Shutter Island Review
I had a chance to finally see Shutter Island last night on DVD. I wanted to see this movie in the theater but never found the time. My favorite Leo DiCaprio movie is The Beach so I compare most of his movie to that one. Basketball Diaries is a close second. I went into this movie with high hopes after seeing the trailer in the theater. I made it a point not to read anything about the plot or reviews on the web before I watched the DVD. Just from the trailer I knew that it was going to be a suspenseful ride with a few snags along the way. Overall I thought it was a well made movie with...
Read MoreDarth Vadar TomTom Voice (Video)
This is really funny stuff. Vadar records gets his voice recorded for inclusion into the TomTom GPS.
Read MoreSummer 2010 Biking Mileage Goal
This summer I old myself that I wanted to increase each month’s total biking miles. Even by one mile, but I wanted to build upon the amount I did the previous month. For me it is just about putting in the miles, getting stronger and losing fat. I am putting in a few runs here and there but not counting those miles in my biking miles. Since I did a century (100 miles) in May the bar had been set pretty high for May. There is not way I can increase that in June unless I do another century. Here is a quick break down of my miles the last few months. July doesn’t look good since I...
Read MoreFirst Century: 100 Miles of Pain
UPDATE: See the details in bold below on how to see the elevation profile. Last Saturday I did my first century. I had no idea what to expect and really did not put much thought into it. Brian setup the ride for his wife Teri and I thought I had nothing better to do and went along for the ride. This was a gravel century that ended up being 100 miles out and back in the Iowa countryside. We started out with five riders. Brian and his wife Teri. Julie and Elaine were were along for part of the ride. We started off at 8:00 AM for Rassy’s bike shop with Brian leading us out on our...
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