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Jan 30

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/one-protester-tased-arrested-at-occupy-dc/2012/01/29/gIQAxqRKaQ_blog.html I was walking through the park when this happened yesterday, so got to see it all go down. My verdict:  (1) The guy was definitely a little crazy — screaming & yelling in his pajamas and no shoes (on a chilly day) and stomping around tearing off the the police warning messages on the tents. He definitely needed to be calmed down. (2) The cops were definitely a little heavy-handed and too quick on the Taser trigger. They had just started to try to cuff him and bring him down (during which he was fighting it) when they tased him in the back (with a cop already on each of his arms). Pretty exciting Sunday walk in the park for me. Bonus — I got asked by another spectator “so, you’re obviously an undercover, right?”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/one-protester-tased-arrested-at-occupy-dc/2012/01/29/gIQAxqRKaQ_blog.html

I was walking through the park when this happened yesterday, so got to see it all go down. My verdict: 

(1) The guy was definitely a little crazy — screaming & yelling in his pajamas and no shoes (on a chilly day) and stomping around tearing off the the police warning messages on the tents. He definitely needed to be calmed down.

(2) The cops were definitely a little heavy-handed and too quick on the Taser trigger. They had just started to try to cuff him and bring him down (during which he was fighting it) when they tased him in the back (with a cop already on each of his arms).

Pretty exciting Sunday walk in the park for me.

Bonus — I got asked by another spectator “so, you’re obviously an undercover, right?”

Dec 28

I finally made it to the Grand Canyon, and it’s as amazing as all the hype tells you it will be. The only problem is I can’t stop thinking about when the Brady Bunch came here.

I finally made it to the Grand Canyon, and it’s as amazing as all the hype tells you it will be. The only problem is I can’t stop thinking about when the Brady Bunch came here.

Dec 04

The DC Occupiers are acting up so I came down the check things out. I had to leave, though, to get a refill of my Starbucks & get a bunch of cash from the Wells Fargo nearby.

The DC Occupiers are acting up so I came down the check things out. I had to leave, though, to get a refill of my Starbucks & get a bunch of cash from the Wells Fargo nearby.

Nov 30

Movember 30th: Rise of the Pornstache

Movember 30th: Rise of the Pornstache

Movember 28th: Training Wheels

Movember 28th: Training Wheels

Nov 24

I’m thankful for the Mt. Vernon trail — what a gem.

I’m thankful for the Mt. Vernon trail — what a gem.

Nov 05

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Oct 24

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Oct 23

This is why I came back East

This is why I came back East

Oct 22

The National Arboretum in DC is actually pretty nice. These are columns from the Capitol before it was expanded in 18blahblah.

The National Arboretum in DC is actually pretty nice. These are columns from the Capitol before it was expanded in 18blahblah.

Sep 25

Don’t: Drive in to a carport with your bike on the roof rack — it angers the bike and really pisses off the rack (and car)

Do: Buy your bike @bikerackdc — they give you free lifetime adjustments, including those necessitated by driving in to a carport

Ignore: A bike mechanic’s warning that the damage to the carbon fiber in the bike increases the chances of a “catastrophic failure” — flashback

Sep 11

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Sep 10

Found a great spot on the water in DC — and about the only place in town that isn’t crawling with cops

Found a great spot on the water in DC — and about the only place in town that isn’t crawling with cops

Sep 04

The new one is a good one

The new one is a good one

Aug 21

I bought a new toy. It’s so much fun.

I bought a new toy. It’s so much fun.