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This is not recent snow. I'm a huge fan of Jill Homer's Up in Alaska blog. I think she's a terrific writer and an inspiring and...

Cat! This isn't a bike thing, but not everything has to be a bike thing. Well, I guess this could be a bike thing could be because these...

I hate that Death Cab for Cutie song called "The New Year". So, we're deep into 2009 and there hasn't been a post yet, so ...

Photo credit to *Denise* on Flickr. I resurrected the old Stumpjumper for a ride at the Reservoir last night. The surprisingly warm mid-Dece...

This is Maine, but their snow is similar in composition to ours. We got our first snowfall of the season this morning. The South End was loo...

None of this really answers my question. For about a month, I decided to take up running. I think it was Johanna's idea for me to do thi...

Picture stolen from crankfire: http://www.crankfire.com/galleries/picture.php?imageid=3949 Photo credit to Jay! Those of you who rode The E...

Argh! She's at it once more . This time: How could the Lincoln Memorial — “With malice toward none; with charity for all” — be as moving...

Photo credit to someone who actually ran the marathon. This weekend was Columbus Day weekend as well as the running of the Hartford Marathon...

Yeah, it's a Homestar Runner picture. Don't make fun of me. I don't like Maureen Dowd very much, but I seem to read her columns ...

Photo credit goes to Bill and Kent. I don't know who they are, but I know where this is. It appears that summer is coming to a close. I ...

Whenever I try to take a picture of a trail, it doesn't look like a trail. It just looks like some rocks. I haven't subscribed to a ...

I didn't use one of these to move furniture. Would people have respected me more if I did? I didn't get to ride much this weekend be...