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3001.66 ...
miles I've bicycled so far (as an adult).

As of today, my daily average is 19.75 miles and slowly getting closer to my goal of an average of 20 miles a day/ride.
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American Idiot (the punkish rock musical) news ...
New Version of Green Day’s Platinum Single “21 Guns” — Featuring the Cast of Hit Musical American Idiot.

Edit #1: now available online Green Day With the 'American Idiot' cast, performing '21 Guns'

Edit #1.25: A mean review of the above comparing them to Glee on EW.

Edit #1.5:

Edit #1.625: I've listened to the above at least one hundred times ... so far ... today.

Edit #1.75: Another (much rougher) version recorded at the Rep on YouTube

Edit #1.875: More music from the Rep on YouTube thanks to St Jimmy's Army and Food and Me

Edit #2: Green Day's "American Idiot" Musical: Meet the Show's Rocker Cast. Behind the show that unites Cali punks with Broadway dreams
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Yet another dubious milestone ...
In the month of November, I rode my bicycle 565.22 miles. This was my first month of 400 miles, and my first month of 500 miles.

Stats:
  Shortest ride of the month == 21.16 miles (I am such a slacker)
  Longest ride of the month == 45.18 miles
  Monthly, daily average == 31.40 miles
  Overall, daily average == 19.61 miles (still climbing)
  Overall total == 2,922.38 miles


Graphy goodness:
   
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Why did Greg go back to ...
school after Thanksgiving?

When he should be in New York auditioning for American Idiot on Broadway.

Why???

I'm sure he could learn enough guitar on the plane ... and dancing ... and join the union.
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Scrabb ...
licious!

First the clues:
 


Now the questions:
  Q1 - What was the first word played?

  Q2 - How many points was it worth?

  Q3 - What was the second word played (making three words)?

  Q4 - How many points was it worth?

  Q5 - What CD did we listen to while playing (part of the title was played adjacent to a triple word score)?

  Q6 - What is the only bingo on the board?

  Q7 - How many points was it worth?

  Q8 - What other bingoes could have been made using the same letters?

  Q9 - What was the final score?

  Q10 - Who was the winner?


scroll way down for the answers.




























Answers:
  A1 - oxen

  A2 - 22

  A3 - mown

  A4 - 27

  A5 - American Idiot by Green Day

  A6 - metaled

  A7 - 81

  A8 - emulate, maleate, teleman & meltage (thanks to 'The Word Finder')

  A9 - 386 to 222

  A10 - That would be telling (possibly a pun)
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I learned on my bicycle ride this afternoon ...
that I need some better rain gear.

Pants = sponge, I would have been drier if I was nekkid.
Louis Garneau Windbreaker = sponge, I would have been drier if I was nekkid.
Gloves = sponge, I would have been drier if I was nekkid.
Shoes = sponge, I would have been drier if I was nekkid.

On the plus side, my neato Ortlieb panniers were and are 100% waterproof.
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110.36 ...
miles biked in three daze. Another new record for me.

32.75 Friday
32.43 Monday
45.18 Wednesday (another record, my new longest daily ride)
=====
110.36 Total

As of today, my daily average is now 19.43 miles.
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Terry & Gavin running ...
amok in our apartment.

 

 

 

 

 

As seen here, Terry was bowling as Greg and totally beat Greg's previous high score, this time with a score of 508, and the very next game with a score of 555:
 
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Another random but interesting ...
linky: Maksim Suraev's blog: Hello everybody from the International Space Station!

What’s everyday life on the International Space Station like? Maksim Suraev, who is on a six-month stint at the orbital outpost, has the answer.

Maksim is the first Russian cosmonaut to start a blog from zero-g. His accounts of orbital life and fresh photos from space are published on the website of the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos. RT gives its English-speaking audience the chance to read them too.
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Taken and blogged against my wishes - I thought it looked too similar to previously blogged sunsets.

 

 

 

 
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102.5 ...
miles biked in three daze. A new record for me.

31.10 Tuesday
38.90 Wednesday (my new second longest ride)
32.50 Thursday
=====
102.5 Total

As of today, my daily average is now 19.06 miles.


Bonus unrelated linkies: L.A. Accessorizes With Geodesic Tree Houses by O2 Treehouses
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Chris and I saw ...
the closing night performance of American Idiot - the musical tonight at the Berkeley Rep.

This was our third time seeing the show. We sat in row D, seats 106 & 107 (those and the other seats we were in previously shown below in red):



The show was very good, although there were no apparent twice baked potatoes amongst the cast.

There was a nice surprise for the audience after the final curtain call - the entire cast was onstage with guitars and played & sang "Time of Your Life (Good Riddance)".

Although members of Green Day and Michael Mayer were in the audience (and seated right behind Chris & I) they did not come onstage.
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Chris and I saw ...
the opening night & world premiere performance of "The Iago Syndrome" at CSU East Bay (formerly known as CSU Hayward) this evening.

It is based on the character of Iago (from Othello), the Fort Bragg killings of 2002 and an unbilled twice baked potato.

This play wouldn't have been the same without the random interpretive dances scattered throughout to help the audience ignore the dialog. There is nothing like some interpretive dance to help lighten up a soldier/husband murdering his wife on stage with a baseball bat and a red Victoria's Secret bra.

The twice baked potato clearly stole the show. I've been told that the twice baked potato actually bounces, but I have not seen this miracle for myself. All praise to the inanimate carbon rod twice baked potato!

I was also impressed by the giant sized trapezoidal bed. There was a love scene (with knife) played out on the bed of trapezoidal goodness while the audience was distracted by ... another interpretive dance. This was the best distracting interpretive dance I have ever seen and I really liked how it mirrored the actions on the bed (lying prone) while actually dancing around all crazy like.

