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It seems that every year the MN legislature talks about changing our Puritanical liquor laws, and every year, the talks go nowhere. No off-sale...

the cycling blogosphere is going nuts with this one. ....Must get away from internet and try to get some work done today....I really want to just...

Today's news article and further developments (or global world response):...

Irulan, love the letter you posted! Thank you. As for the FB page, this just keeps getting better and better.

PR disaster in the making https://www.facebook.com/specializedbicycles?filter=2

In past years my minimum temp for outdoor rides was 50. That was largely due to asthma problems with cold air -- it's no fun when it hurts to...

I do think stuff is way different now, they do have zion curtain stuff but not to notice in a real restaurant any more with wine etc. La Caille has...

Thanks Irulan for the link. And yes, spread the word buy something else. And when we do, let LBS know why you bought something else. It'll show up in...

Hey thx, maillotpois!

this is in the process of going viral as we speak: http://ridingagainstthegrain.com/2013/12/08/an-open-letter-to-mike-sinyard/

One way to reconciling is to buy something other than Specialized. Your friends still get the business, you still get what you want with exception of...

I've been in San Diego running barefoot on the beach and with shoes on the boardwalk -- weather at home in the Willamette Valley is hovering around...

Congratulations!

skhill: I notice in our neighborhood that kids never shovel. I remember as a kid being the first one out there to shovel. My parents always...

Great Job on the interview!

I hear you Crankin - but for me I don't find the rower boring, at least not yet. It is about technique and rowing as efficiently as possible. With...

a little hijacking . . . my ds is often put by kids that are either disruptive or have other issues because she is so far advanced academically....

Congrats, Crankin. :)

I've edited the spreadsheet to make it more clear that you just need to enter your hours in the monthly column. The cumulative column is a formula...

The whole David and Goliath thing bothers me when ANY corporation does it. Here's the part of the Specialized thing that I can't get my head around:...

We were surprised on our travels in New Mexico this summer that we got carded almost everywhere (restaurants, grocery stores, etc.) -- in our 50s! ...

You gals rock! I am a weather weenie and generally won't ride unless it's in the 50s. I don't have the gear for riding in much colder temps, and I...

On the legal fee thing - most defense type firms are already billing at rates that barely allow a profit margin when you consider the expenses of...

No treadmill for me today, hooray! No rain, just mist this morning, and it'd been warm enough over night that the sidewalks were almost entirely...

Good advice. I like her first tip "Accept the climb." Not that I'm a great climber, but I did find that once I changed my thinking from "Crap,...

Thanks everyone! I can't wait to start running and biking again. I can't imagine how different things are going to feel without that apron of skin. I...

Indeed! I've ridden outdoors every day in December despite frigid temps, and today, snow! Of course, some of that is racing (just finished our big CX...

Until I moved to Alberta from Vancouver (and before, Ontario), I had never seen wild rabbits this often before in the local parks. It'll be...

You know the profession better than I. I'm not really interested in a pitched battle. I am only aware of the hourly billing rates for a national...