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Monthly Archives: February 2007

When the price is not right

February 26, 2007 – 1:36 pm

Ever since its launch, I’ve been browsing the movie section of the iTunes store in hope of finding something worth buying. I’ve concluded that until the price is drastically reduced, there is little incentive to do so. Take The Prestige, my favorite movie for 2006. You can order the DVD version from amazon.com for $16.99, [...]

By Georges | Posted in general | Comments (2)

Ceci n’est pas une moped

February 21, 2007 – 10:22 am

Just got back from the DMV to pass my M1 riding test. I’ve been practicing for a couple of week-ends, following Ted’s excellent instructions.
When I got there, a woman behind the counter (whom I found later on happened to be my test instructor) mentioned “the nice moped parked outside”. I could not help myself but [...]

By Georges | Posted in vespa | Comments (2)

56 days until Tierra Bella

February 17, 2007 – 6:16 pm

Now that I’ve foolishly signed up for the Tierra Bella Century ride, it’s time to prepare. I’m not sure exactly what to expect but one thing for sure is that I need to spend time in the saddle. Today was the first ride with new addition to my cycling geek arsenal: A Garmin Edge 305 [...]

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Riding with Tim

February 03, 2007 – 3:48 pm

This morning Tim and I decided to go for a ride. The general idea was to start training for the Tierra Bella 2007 Century in April. This is going to be my first Century and I need the training. I suggested we ride to the ocean and back. We figured it’d be about 50 miles [...]