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March 18th, 2011
Hello, world. Here are some general updates. Last night I woke my motorcycle from hibernation. Immediately it felt familiar and comfortable. I took it around the block a few times, as did Adam J., and it was generally a great experience. I rode to work this morning and the weather was beautiful. It was [...] January 10th, 2011
I have a Goodlife fitness membership now, owing to the close proximity to my home and an excellent corporate rate through RIM. I have been a few times so far this year (in addition to the University gym for squash). Here are two quick stories. First, on my very first time at the gym [...] December 4th, 2010
CBC just picked up a news story about a hockey coach who is suspended for removing his team from the ice after an opponent directed a racial slur at one of the team’s players. I am a huge fan of this coach. He did the right thing. A very Canadian story. August 10th, 2010
Yesterday I flew to Peachtree City, Georgia. I packed lightly, both because I’m only here for a few days and also because it’s incredibly hot here. I would have to guess that the mercury hit 100 today. I had about a third of a suitcase packed for the trip. It seems I packed a [...] July 17th, 2010
I went for a nice Saturday morning run this morning. A bear crossed my track. I like that this happened only a few kilometres away from where I live. April 19th, 2010
When I bought my new bike I told myself that I wouldn’t need to ride it to work because I’ve already got a hybrid bicycle that I bought nearly a decade ago. But this bike hasn’t seen any action in a couple of years, and even when it did it was neglected from a maintenance point-of-view. The only time it was serviced in its lifetime–at all–was a couple of months after buying it. It’s so bad that I even thought about just plain buying a new hybrid bike to replace it. I didn’t buy a new bike, and yesterday–keen to learn about bicycles and avoid studying–I decided to give it a bit of a health check. It is in rough shape, but it is better today than it has been in years. It was a marathon event, taking more hours than I’d like to admit, but the result is a machine that I plan to ride to work today (despite the fact that the weather is great for motorcycling). April 14th, 2010
I’ve gone and done it: I have purchased my first “real” bicycle. February 9th, 2010
Another quick update, this time on my busiest day of the week. Normally on Tuesdays I play squash with Kate. She’s busy and had to cancel so I played with Evan. It turned out to be the best game of squash I’ve played all year. The intensity was unmatched, and the speed of the [...] November 15th, 2009
I am faced with a difficult challenge: a year in 100 photographs. Before I left Ms. Kirkey was kind enough to prepare for me a photo album with a collection of photos of friends and family. I kept this photo album on my coffee table the entire time I was in Germany. It was [...] October 25th, 2009
I have total squash arm this evening. Yesterday I picked up a new squash racquet in anticipation of playing a game with Adam J. this morning. I went with the Flexpoint 130 from Head. I have now played only one game with it, and it seems satisfactory. I didn’t think about the racquet a [...] |
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