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Maternity jerseys

So, my boss has a BABY GROWING INSIDE OF HER BODY. She rides to work with some frequency, and has continued to do so throughout the first half of her pregnancy.
Now, due to the HUMAN BEING INSIDE OF HER, her regular collection of jerseys no longer fit comfortably. She’s been wearing larger jerseys, [...]

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Fri, July 9 2010 » life » No Comments

Why I lost the crit

I woke up this morning, and it was about 85 degrees at 7 a.m.
Post-breakfast, I was standing in the kitchen talking to the girlfriend about how excited I was to go work in an air conditioned office today. The following dialog followed:
Girlfriend: “Think about other people who have to work outside today.”
Me: [...]

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Tue, July 6 2010 » life » 1 Comment

Exeter Crit, number 2

HEY GUYS!
Did you register for the Exeter Crit yet?
Because you totally should.

(if you click the animated gif above, you can register! yay gifs!)
Did I mention that I’m gonna be there? So will my girlfriend. She’s real. So will Drew. And probably his dog. And probably my dog. And [...]

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Tue, June 22 2010 » life » No Comments

“Your blog really lets me down”

The title above is a quote courtesy of my teammate Ben “I will be in grad school forever” Carbonetti. Well, maybe not verbatim. But I feel like it captures the sentiment that he and his wife (shit, my friends are married now?) felt.
As we were sitting around in the parking lot pre-Purgatory, Ben [...]

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Sun, June 20 2010 » life » 5 Comments

Free idea for bike race promoters

Are you a promoter that is tired of the unending flow of unreasonably long team names pouring into registration? Are you going through thousands of pieces of additional paper because names like Competitive Cycling Centers/North Central New England Wheelbuilders Association/Quality Highway, Sidewalk and Driveway Paving/Downtown Brick and Brew Family Pizzeria and Fun Center/Dave’s House [...]

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Wed, June 16 2010 » life » 5 Comments