Archive for May, 2008
Monday, May 26th, 2008
Tour de Brooklyn 2008
It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since I did my first organized bike ride, the appropriately titled Tour de Brooklyn. Time flies when you’re on two wheels I guess. Anyway, I decided to do it again this year and it was even more fun because I was joined by my Five Boro Bike [...]
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Machines: The Large and the Very, Very Small
A rather sexist demonstration but no less impressive.
This is a video of a robot smaller than a grain of salt “playing” soccer.
Here’s a picture of the robot on a grain of salt. Wow, what a world we live in!
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
A Trip Across the Triborough Bridge
UPDATE: The entrance to the walk/bike path on the Astoria/Wards Island section of the bridge is located on the north side of the bridge at Hoyt Ave N and 27th St. in Astoria. You can see it here. The walk/bike path entrance on the bridge from Randall’s Island to Manhattan is located here and exits [...]
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
Take My Advice
Chicken Vindaloo, while delicious, may not be the best choice for lunch if you ride your bike home at the end of the workday. I’m just sayin’.
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Skeletons for Skully
A video present for skully aka buddha-is aka Kevin for turning me on to Kiss My Face Peaceful Patchouli Bath Gel. Now I smell like a dirty hippie but in a good way.
By far, my favorite piece of animation from that company with the Mouse. Don’t wanna get anyone in trouble by mentioning [...]
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Another Biking First!
It’s less than a week since I did my first bike commute in the rain and today brings another first, a flat. I’m riding up First Avenue near 23rd St. and the rear wheel starts getting squirrely. I glance down and sure enough, it’s going flat. Bummer, it’s not enough that I had to battle [...]
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
A Comment About Comments
I’ve rarely responded to comments on my posts. I’m not really sure why although it’s certainly not for a lack of appreciation. I sincerely enjoy getting feedback in the form of comments, I’ve just never really felt the urge to “comment” back as it were. Lately though, I’ve been reconsidering that policy. The jury is [...]
