It’s been quite the week around here. First things first: I heard from Mollie, and she’s doing
great! She and Sister2 are still trekking
through Nepal, and they aim to finish their trek in the next week or so. And true to form, they’re flying through the
mountains.
In other news, on Wednesday, I ran for the first time in
over a month. And then I ran again on
Thursday! My absence from running isn’t
due to an injury so much as a self-imposed sabbatical. Basically, I just needed a break. And I have to say, running after taking an
entire month off is hard work!
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| Quite accurate, sadly. |
But that’s enough about me.
It’s time for the Best of the Week!
First, let’s turn to the Sports Page.
I’m a professed proponent of cycling (see below). Well, this
week, while the New York Mets were in town, the Nat’s fourth inning Presidents’
Race featured presidents on CaBi. If Capital Bikeshare’s superiority to Citi Bikes
wasn’t obvious before the start of the game, it is now! The Nats also won on a walk off sacrifice fly
in the bottom of the 9th. NBD.
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| Let Teddy win! |
The NBA Finals got underway last night. And the Spurs pulled out a Game 1 win! In Miami!
Go Spurs! Speaking of the NBA
Finals, have you ever watched the Finals and thought to yourself, that’s a
great jingle? No? Me either.
But I have reason to believe that some readers have (including the
reader who sent me this).
Tonight (9:30 PM EST, but who’s counting?), the US Men’s
National Team plays Jamaica in a World Cup qualifier. The USMNT beat
Germany in a friendly at RFK over the weekend. Here’s hoping they bring that momentum to
Jamaica and come away with three points!
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| USA! USA! |
Moving on.
Those of you who know me, know that I love terrible, poppy songs
of summer. I may or may not believe that
Call Me Maybe is the
greatest ever song of summer. I’m sorry
I’m not sorry. But
where is this year’s song of the summer?
It’s June already. I demand a
song of the summer!
This
definitely isn’t a song of the summer, but it’s awesome. Welcome to the neighborhood, NPR!
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| You stay classy, Planet Earth. |
So this
guy is making bikes from cardboard, with the aim of making cheap (hopefully
really cheap), sturdy bikes available to folks who can’t afford them and/or don’t
have access to them. I’m a proponent of
cycling, so lowering the barriers to entry sounds like a great idea to me! But let’s make sure this initial “limited and
exclusive access” doesn’t remain so.
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| I don't think we'll be seeing this model in the Tour de France any time soon. |
BABY
DUCKS!!!
Also, I really like Macklemore. He’s talented. He’s funny.
And he does things like this. Bravo, Macklemore!
And now, without further ado, your BEST
OF THE WEEK!
It wasn’t easy to spot, as small as it
was. When they saw it, it was ready to go under for what they feared would be
the last time. The clock was ticking.
“We found it with its little nose just
above the water,” Sciascia said. “We got up alongside it and I just grabbed the
little bugger. I scooped it up from the river under its front legs.”
Happy weekend, folks!
