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I just realized that I never post anything on this blog. My last post was over a year ago... how lame!

Yesterday, I went to get a new cell phone. I'm a big Mac user, and my wife has an iPhone, but I wasn't completely sold on all the hype. After much research, and a little haggling with the sales person, I got myself a...
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My wife recently had to have emergency eye surgery for a detached retina, and my two year old has been puking for the past two days. I've been busy taking care of everyone, and haven't had much sleep. These are times I'm reminded that life is sometimes challenging in ways I never imagined.

I've decided two things about time. First of all, there's just not enough of it. There's enough of it to do the things I need to do, and free time slips away much too quickly. Secondly, when apply that theory to the bigger picture, life's too short to be angry. I waste a lot of time being angry about things or at people, and I'm...
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I'm driving the other day, and I saw something powerful. As I was pulling out of a side street on to a main road, there was a woman who looked to be about my age driving a green Jeep Cherokee turning off the main road. She put her emergency flashers on, and came to a stop right near my car. At that moment, she broke...
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Well... it was bound to happen sooner or later. I was riding my bike home from work today, and got hit by a car. The guy turned in to a parking spot abruptly without using a turn signal. He wasn't even paying attention. He was paying so little attention, in fact, that he didn't even know he hit me. I was o.k. and so was...
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I went out tonight with a couple of reps from one of the companies we deal with at the bike shop. It was rather nice of them to treat us to a free meal. I got to drink some Rouge Dead Guy on tap, so I was happy. Sounds like they want me to work for them, but who in the hell wants to move...
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I'm back after a brief time away from the sight. I thought I could live without SG, but apparently I cannot.

I commuted 100 miles by bike this week on a single speed. It felt good.

I suppose this is the always unoriginal "I haven't posted in a while" post. As trite as it sounds, there really hasn't been anything interesting to say. Work has been crazy, and life has been keeping me busy.

I've been riding my bicycle every chance I get. If there ever was a time to promote bicycle advocacy, I think this is the time. With gas...
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I went riding around the city of Pittsburgh this morning. It was a cold morning, but the sun came out and warmed things up a bit. 5 Minutes into the ride, I fell on a sheet of ice, landing on my side with my hip taking most of the impact. After limping and cursing up a storm for a few minutes, I hopped back on...
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I went mountain biking today in the snow. We had about 2-3 inches of nice wet snow on the trails, so things got interesting. I was simply having a blast, and could've rode all day, but we packed it in after about two and a half hours. At one point, I rode along the bottom of the ski slope (in the backdrop of the pic),...
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