Entries Tagged as ‘Reading’

March 18, 2008

Library, check. Groceries, check.

After the library, I hit the grocery store. I needed a few items for tonight’s meal, plus a few other sundries. The DB handled the load without a problem, but I could shop for the whole week if I had a Surly Big Dummy. The General has been nothing but supportive each time I’ve walked [...]

February 13, 2008

The Science of Spilt Milk: Muscle Fatigue & Calcium

I read a great article in the New York Times (Tue Feb 12 “Science Times” ;) today explaining why muscles get tired.  Cyclists and other athletes have always focused on lactic acid as the culprit of tired muscles, but now researchers at Columbia University are studying muscle fibers differently.  In their research, they have discovered that calcium [...]

November 26, 2007

A ride cut short

It was time to get rid of the racing slicks, the ones on the car, so I dropped it off at the tire place this afternoon. Instead of spending the two hour wait in their waiting area reading old issues of People, I took off on the bike to run errands. I headed over to [...]

September 28, 2007

Not an official review

 
I have been checking out “how to write a book review” for another blog I am posting on, but this will have none of the tips I gleamed from those various articles. I read this book a few years ago and thought it was excellent. I just thought I would post it for those of [...]