In addition to what Jay said, ebay and craigslist can both be good resources for used bikes. Once you know what fits you, definitely look at the used market - I picked up a full carbon fiber Specialized Epic Allez for $600. My MTB has seen very limited action since I've gotten my road bike...
In the $50-$60 range you should be able to pick up a bottle of Balvenie 15yr old. The 15yr old is single cask - i.e. all the scotch in that bottle came from one particular cask. Says what cask # and what bottle out of that cask it is. And a damn fine scotch to boot!
If you're primarily looking for text messaging, I would recommend staying away from sprint pcs. I'm on that and absolutely hate the text messaging system. You have to use their slow wireless web to log into a webpage and send / receive text messages that way.
I've heard many good things about the Etymotics, though I couldn't get myself to spend that much $$ on a set of headphones. I went and bought some Sony closed design earphones - they seal against your ear canal and block outside sound. MDR-EX70LP though it's since been updated, sony site shows...
We went hiking by the Potomac here in DC today, river is crazy high. 11 or 12 ft higher than normal, large parts of the trail by the river were completely flooded out. Made for some mud bog hiking! More snow coming tonight, though they claim it's supposed to turn into rain by the morning. We'll...
FWIW, my RV-31 just ran into similar problems today while playing The Two Towers extended edition. Grrr. Finally got it open by pressing the Open button and giving the player a good hard knock. Interrupted once more before the 1st disc was over. The unit is 2+ years old, so at this point it's...
Ice or hard-pack snow. On pavement they're just loud and bad performing. I wouldn't put them on your car, but on a beater bike, I'd say it would be a fun and inexpensive experiment! Andrej
I have a Kodak digital camera that comes with a docking station. Transfering photos is fairly simple. The docking station stays plugged in to one of the USB ports all the time. Simply put the camera on the docking station, press the big (and only) button on the docking station, and you're...
Finally had a chance to get myself downtown to drink one of the true gems that Washington DC has on tap:
Hofbrauhaus Octoberfest
Went awsome with the bratwurst sandwitch they had on happy hour. Yum.
They always have Bitburger black on tap, always good to drink a good dunkles.
Andrej
Chimney starter for charcoal? BAH HUMBUG I say. Get an empty box from say a case of beer (emptied at the last BBQ), fill it with some newspaper, sticks from the yard and such. Then light the puppy on fire. That bondfire going in your grill will stoke your 'primordial fun' nerve. Plus it's...
I was getting hungry right up until you said lettuce. No reason to go spoiling a sandwitch with that stuff hehe. Myself, I'm a big fan of the ham and cheese bagel. Mayo on one side, mustard (spicy brown) on the other. Add some tabasco to the cheese if you want some zing. Andrej
Another vote for charcoal. It just tastes better. Not any charcoal, I tend to stay away from briquettes. Chunk hardwood charcoal, the good stuff. Lights way faster than the briquettes, burns hot as hell. Personally I don't use a Weber kettle grill because you can't raise or lower the coals...
If you dig around in the Tips & Articles section of http://www.edmunds.com you will turn up 2 articles on buying via the internet. Worth a read. Part 1: http://edmunds.com/advice/buying/art...3/article.html Part 2 : http://edmunds.com/advice/buying/art...4/article.html Andrej
Sweet trip, looking forward to the pics. Europe is the same way with vacation, gov't mandated minimums that are pretty awesome by US standards. I hear ya on the priorities, work certainly isn't the highest one for me. Andrej
I think insects can get drunk. My folks took me out for a nice lunch when I visited them, outdoor seating near a lake. After finishing my food, I noticed there was a fly in my wine. So I fish this fly out, it ends up on the plate. First it staggers around, then it starts walking up the knife...
Very cool. How do you like the carbon fiber ride as opposed to steel? I'm loving mine, and really think when I do get to buying a new road bike it'll be a CF beast. Do the thumb shifters work when you're in the drops? Can you reach up and shift that way? Either way, it's an improvement over my...
I've been with Sprint PCS for a while now and am happy with them. They're expanding their network bigtime, despite everything you hear they're improving their customer support - they resolved all of my issues promptly. I have a Sanyo 6400 phone, super slim fone. The Sanyo fones have the...