I'd be in for that, if I could get lights/reflectors fairly cheap.
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02-11-2008, 02:51 AM #1
Ride your ride.
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"How about if we all just try to follow these very simple rules of the road? Drive like the person ahead on the bike is your son/daughter. Ride like the cars are ambulances carrying your loved ones to the emergency room. This should cover everything, unless you are a complete sociopath."
David Desautels, in a letter to velonews.com
Random babblings and some stuff to look at.
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02-11-2008, 04:02 AM #2
Ain't Love a Surprise?
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Oh, you make me wish I was still in DC (not much can do that!)
The monuments at night are the best way to see them. I particularly like FDR memorial and the Korean Vets monument at night. Have fun, wait til it's warm!
Oh, and seek out the Einstein memorial. It's good during the day, too.
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02-11-2008, 09:54 AM #3
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i used to walk by Albert once in a while. Seems there were always kids climbing on him.
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02-11-2008, 02:43 PM #4
Head up. Shoulders down.
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Where's Al? I don't think I've ever seen him.
The "Victims of Communism" we saw on the last TE-DC Tour DC was a first for me for that one.
Always fun to search out the hidden ones, the obscure ones, the forgotten ones. In fact....we should keep a running tally of them!
We can even throw the Exorcist stairs in there.....
Okay...I digress.....
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02-11-2008, 05:40 PM #5
zippadee-doo-dah
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02-11-2008, 05:45 PM #6
Ooo, talk tri to me!
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Here's a link with a picture.
I'd rather be swimming...biking...running...and eating cheesecake...
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02-12-2008, 06:15 AM #7
Ain't Love a Surprise?
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Albert is engineered so that if you stand in a certain point, and your friend is on his lap (I think) and you whisper, your friend can hear you. Also notice the universe at Albert's feet.
My old office did the environmental work for the Victims of Communism monument. I always found the name a bit strange. Another obscure one is the Friendship Urn (opposite end of island from Hains Point).
Lots of monuments in Richmond--I think I'll create a Bike-the-Confederates tour down here!
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