Rode to Earth day fair in rain.
-Video taken from youtube (thewebsite)
Had commencement tonight at the beautiful Scottish Rite Cathedral.
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| Photo by Sha-Hanna Lewis |
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Earth Day
Day 237, 4/25/15
Rode to Earth day fair in rain.
-Video taken from youtube (thewebsite)
Had commencement tonight at the beautiful Scottish Rite Cathedral.
Afterwards rewarded myself at Sahm's (Misty was working), Hotel Tango (Dan's jazz band played), and Bourbon St. (for a delicious spicy chicken sammie).
Rode to Earth day fair in rain.
-Video taken from youtube (thewebsite)
Had commencement tonight at the beautiful Scottish Rite Cathedral.
Friday, April 24, 2015
April Hours
Day 231
Rain prevented late day rides but I got around the circle on a leg loosening pedal.
Day 232
Walked to work due to morning showers and then to Scottish Rite for a last walk through. After work I had a great ride through the city and White River State Park. The wind was a serious concern last night as I had to lean into a 30+ mph crosswind to keep upright.
Had so much fun I think I am going to extend the challenge to not include riding to work.
Day 233
Rode to work and then to market where I rented Birdman. You should rent Birdman and watch it!
Day 234
Rainy in the early AM but by the time I pushed off it was gloriously sunny though VERY chilly. Hit up the Library after
Day 235
Rode to work and went on a nice run.
Day 236
Rode to work where I split a plate of duck breast tacos with Clay Robinson. He has not let the fame of being a brewery king pin go to his head. Hoping the rain stays clear for tomorrow's commencement ceremony!
Headed up to the Hostel to hang.
Rain prevented late day rides but I got around the circle on a leg loosening pedal.
Day 232
Walked to work due to morning showers and then to Scottish Rite for a last walk through. After work I had a great ride through the city and White River State Park. The wind was a serious concern last night as I had to lean into a 30+ mph crosswind to keep upright.
Had so much fun I think I am going to extend the challenge to not include riding to work.
Day 233
Rode to work and then to market where I rented Birdman. You should rent Birdman and watch it!
Day 234
Rainy in the early AM but by the time I pushed off it was gloriously sunny though VERY chilly. Hit up the Library after
Day 235
Rode to work and went on a nice run.
Day 236
Rode to work where I split a plate of duck breast tacos with Clay Robinson. He has not let the fame of being a brewery king pin go to his head. Hoping the rain stays clear for tomorrow's commencement ceremony!
Headed up to the Hostel to hang.
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Atta Boy Jacob!
Day 230, 4/18/15
Courtney came over bright and early for long run. From my place we hooked up with the Cultural Trail north and west until turning south on the Canal. Continued through White River State Park and lapped the zoo before heading south on the Wapahani and retracing back home.
Approx. 9 miles worked up a great brunch appetite. Rode to Patachou to eat with Autumn, David, Leah, and Noah. Their parents were there too. Rode again with Dan and Kayla to their place before and after Jake's dance party of a reception.
Courtney came over bright and early for long run. From my place we hooked up with the Cultural Trail north and west until turning south on the Canal. Continued through White River State Park and lapped the zoo before heading south on the Wapahani and retracing back home.
Approx. 9 miles worked up a great brunch appetite. Rode to Patachou to eat with Autumn, David, Leah, and Noah. Their parents were there too. Rode again with Dan and Kayla to their place before and after Jake's dance party of a reception.
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| Proof of dance party provided by Kayla Dewely |
Friday, April 17, 2015
What's Cooking
Day 228, 4/16/15
Rode to work on wet pavement. It looked like rain all day but never dropped. Went to new Libertine with Sarah to celebrate her new magazine ExEx. Rubbed elbows with Indy's best known chefs.
Definitely check out Rook and Milktooth. If you like pizza, order from somewhere else.
Day 129
DENSE fog this morning. Could barely make out the monument from SK. Rode to work.
Rode to Fnt Sqr later to see Bigfoot Yancey play on the plaza. Shared a couple beers after at the brewery and then B's. Took a wandering ride home with Dan and Kayla.
Rode to work on wet pavement. It looked like rain all day but never dropped. Went to new Libertine with Sarah to celebrate her new magazine ExEx. Rubbed elbows with Indy's best known chefs.
