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Much smaller than the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico, but to residents of Salt Lake City, it helps bring the problem home. Hopefully Chevron is much more proactive about addressing the problems here than British Petroleum has been in the Gulf. A leak from an underground oil pipeline may have gone undetected for [...] It’s times like this that I really love living in Utah.
Mt. Olympus, as seen from Holladay at sunset
Another view of Mt. Olympus
Sunset over Holladay [...] I’m skipping the details on posting ride #14, because it was basically just a couple short ones from Liberty Park to Pioneer Park and back on the fixed gear … with several hours hanging out at Pioneer Park shooting photos of the Utah State Criterium Championships. Pics later. Seek and buy a bottle of High West Rendezvous Rye. Marvel at the concept of a whiskey distillery in Utah. Open the bottle and allow the bouquet to waft over you. Pour a couple fingers into the lowball or whiskey snifter of your choice. Swirl, sniff, sip and savor. Sit back. Relax. Marvel at the [...] If you live in Utah, and have yet to visit High West Distillery and Saloon in Park City, then hie your ass there ASAP for food and drink. I first heard about High West in late 2008 when I saw a bottle of their Rendezvous Rye whiskey at the State Liquor Store … a couple [...] I’m not sure when I started following the stereotypical Utah trait of claiming anyone with even the remotest connection with the state as one of our own. Hell, I’m not even sure when I started thinking of myself as a Utahn (in addition to being from both a Northern Californian and a Tennesseean). Regardless, it’s [...] Great news on the sponsorship front for some major races in the United States. Pepsi sponsorship saves Tour of Battenkill The United States of America was close to losing the UCI-sanctioned Tour of Battenkill when its former sponsor pulled its funding two months ago, but organizer Dieter Drake has found a replacement in PepsiCo that [...] Burke Swindlehurst racing at Callville Bay Classic. Photo copyright © Brian Hodes/VeloImages, linked from VeloNews.com After a long career on the road, facing all the ups and downs that come with riding for a professional cycling team, Burke Swindlehurst has now entered a new phase … as a privateer both on the road and [...] You know that post from earlier today about the IOC’s idiotic decision to elect Pat McQuaid? Never mind that, this is much worse. Pull out of climate coalition, panel urges Herbert Gov. Gary Herbert would be asked to pull Utah out of the Western Climate Initiative under a resolution passed Friday by a House panel [...] I really have to find some things to write about, because this blog is getting stale … and I certainly can’t only post poetry on Fridays. A quick summary of Facebook status updates which give an idea of some of the things running through my head right now. Thinking about starting a 365 day [...] |
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