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Dining in the Dark
After a Friday night filled with sensory overload, Saturday night was to be the complete opposite. Liv was treating me to an experience with The Blind Cafe. Once again, I was not sure what to expect, but I knew it would be quite different. The Blind Cafe is is...
Itchy-O (O as in Oh My Gawd!)
On Friday, I got to experience the local Denver band Itchy-O at the 3 Kings Tavern. I wasn't sure what to expect at all. Liv had heard they were a fun show and wanted to go for my birthday. I'm glad we did because it was absolutely amazing! Although the doors opened...
Battle For The Net
Cable companies want to slow down (and break!) your favorite sites, for profit. To fight back, let's cover the web with symbolic "loading" icons, to remind everyone what an Internet without net neutrality would look like, and drive record numbers of emails and calls...
Useful IFTTT Recipes
I've always been a big user of tools and services that automate tasks. Computers are perfect for automating things that have to be done over and over. With IFTTT (If This Then That), you can automated things in your life and across services. Below are some of the...
UNtrivial Pursuits
Come out for a fun night benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society! Join us for an evening of trivia, food, prizes, silent auction, magic and FIGHTING CANCER! There will be FREE appetizers and happy hour deals til 7pm. Up for grabs are concert tickets, gift...
Upping the ante
Once again, I have committed to training for and riding in an endurance bike event. And again, I am asking for your help. This time, I have upped the ante, I am doing not one, but two 100 mile bike rides in June and I have committed to raising $5,000 for the Leukemia...
Launched new website – TNTAthletes.com
I'm working on new website called TNTAthletes.com. I hope to make it a resource for participants in the Team in Training program. I'll include helpful articles for the cyclist, runner, swimmer, etc. I also plan on making it a place where people can discuss training...
Only three years?
As I start a new season with Team in Training, it is easy to forget that I haven't even been cycling for that long. The "newbies" on this year's team look at me and assume I have been doing this for years and that I have always been fit. That is far from the truth. It...
The Start of Something BIG
Saturday, February 8th, was the first group training for Team in Training - Rocky Mountain Chapter - Summer 2014. With the temperatures below zero for much of the week, the coaches moved the training indoors this time. One of our teammates (UB) found us some space to...