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| Rook Exec Chef, Carlos Salazar photo from indystar.com |
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| Pizzology owner, Neal Brown photo from eatdrinkindy.com |
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| Milktooth Owner/Exec Chef, John Brooks photo from indystar.com |
Day 129
DENSE fog this morning. Could barely make out the monument from SK. Rode to work.
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| photo from WTHR.com |
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Slow, Weak
Day 225, 4/13/15
Cough, sneeze, wheeze, home sick from work.
Ran mad errands in the rain. Rode in apartment.
Day 226
Rode to work.
Day 227
Rode to work and then to Bourbon Street Distillery to meet Paul, Brad, and Michael of for beers. Surprised to find it so busy and full of young people (Michael excluded).
Cough, sneeze, wheeze, home sick from work.
Ran mad errands in the rain. Rode in apartment.
Day 226
Rode to work.
Day 227
Rode to work and then to Bourbon Street Distillery to meet Paul, Brad, and Michael of for beers. Surprised to find it so busy and full of young people (Michael excluded).
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Cousin Sleep Over
Day 222, 4/10/15
Typical Friday ride to work and SK after.
Later took Southeastern 12 miles from its north end to its south. Played games and drank bourbon with cousins Tony, Emily, and Tom.
Pandemic is a sweet game and I should buy it.
Day 223
Stayed the night at Tony's due to it being very late by night's end. Rode back, and then through the city on a 40 minute detour.
Hit up Fountain Square for some Peruvian food at Mama Erma's. Party at Deck's after!
Day 224
More cousin time biking to Against the Grain Brewery and Louisville Slugger Stadium with Matt and Kristen.
Typical Friday ride to work and SK after.
Later took Southeastern 12 miles from its north end to its south. Played games and drank bourbon with cousins Tony, Emily, and Tom.
Pandemic is a sweet game and I should buy it.
Day 223
Stayed the night at Tony's due to it being very late by night's end. Rode back, and then through the city on a 40 minute detour.
Hit up Fountain Square for some Peruvian food at Mama Erma's. Party at Deck's after!
Day 224
More cousin time biking to Against the Grain Brewery and Louisville Slugger Stadium with Matt and Kristen.
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| photo from courrier-journal.com |
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| photo from milb.com |
Friday, April 10, 2015
Bike to Ballpark
Day 221, 4/9/15
Dry ride to work but they are calling for more rain. I changed out saddles as my Brooks cannot withstand much more moister.
Met some friends to 'Bike to the Ballpark' for the Indian's opener. Perfect weather, great seats, alright game. Indians got shut out on 4 hits.
Dry ride to work but they are calling for more rain. I changed out saddles as my Brooks cannot withstand much more moister.
Met some friends to 'Bike to the Ballpark' for the Indian's opener. Perfect weather, great seats, alright game. Indians got shut out on 4 hits.
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| The route. Screen shot taken from milb.com |
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| The arrival. Photo from downtownindy.org |
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Rainy Return
Day 216
Long ride home. Got there about noon on 2 hours of sleep.
Took a ride around downtown and was amazed at the sea of people. The Cultural Trail was jammed with hapless out-of-towners paying no attention to their surroundings. This varies only slightly from the hapless locals who pay no attention to their surroundings.
With Wisconsin upsetting the Wildcats, the '76 Hoosiers remain the last perfect NCAA MBB team.
Day 217
Pretty day. Took a ride to O'malia's for provisions. Should be canceling my Green Bean after this week's drop off.
Also checked out the happenings at White River, Military Park, and Georgia St.
Saw a lot of this upon returning home. While traveling I often omitted my state of origin in order to avoid the conversation.
Day 218
Rode to work and left early to meet Pat for the Reds opener. We tooled around Georgia St., lost each other at Killroy's and finally landed at O'Reilly's where we watch Frazier lock up a 5-2 win with his 3 run knock. Also, our bartender was the prettiest woman I've ever seen.
Day 219
Rode to work and then to the Circle for some serious banking. The wet weather was not enough to keep me from completing my taxes.
After work went to library for returns.
Day 220
Got caught in a huge downpour right at the end of my morning run, but things lightened up by 10am. Looking at weather last night, I strategically flexed my schedule to avoid a soaked morning ride.
