Monthly Archive for July, 2008
For the last few weeks I have ridden the bike daily, to the office in the morning and back home during rush-hour. The trips became shorter and more intense, especially in the afternoon, as I tried to rush back as quickly as possible through an increasingly uncomfortable heat and humidity. Today I decided to switch (more)
Route was challenging but much more pleasant than when I attempted this route on the 4th of July. Uphill segments were not as painful as before, my heart rate was more under control, and I reached Robert E Lee park in only 28 minutes which surprised me. I always thought it was further away. In (more)
Woke up well enough being excited and a bit nervous about starting the new job today. The workout felt a bit exhausting and unfocused, probably because I had all the other things on my mind. It definitely was a nice warm-up for the ride to work (not logged). The morning felt very hectic although I (more)
Found hills quite exhausting today. Was already exhausted last night when I rode back home from Happy Hour (not logged). I should have given myself more time for recovery. Might try this again next weekend. Overall it was more painful than refreshing today.
Started out tired but woke up in the first mile or two on the bike. Uphill segments didn’t give me much trouble, but I didn’t feel as energetic as my last ride from/to Mt.Vernon (not logged). Overall very enjoyable and refreshing, especially through the Druid Hill Park.
Wikipedia entries for ligatures, punctuation, interrobang, calligraphy
Ten typographic mistakes everybody makes
Blog dedicated to the Ampersand
9th century B.C.: The earliest writings in history didn’t know any punctuation marks at all. There weren’t even spaces between words. The oldest known document that used punctuation was the Mesha Stele in the 9th century B.C., which used dots (more)
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History and Origins
In 5th century B.C. symbols were used by Greek playwrights to mark end of phrases and help actors showing when to pause
Words were separated by a dot centered between words. Eventually dot (more)
Mark your calendars: the 95th Tour de France 2008 starts this coming Saturday, July 5th. As in the previous few years, this cycling event of the year will again be covered by commentator trio Bob “Bobke” Roll, Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen on versus, the former Outdoor Living Network (OLN) channel.
Running until Sunday, July 27th, (more)
