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October 30th, 2011
It’s +1 out right now (9 am). I am going to be motorcycling to church today. Then it’s off to Lululemon to pick up my pants, and Starbucks to add another star to my collection. I am 7 stars and am 4 days behind on 30 stars in 30 days. I remain hopeful that [...] October 17th, 2011
The PEC marathon was a disaster. Personally, I wasn’t prepared and it showed. In retrospect I don’t know how I pulled Ottawa off so well. Around 29 km I decided to stop my pace. My first half was a respectable 1:50-ish. From 29 it was quite down hill. I walked many kilometres in the [...] September 27th, 2011
This Sunday is the PEC Marathon. I’ll be the only one I know running. It has an 8am start time, which should put me in at the finish around noon. I’m in no rush, as I have already beat my marathon goal for the year. I think it will be cool just to finish [...] August 24th, 2011
When I was younger I fell victim to the BMW marketing machine. BMW created a series of short films called the Hire starring Clive Owen that showcased the capabilities of their beautiful vehicles. The series convinced me that I needed to own a BMW 750Li–the flagship BMW sedan–primarily because it was so luxurious, and [...] August 3rd, 2011
I was in Kingston this long weekend for a family reunion. It was fun, and nice to see many family members I hadn’t seen in a while all in one place. It was organized by my aunt and she did a great job of keeping it entertaining. There were a few moments where I [...] July 24th, 2011
Yesterday morning Adam and I went for a bicycle ride. I was riding my mountain bike as we were intending to go through the Kanata Lakes area. We got 5 minutes in and turned around because the bugs were insane. We ended up bicycling to to Carp–specifically to the Diefenbunker. We turned around and [...] July 20th, 2011
I ordered a windshield for my motorcycle today. I went to Dream Cycles in Ottawa thinking that I would order a Memphis Shades Memphis Slim windshield. The lady at the shop was quite helpful and showed me what this windshield would look like on the bike. This would have involved relocating the turn signals, [...] April 27th, 2011
The motorcycle mods are all done. Mods…I should say mod (singular). I changed my rear sprocket, changing my 41 tooth to a 38 tooth. This involved cutting two links out of the chain. I purchased a chain breaker and riveter tool for this and it worked quite well. There was also a recommendation that [...] April 5th, 2011
My mood has soured. This weekend was great. I saw some great people, had a great run, listened to some great music really loudly in a great car. It seemed that almost nothing could bring me down. Never say never. Last Thursday some of the guys and I did some mods to my motorcycle. [...] March 21st, 2011
Further updates: I played squash on Saturday morning. Adam and I played an intense match-up. New racquet and new shoes in hand for Adam. It was fun. Saturday afternoon we got Adam’s bike back on the road. Topped up the battery, pumped up the tires, cleaned and lubed the chain, full oil change with [...] |
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