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Adopting a Kitten in the Modern Era
IntroductionAre you considering adopting a cat? Has it been awhile since you did this? Or do you just like cats and/or think I can make you laugh? Well then, read on. I adopted a kitten recently...
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From the Archives - Wacko College Rhetoric Paper
IntroductionWhen I transferred from UC Santa Barbara to UC Berkeley, I somehow didn't have the official “Schedule of Classes” that described exactly what each class was. In fact, I didn’t know this...
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What You Didn’t Know About Giraffes!
IntroductionBack in the ‘80s, a friend of mine tried to set me up with his girlfriend’s sister. I thought the whole double-dating thing was kind of corny, plus it didn’t seem like this girl was the...
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Biased Blow-By-Blow - Vuelta a España Stage 20
IntroductionSome bike race coverage is better than others, but the vast majority of accounts share one trait: journalistic integrity. This means being responsible and only reporting what is...
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Ride Report - Mount Baker (WA) with Brother & Nephew
IntroductionIt’s SOP on my bike club, after a glorious race, to send around a report, which traditionally focuses more on the food (which is always copious) than the glory (which can be elusive)....
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From the Archives - The Closet, or My Claustrophobia
IntroductionEver wonder what it would be like to be really, really claustrophobic? Well, I am. Read on for a tour of this sometimes absurd phobia.The Closet, or My Claustrophobia – June 10, 2010I’m...
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How Android Wrecked My Morning
IntroductionEver had your sleep shattered by a way-too-early phone call? Well, at least that scenario requires an evil or bumbling human at the other end of the phone. I found out recently that these...
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Fiction - The Bowl
IntroductionWhat follows is a work of fiction. All characters are totally made-up and any resemblance of any character to any real person, living or dead, or to any person who might be born at any...
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Carbon vs. Steel & the Bike Geek Divide
NOTE: This post is rated R for mild strong language and mature themes.IntroductionThis post was inspired by the book It’s All About The Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheelsby Robert Penn....
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From the Archives - Mountain Biking “Big Ring Tale”
IntroductionMy older daughter is looking to join her high school’s mountain bike team. We went to the kick-off luncheon recently, and the head coach said to her, “I hope we’re not too late ... your dad...
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Self-Help & the 8th Habit
IntroductionDon’t you hate it when this happens?It’s always so tempting to mock the word “paradigm,” and other concepts from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. (I mentioned this book to my...
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1-Star Reviews: The Fun & The Folly
IntroductionI’ve blogged before about Amateur Product Reviews: those reviews that your average joe can post on sites like Amazon, Best Buy, Yelp, etc. These serve a valuable purpose because we can’t...
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Bell’s Seasoning & The Key to Thanksgiving
IntroductionCan any interesting new sentence be formed using the words “holiday” and “tradition?” Probably not, so I’m going to chuck the junior high writing guidelines, skip the topic sentence, and...
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From the Archives - The Great TA Smackdown
IntroductionWhen somebody disses me, I usually retaliate. I’m not talking about revenge, which attempts to fix one wrong with another, but about pursuing justice in a responsible, productive fashion....
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Beck’sting: Frexting for Men?
NOTE: This post is rated R for mature themes, alcohol references, and mild strong language.IntroductionDang it! Tonight is the only night I have free to write, but half my research cannot be done....
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A Cure for Holiday Consumerist Bloat
IntroductionDo you ever feel glutted around The Holidays? Not just by food, but by stuff? I always do, whether I receive many gifts or not. The sheer spectacle of all that commerce gets to me, and...
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Leap Years & Leap Seconds
IntroductionTomorrow is the start of a leap year. What does this mean, besides the obvious bit about there being a February 29? Why do we observe leap year? What folk traditions surround this? What...
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From the Archives - The Paperboy
IntroductionI’m running out of archival stuff to recycle on slow news days. So today I’m going way, way back and posting something I have only in hardcopy, from 1986. Since I don’t feel like retyping...
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AI Smackdown - Moto vs. Cortana vs. Siri
NOTE: This post is rated R for mild strong language.IntroductionI already blogged about my Android phone—not the way a professional critic would, but in terms of what’s actually interesting about it,...
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Workout Megmix Liner Notes - Part I
NOTE: This post is rated R for mild strong language.IntroductionA couple friends asked me for recommendations for music to listen to while riding the stationary bike or indoor trainer. I’ve been...
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