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Friday Five

August 15, 2003

So this is my first Friday Five. I feel so…conformist… 1. How much time do you spend online each day? It’s my job. Really. That, and reading Maxim and Seventeen. 6-10 hours per day. But, technically, I’m online 24/7 since I’ve got corporate SDSL at home. 2. What is your browser homepage set to? The […]

Buckle me up, strap me down: I feel naked unless I’m bound…

August 14, 2003

I learned many things growing up as a young child because my parents were more or less firm believers in learning by doing. Don’t play with matches. Don’t stick your fingers in your mouth at a petting zoo. Don’t dump a box of Raisin Bran out on the bathroom floor to pick out the raisins […]

When’s the reunion?

August 11, 2003

Just for the heck of it I filled out profiles at the Nashua High School Alumni Web site and Classmates.com. I’m not quite sure why I bothered…I hold high school with such contempt that I wish most of the experience could be erased from my memory. I have managed to track down a few old […]

The cabin was moist.

August 10, 2003

Kelly and I just got back from my Grandmother’s cabin up on Little Ossipee Lake in Maine. Out of the blue we decided to make the impromptu journey and visit for the afternoon. Although our original intention was to run to take advantage of the lake, we opted to read our books on the porch […]

I just signed for $170.67 worth of candy!

August 8, 2003

One of the advantages of working for a trendy startup is that we get all of the trendy startup perks like free bottled water, casual hours, laid back dress code, free snacks, cool toys, developmental freedom and various other miscellaneous things that make working an overall joy. One of the disadvantages of working for a […]

Really big ouch…

August 6, 2003

OK, I just managed to slice open my right nipple. In my staggering morning groggy stupor I rubbed up against the ferret cage on my way to the bathroom. My nipple just happened to catch the side of the cage. I won’t go into any more detail…

Eau de toilet…

August 4, 2003

We have been without a furnished upstairs bathroom for quite a few months now. What originally started as a simple toilet repair turned into a major renovation. At least I’m not the only geek in the world who is chemically incapable of finishing a household repair.

The right tool for the job…

July 20, 2003

It has been said to always use the right tool for the job. Sometimes what seems to be the right tool for the job, in actuality, is not. I just spent the last two hours fighting with a compressor and an automotive spray gun trying to prime our exercise room with Gripper. Logic would dictate […]

Commemoration

Waternoodle Thugette 0wn3d Yesterday was my twenty-seventh birthday. I think…carry the two, yeah, twenty-seventh. Kelly put together a small barbecue party, we had some friends over and we took full advantage of the children’s wading pool and the new deck set. A simple meal of hot dogs and hamburgers was served with dozens of condiments […]

Trunkmonkey Racing
  • Dark Hollow Pond Trail – Phase 1 – April 27 with Greater Boston NEMBA
    Trunkmonkey Racing will be in attendance at the Greater Boston NEMBA Dark Hollow Pond trail project at Middlesex Fells Reservation this coming Sunday (April 27, 2014). Come join us bright and early to move some dirt, build some singletrack, and open up Dark Hollow Pond to mountain bikes! For more information, please see the event […]
  • The Angels’ Share: Single Malt and Singletrack
    Back in November an amazing video popped up in my Feedly called Angel’s Share: Exploring Scotland’s Singletrack and Single Malt. I’m a big fan of mountain biking. I’m a big fan of Scotch. And I’m a fan of Ben Howard whom I’ve heard a few times and was chosen for the soundtrack. But a couple […]
  • Chippoke’s Cabin Fever Maple Whisky Bacon Grease Infused Bacon Crumble Brown Sugar Caramelized Ghost Chile Chex Mix
    What’s the best way to wind down after a hard day of trail building and mountain biking? Alcohol and bacon of course! And how do we combine the two into a single snack for uncomplicated gluttonous consumption? With Chippoke’s Cabin Fever Maple Whisky Bacon Grease Infused Bacon Crumble Brown Sugar Caramelized Ghost Chile Chex Mix! […]
  • Trunkmonkey Racing backs Mac Ride!
    Trunkmonkey Racing backs Mac Ride! This is insanely cool. What happens when you cross a kid named Mac and a Mountain Bike? You get Mac Ride, a Kickstarter out of Vancouver, eh! From their Web site: It was my wish for our children to benefit from these same outdoor adventures as well as my passion for […]
  • Fezzari unveils revamped Web site and shiny new 2014 models!
    Fezzari has totally revamped its Web site and unleashed the new Timp Peak 650b line as part of its new 2014 lineup. Check out all the new models on their Web site.
  • When counting calories watch out for reporting loops in your Apps.
    Weight loss isn’t magic. Simply eat less calories than you burn. Easy peasy. That is unless you inadvertently sabotage yourself by getting too geeky and try to use too many nutrition and weight loss Apps to track and manage your progress. I found out the hard way that it’s best to Keep it Simple (Stupid). […]
  • Trunkmonkey Racing Ghetto Wheel Truing using Zipties
    After 10 miles of rough trail riding on the old 1992 GT Karakoram Full Rigid my slightly out-of-true wheel became a significantly out-of-true wheel with a bent spoke; it was rubbing brake pad in four locations. I guess my fat ass bombing a downhill full of fist-sized loose rocks and small boulders was a bad […]
  • Airborne Bicycles gives a sneak peak of their new Guardian 29
    It’s just a single photo, but Airborne Bicycles has posted a sneak peak photo of their new Guardian 29 on their Facebook page. Since the caption reads “A sneak-peak of one of the new models coming soon~!” there are probably more fresh designs in the pipeline! Speculation is running wild, but so far the consensus […]
  • Trunkmonkey Racing and Airborne Bicycles?
    In my search for new Mountain Bikes I ran across Airborne Bicycles, a company that has an interesting offering of value-packed bikes (follow them on Facebook and Twitter). I’m intrigued by their product lineup, reviews, and press coverage so I applied to become a member of their Flight Crew. Hopefully the next time you see […]
  • Introducing the Canon PowerShot D20 – built for adventure
    Order at Amazon or Adorama. The PowerShot D20 is the latest generation of Canon’s waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof, and dustproof D-series point and shoot camera line. It keeps the same 12.1 megapixel spec as the previous PowerShot D10 but gains GPS, Intelligent IS, better zoom, larger screen, higher ISO sensitivity, and an increased shockproof rating. So […]
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