The evening ride, however, was unavoidable. I sprinted home in an absolute monsoon (hyperbole). My new red riding rain jacket did a great job keeping me dry while my exposed work pants didn't fair so well.
Due to the rain, I elected to drive up to Freewheelin for a volunteer meeting that was moved to next week...
Long ride home. Got there about noon on 2 hours of sleep.
Took a ride around downtown and was amazed at the sea of people. The Cultural Trail was jammed with hapless out-of-towners paying no attention to their surroundings. This varies only slightly from the hapless locals who pay no attention to their surroundings.
With Wisconsin upsetting the Wildcats, the '76 Hoosiers remain the last perfect NCAA MBB team.
Day 217
Pretty day. Took a ride to O'malia's for provisions. Should be canceling my Green Bean after this week's drop off.
Also checked out the happenings at White River, Military Park, and Georgia St.
Saw a lot of this upon returning home. While traveling I often omitted my state of origin in order to avoid the conversation.
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| photo from time.com |
Day 218
Rode to work and left early to meet Pat for the Reds opener. We tooled around Georgia St., lost each other at Killroy's and finally landed at O'Reilly's where we watch Frazier lock up a 5-2 win with his 3 run knock. Also, our bartender was the prettiest woman I've ever seen.
Day 219
Rode to work and then to the Circle for some serious banking. The wet weather was not enough to keep me from completing my taxes.
After work went to library for returns.
Day 220
Got caught in a huge downpour right at the end of my morning run, but things lightened up by 10am. Looking at weather last night, I strategically flexed my schedule to avoid a soaked morning ride.
The evening ride, however, was unavoidable. I sprinted home in an absolute monsoon (hyperbole). My new red riding rain jacket did a great job keeping me dry while my exposed work pants didn't fair so well.
Due to the rain, I elected to drive up to Freewheelin for a volunteer meeting that was moved to next week...
Friday, April 3, 2015
Spring Training
Day 212, 3/31/15
Today I rode the Pinellas Tr. from Dunedin to St. Pete Beach.
The trail is a former railroad route and is fantastically user friendly. Most of the trail features 3 lanes: bikes in either direction and a third pedestrian lane. There were also frequent 4 way stops and the occasional "Trail users don't stop" signs where they stop the street instead of the trail traffic.
68 miles
Day 213 APRIL FOOLS
Took the Pinellas Trail north to complete it. It turned into suburbia fairly quickly and I bailed on completing the north end to check out nearby Honeymoon Island.
Honeymoon Island has a beautiful State Park, but I didn't pony up for admission as I was late for a Braves game in Clearwater.
After the game I attempted to go island hopping, but the timing made for much outgoing traffic. I bailed on the plan and rode around beachside for some time trying to remember where I parked... it was about 30 miles later when I finally found the car.
76 miles
Day 214
Last nigh's ride didn't end until after midnight. Felt ok about spending the day at the beach. Watched sunset and a wedding.
Day 215
Rode from Liz's north suburban mansion through the more derelict portions of Tampa until landing in Ybor City. This beautiful, historic, and cultural spot was worth the sketchy ride down.
Saw George Steinbrenner Field, but not willing to pay $35 for a ST game. Especially not for those money hungry Yankee punks.
38 mi
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| Dunedin trail head. Lots of |
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| Didn't supersede this limit too often. |
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| Unceremonious cat walks were great for crossing busy streets, but the steep angles were rough on the legs after a while. |
Day 213 APRIL FOOLS
Took the Pinellas Trail north to complete it. It turned into suburbia fairly quickly and I bailed on completing the north end to check out nearby Honeymoon Island.
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| The trail became flanked on either side by the road. Neat! |
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| Phillies' training camp in Clearwater. |
76 miles
Day 214
Last nigh's ride didn't end until after midnight. Felt ok about spending the day at the beach. Watched sunset and a wedding.
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| Liz eating her hotdog, NOT protecting my food from seagulls. |
Day 215
Rode from Liz's north suburban mansion through the more derelict portions of Tampa until landing in Ybor City. This beautiful, historic, and cultural spot was worth the sketchy ride down.
Saw George Steinbrenner Field, but not willing to pay $35 for a ST game. Especially not for those money hungry Yankee punks.
38 mi
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