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Monthly Archives: July 2008
BikeLog 080729: Lake Montebello
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 … Continue reading
BikeLog 080713: Falls Road
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 … Continue reading
BikeLog 080707: No Slackers Allowed
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 … Continue reading
BikeLog 080704: Falls Road
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 … Continue reading
BikeLog 080702: Jones Falls
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 … Continue reading
Punctuation
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 … Continue reading
Period.
serif: . sans-serif: . monospace: . verdana: . ASCII, Unicode, HTML-Codes:Period, dot, full stop: 46 | 0x2E | U+002E | . | . History and Origins In 5th century B.C. symbols were used by Greek playwrights to mark end of … Continue reading
Tour de France 2008
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 … Continue reading