Archive for January, 2005
Sunday, January 9th, 2005
The Sublime and the Ridiculous – A Continuing Series
Well, here I am again; faced with an intimidating blank screen. I feel somewhat at a loss as to what to include in this entry, so I’ve decided to focus on both the ridiculous and sublime elements of my new favourite show, “House.” “House” is a medical drama, with a quirky sense of humor, on […]
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Friday, January 7th, 2005
Back in the swing of things
Well, I just get back from vacation, try to get back on my bike, and seem to be stuck in neutral. On Tuesday, some residual ice in the chain froze, rendering the bike temporarily unrideable. It now sleeps in the house overnight. Wednesday, I actually got to ride. Thursday, with threatening snowfall afoot, I take […]
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Monday, January 3rd, 2005
The Sublime and the Ridiculous – A Continuing Series
I’ve decided to give up numbering these entries. I catalogue everything by number and/or alphabet in my work and home life and it is becoming a kind of sickness. I think I must try to create a little chink in this armor of obsessive-compulsiveness and this is the perfect place to start. Happy 2005 to […]
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Sunday, January 2nd, 2005
Year in Review
Here’s a list of some of the best and worst, or at least most memorable, experiences I have had this year, in no particular order: -I won a well-contested sprint for second place, against two other riders in a breakaway (the first place rider was well up the road). That was in a Tuesday Night […]
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Saturday, January 1st, 2005
Understanding "Understanding Comics"
Much more than two weeks late, I’ve read Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics. It’s a virtuoso work. I am not especially interested in comics. I (shamefully) collected a year or two of early “Punisher War Jounals” in high school, but I got over that. I also devoured every Asterix or Tintin comic book in every library […]
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Saturday, January 1st, 2005
Back on the bike
After what must be my longest cycling hiatus in years, I got back on my bike for a good long ride on Thursday. I put in a comfy two hours, and it felt good. Now I have to start mounting all those goofy parts I bought at the Boxing Day sale. It feels good to […]
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Saturday, January 1st, 2005
Movies and such
Christmas chocolate’s all gone, so it’s time to think new year’s resolutions, which I take fairly seriously. First resolution: lose 10 pounds, minimum, to hit my racing weight. I have until the serious races start, which is Easter for me. No problem: Lent is always a good training period. Wait, there’s still some Bailey’s in […]