On the plus side, parking was free after 6pm.

Let me repeat, parking was free after 6pm.

Go for the free parking, stay for the twice baked potato.
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Yet another dubious milestone ...
As of today, I have ridden my bicycle 2,522.03 miles! (with 2500 being the dubious milestone)

Stats:
  Today's ride == 38.27 miles (my second longest) with the unique portions shown on this map
  Daily average == 18.41 and still climbing
  Amount of rain that fell on me and my bicycle on Friday == 0.23 inches (but it felt like a lot more)

Graphy goodness:
 
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Three views of the ...
same rock I found alongside Wyman Creek Road.

 

 


 
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Parking Anarchy #62
Unmarked KGO-TV aka channel 7 van #5:

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Road Trip 2009 - Day 6
Breakfast at Shellie & Jeff's apartment in Beatty
Lunch at Socorro's Burger Hut‎ in Mina, NV
Dinner by Sally in Alta aka Moody Ridge

A small sample of the relatively small number of pictures I took are posted HERE.

The final version of the route we took - totaling just over a thousand miles - can be seen HERE.
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Road Trip 2009 - Day 5
Breakfast at Shellie & Jeff's apartment in Beatty
Lunch was peanut butter & jelly sandwiches in a shady spot just below Leadfield (on Titus Canyon Road)
Dinner at the first annual hoe down at KC's Outpost Saloon and Sandwich Shop in Beatty

We took about 4-1/2 hours to travel the 26 miles of Titus Canyon Road.

I took 235 pictures, a small sample is posted HERE.
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Road Trip 2009 - Day 4
Breakfast at Shellie & Jeff's apartment in Beatty
Lunch at Rita's Cafe (inside the Stagecoach Hotel & Casino) in Beatty
Dinner at Rita's Cafe (inside the Stagecoach Hotel & Casino) in Beatty

Pictures posted HERE

0 miles driven, ~2.5 miles walking to and climbing Mt Richard with an elevation gain of ~600 feet. Shellie took pictures and blogged about me HERE
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Road Trip 2009 - Day 3
Breakfast at the Best Western Creekside Inn
Lunch at the Toll Road Restaurant in Stovepipe Wells
Dinner at the Ensenada Grill in Beatty

Pictures posted HERE
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Road Trip 2009 - Day 2
Breakfast at the Best Western Creekside Inn
Cheapest gas in town at the Vons in Bishop
Lunch on the go (sandwiches from Vons)
Dinner at ... Denny's in Bishop

Pictures posted HERE

Reached ~10,800 feet.
Route changed from original plans. Took a loooooooong detour on Wyman Creek Road taking 3-1/2 hours to travel ~16 miles.
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Road Trip 2009 - Day 1
We left Alta this morning around 9am.
Had a late breakfast at the Wild Flower Cafe in Incline Village.
Stopped for coffee at the Whoa Nellie Deli in Lee Vining.
Checked in to the Best Western Creekside Inn in Bishop
Had a wonderful dinner at Whiskey Creek in Bishop

A small sample of the numerous pictures I took today can be seen HERE - now with COWS!!!

We are roughly following this path HERE
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Pictures from the 2009 ...
Pacific International Quilt Festival XVIII (PIQF).

All pictures taken by Chris.

I only uploaded the pictures that I liked.

They can be seen on my web album HERE.

A sample (ending my purple fixation):

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Mostly flowers, except for the ...
Pelicans!

All pictures were taken moments before the rain started falling on Monday evening.

They can be seen on my web album HERE.


A sample (continuing my purple fixation):

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Less then optimal enjoyment was had at the ...
unexpected Quilt show we stumbled upon on the grounds of the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum.

Greg's favorite:
 

Chris's favorite:
 


I had no favorite!
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Seventeen pictures from the hitherto unknown to Greg ...
Santa Cruz Arboretum can be seen on my web album HERE.

A sample:

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Two games of ...
Scrabble.

Game one:
1st = Richard
2nd = Greg
3rd = Chris



Game two:
1st = Greg (by a landslide)
2nd = Chris
3rd = Richard

Favorite words = croakier and soapier
Leftover letters = etinis

 
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We are going with Greg to see ...
American Idiot (the musical) again tomorrow/Saturday at 2pm.

All thanks to Greg's gregishness in 'losing' his ticket and to Chris's excellence in finding tickets at the last minute to a sold out show!

We will be in the Orchestra section, row "H", seats 113, 114 & 115.

Roda Theatre seating chart.

Woohoo!
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Reverse-vandalism, ...
ala American Idiot (the musical).

Read (and see) all about it here: A photo essay with anti-graffiti from outside 924 Gilman Street.
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Random wowness found while ...
surfin' the Internet:

The combined cover art from a few thousand science fiction magazines.

Wow!
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September recap: Bicycle graphy goodness and ...
more random stats for the month of September via bicycle.

Total miles so far = 2203.81
Work days commuted via bicycle = 15
Miles this month = 388.24 (probably a new record)
Average miles per day, this month = 24.27 (a new record)
Overall average miles per day = 17.77 (a never ending new record that I really need to stop obsessing over)
Number of attempted muggings/bicycle jacking/stealing my panniers filled with dirty clothes while bicycling thru West Oakland = 1 (a new record)


 
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Idiot ...
American aka "American Idiot - the musical" has been extended thru November 15th at the Berkeley Rep in ... (no surprise) Berkeley.

I already got tix for myself and Chris - fourth row center.

Yes - it was that good that we want to see it again.

Maybe we'll go to Shen Hua for dinner before the show?
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