In honor of Halloween, I’m skipping the travel stuff today. Instead, I’m naming my 5 Scariest Movie Robots of all Time. They are:
Maximilian – The big red robot from “The Black Hole” was freakin’ awesome, just floating there with that glowing red eye. Being from the creepy spaceship Cygnus also helped, because that thing just [...]
Posts from ‘October, 2009’
My 5 Scariest Robots Ever – A Halloween Special
The Best Museum Meal Ever – Mitsitam Café in Washington, D.C.
Let’s face it – nobody goes to a museum to find a good meal. You’re bound to get either over-priced fast food or something more amibitious that’s been bungled, burned and left to dessicate under a heat lamp.
But then you have the Mitsitam Café at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. [...]
2 Bikes for My Next Epic Ride – Which to Choose?
I have a little problem here. My Gary Fisher Cake 2 DLX and I have never gotten along. And I’m about to get back into long-distance mountain biking again, since I’ve been roped into joining the duo team “Lost Nuts” in the 24 Hours of Old Pueblo.
The Gary Fisher has just never fit me well. It’s always been [...]
Three Great Blogs That I Highly Recommend
I’m working on some substantial and fun new posts for ya’ll over here. I promise you’ll like them.
In the meantime, let me offer you some other reading.
Let’s say you’re a coffee fan. I’m not talking a Frappucino swiller, but someone who likes espresso, French press or Clover done right. You should check out Tom’s Coffee [...]
2 Highly Annoying Habits of Some Pet Owners
I love dogs. I grew up with ‘em in all sizes. So I can understand where some over-zealous pet owners are coming from. But these are two habits that push far past my boundary of being a good dog owner.
1. Riding a bike with your dog on a leash – I just saw a grand [...]
Riding Your Bike? Leave the iPod at Home
Cell Bikes, an Australian bike shop, friended me on Twitter. They asked followers if they listen to tunes while riding. And if so, what?
I never listen to tunes while I ride. Off-road, the bike has way too much to tell me:
-Tires make a certain sound when they’re about to break loose in a corner.
-There’s a [...]
My Phoenix-Area Craft Brew Rankings – Plus a Preview of Two to Come
There’s some good news on the horizon for Phoenix-area folks (and visitors to the area) who love craft brews: Sleepy Dog Brewing and Dave’s Electric Brewpub will open soon in Tempe. This bodes well for a metro area ranking low nationwide on craft brewers per capita. We’ve still got a long way to go, but [...]
Hansen Beverages Takes Aim at Vermont Craft Brewer
There’s yet another reason not to like Monster energy drinks. You know the ones – they come in huge cans slathered in busy graphics, promising more energy to pimply basement dwellers so they can frag each other while playing Halo better.
Hansen, uber-manufacturer of this concoction of mysterious and noxious ingredients, is taking aim at Rock [...]
My Top 4 Female Mountain Bike Icons
So my new pal and fellow Specialized Trail Crew* reject Mountain Biking Girl was recently lamenting the lack of women in mountain biking. And she’s right. Show up to a group ride, and it will overwhelmingly be a bananarama. My theory is that the combination of few prominent female riders and too many tech-talking geeks [...]
6 Impressions of Boston – Plus 3 Great Restaurants
Generally, I avoid the eastern United States. It’s just not my sort of place. Up north, it’s cold. Down south, it’s humid and flat.
But since my sister-in-law is studying law at Boston University, the wife decided it was time to visit her. Boston intrigued me. I’d never been there, and it has a lot of [...]
