 2. Feeling a little drained right now but will feel better after breakfast and stretching.
8:00 a.m.: Ready to hit the road.

10:02 a.m.: 22 miles so far. Feeling it, but I feel like I have enough in the tank. (Worst hill of the [...]

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So going to write up more details on the ride but here’s a quick summary on Day 1 as I updated Twitter/Facebook. I’ve got some photos even though I hate how fat I look in them.
5:53 a.m.: Wow it’s early. Need coffee.
8:00 a.m. Ride starts
11:18 a.m.: 38 miles complete so far. Still somewhat energetic.

1:28 [...]

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I don’t know if I’ve ever met a person who’s better at making excuses than I am.
If you look at it one way, I do have a bunch of (partially) valid excuses:

My mom has been hospitalized since March and I’ve had to take some time to travel to Toronto to help my Dad out
Every weekend [...]

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I recently read a great essay in the New Yorker by Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point, about how unconventional strategies help weak opponents beat strong ones.  The story focuses on how Vivek Ranadive, an immigrant from India, first looked at basketball when he decided to coach his daughter’s basketball team:
Ranadivé was puzzled by [...]

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So Mere and I finally got to the mecca of wine, WineLibrary, in Springfield NJ.  We spent 2.5 hours there and it didn’t seem like any time at all.  Here’s what we picked up:
2007 Domaine De La Garrigue Cotes Du Rhone Cuvee Romaine
2006 Keesha Pinot Noir
2006 Sierra Salinas Mo (Yecla, Spanish Table Wine)
2007 Green Groves [...]

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More great music from the Playing for Change project.
Playing For Change | Peace Through Music.

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