Category: Hobbies

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2000 miles and counting

Since mid April 2008 I have been riding my bicycle almost exclusively.  Besides a cold or vacation, I have ridden every day.  My motivation was 3 fold….

  1. Save time on way to work….. Georgetown University, in response to complaints by rich stay at home residents, changed the bus route from direct one to one that utilized major roadways and not a side street.  It did not seem logical to me, nor did I want to get up earlier.  It takes me less time to ride from my apt to work than the bus ride alone!
  2. Save money…. my part time job was in Friendship Heights immediately following my main job and it was necessary to take public transportation to make it in time.
  3. Save time on way to volunteer activities.  There are bike racks in the parking garage at the Air and Space Museum and one near the entrance of the National Zoo.  Again, saving metrofare.
  4. Vehicle for fun.  If I ever do get a chance, there are lots of beautiful trails to go on in the Greater Metro Area.  My partner got one as well.
  5. Exercise – More of a side effect, but certainly a benefit.
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Jerks at The Bike Rack DC

I won’t go into detail, but be warned to not do business at “The Bike Rack” in DC on Q St. NW.  I have been in the middle of a billing dispute with them and they called to have me return my bike.  They sounded nice on the phone and after holding the bike in my apartment for 5 months not using it, decided that even though the last time I was over, they were unaccommodating, that I would be nice and deliver the bike to them.

I get over, and one of the owners says…. “What is wrong with the bike?”  I said “Nothing, I explained the situation to the credit card company.”  He said “You lied.  You told them it was defective.”

Let’s just say they are jerks and they DO NOT HONOR THEIR STATED RETURN POLICY!

YES I had a BAD experience, but I am not the only one…check out Reviews at Yahoo Maps

Best Bike Shop?

CITY BIKES by far is the best bike shop in town!  If they carried Giant, I would have purchased the bike from them.  

Why they are the best….

  • They give WABA members discounts on both bikes and accessories. (Bike Rack does Not)
  • They give you 30 days to be sure that the bike you purchased works for you. (No other bike shop does this.  Kind of like how few car dealerships allow you more than a test drive.)
  • They have friendly and knowledgeable staff.
Check out City Bikes online.
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250 GB of 7200 RPM Speed

After disk space warnings and numerous issues with Leopard since I upgraded from Tiger which shipped on my Macbook, I decided to reformat and pop in a larger drive.  This was my intent when I purchased my Macbook last year.  Get the baseline Macbook and replace with a reasonably priced 7200 or 10000 rpm drive.  $99 from Newegg and I was sold!

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35 Year Goal: 62,333

Not much more to say…this past weekend I reached 62,333!  It is sure taking a long time.  I have been volunteering for 17 months in DC and knew that it would take 35 years or so in order to get there.  

1,000,000

For the billionaires out there, 1 million does not seem like and much.  With me talking for more than 900 people each weekend, I would not think it would take so long, but the calculator does not lie, I checked a while back and changed my estimate to 30 years and now, it looks like 21 years….still a long time, but definitely a long term goal and a fulfilling one 🙂

To recap…..

  • 462 Hours
  • 26 Zoo Tours
  • 14851 Interpreting at the Zoo
  • 47482 Visitor Services at the most visited museum in the world.. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
  • 124 days
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