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Extreme Heat Alert for San Bernardino County

San Bernardino County has issued an extreme heat alert for this weekend. I ran a few errands on my bike this morning, and it’s already getting crazy hot. SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY EXTREME HEAT ALERT ISSUED Residents are advised to stay … Continue reading

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Congratulations, 100 Peaks!

Just wanted to wish congratulations to the 100 Peaks hiking blog, which is celebrating its 2nd anniversary. That’s like 20 in blog years, so well done!. ;D I’d highly recommend subscribing, and also check out his YouTube channel, for cool … Continue reading

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On Gutenberg, 21 Jun 2011

New and updated ebooks of note on Project Gutenberg. This time around: Jacob’s Room (1922) by Virginia Woolf The Meaning of Relativity (1922) by Albert Einstein Rambles of a Naturalist (1859) by John D. Godman My Bondage and My Freedom … Continue reading

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The London Tweed Run

“A metropolitan bicycle ride with a bit of style.” The Tweed Run from Studiocanoe on Vimeo. Tweedrun.com Music and Film by Temujin Doran

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Planting trees for space flight

Love this idea — the Russians plant a tree for every manned space flight crew member at their Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, going all the way back to the very first, Yuri Gagarin. NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Expedition 28 flight engineer … Continue reading

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Tony Bennett, looking like a boss

Via Rides a Bike

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Mellifluous poem of the day, 17 Feb 2011

Me imperturbe, standing at ease in Nature, Master of all or mistress of all, aplomb in the midst of irrational things, Imbued as they, passive, receptive, silent as they, Finding my occupation, poverty, notoriety, foibles, crimes, less important than I … Continue reading

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