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Sunday, November 25, 2007

Bike tour journal

I've finished transcribing and making the journal I dictated on tour generally enjoyable to read. Enjoy! (There are more pics on the photosite that didn't fit into the narrartive.)

http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/nov2007tour

Labels: bicycle, bike, touring

posted by Neil  # Sunday, November 25, 2007 0 Comments

Thursday, November 22, 2007

I'm back!

I had a great time, 188.7 miles over 5 days. I'm typing up the tour journal. Me on the first day, in Philadelphia:



...and here I am at my second-night warm showers host. (Photo by WS host Rick.)



More to follow very soon.

Click on the pictures for a larger version and more information.

Labels: bicycle, touring

posted by Neil  # Thursday, November 22, 2007 1 Comments

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

The Daily Show and Writers' Guild strike

I don't usually do blog posts that are just links to articles, but this one is by Martha's cousin, who writes for The Daily Show, and is a very good (and funny) account of the peronal impact of the writers' strike.

Picketing but Still Punchy
by Rachel Axler

THE writers of “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” are some of the newest members of the Writers Guild of America — just over a year old. Developmentally, we’re babies — still in the oral stage. When we finally get a new contract, the first thing we’re doing is sticking it in our mouths.

So it came as something of a shock to us when, so shortly after joining the union, our contract expired, negotiations with the studios broke down and the rumored strike became a reality....

Link to the NY Times article.

Labels: link, news, teh funny

posted by Neil  # Tuesday, November 13, 2007 0 Comments

Sunday, November 4, 2007

Photos from our Halloween party

Larissa, Jake, Jackie


Mike, Jodi, Derek


Jake, Shawn, Debbie


Memo, Anita



Click on the pictures for a larger version and more information.

Labels: halloween, party

posted by Neil  # Sunday, November 04, 2007 0 Comments

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