7
    2011

    Hike to the summit of Mount Washington — Check!

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    Last Sunday I hiked to the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire. 3 days have passed since completing the climb and I’ve had plenty of time to rest, recuperate, and reflect on the experience. The verdict? Hiking to the summit of Mount Washington was awesome! It was the most difficult hike I’ve made to date. Totaling roughly 4 hours the hike was a grueling assault on the human body with ever increasing inclines and an elevation gain of 4,288 feet. I began the hike from the Pinkham Notch Visitor [...]

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    2
    2011

    Mount Washington Hike Preparation

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    This weekend myself and my old college buddy Milosz are heading up to the White Mountains in New Hampshire for some camping, mountain biking, and to hike Mount Washington. Just a little day hike to the summit at 6,288 ft, traversing more than 8 miles of varying terrain, increasingly thinning air, strong wind, and varied weather patterns. We’ll be making the hike on either Saturday or Sunday depending on which day looks better weather-wise. I’m no foreigner to hiking. I’ve gone hiking in the Catskill Mountains of New York since [...]

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    29
    2011

    Hurricane Irene Obliterates Blenheim Bridge

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    Hurricane Irene might have been a lot of bark with no bite in New York City but it’s fury was unleashed on upstate New York. Entire towns have been washed out and communities have been lost but some of the greatest losses may be Irene’s destruction of the region’s historical landmarks. Among the many losses is a covered bridge named Blenheim Bridge. Built in 1854 it was the longest single span covered bridge in the world. Now all that remains are the foundations where it once sat. Myself and Cathy [...]

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    18
    2011

    A body found in Anable basin!

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    In a turn of events worthy of it’s own Law & Order episode, a body was discovered by a group of kayakers in Anable Basin tonight. While preparing for a leisurely paddle, kayakers from the Long Island City Community Boathouse noticed something floating in the water. Upon investigation it was clear the object floating was in fact a person laying face down. Authorities were immediately notified and Anable Basin was quickly flooded with FDNY, NYPD, EMS, and just about any other agency you would expect to report [...]

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    5
    2011

    Hacked! :-(

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    Earlier this week schiffner.com was hacked. Though the method of entry was rudimentary the results of the unauthorized and malicious access were quite serious. The intruders inserted malicious code into dozens of pages throughout the site. This code redirected visitors to javascript which would then infect their computer with a trojan horse. The hack was not limited to schiffner.com. It extended to all of Cathy and my sites — cathyclarke.com, drinkorbedrunk.com, mokeymonkey.com, and no-bling.com. To explain exactly what occurred I’ll step back to May. After years of hosting our websites [...]

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    20
    2011

    An eventful, non-eventful drive to Rochester

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    There we were, driving to Rochester again. I was in the drivers seat with Cathy sitting shotgun. After driving this same route for the last 12 years the trip has become boring — Hell, to say the drive had become boring is an understatement. The only decision to make takes place at Binghamton; Rochester via Syracuse (shorter) or Rochester via Corning (more scenic). After completing the drive, all 370 miles worth, hundreds of times, the “driver” has almost become unnecessary. Sometimes it seems as though the car could complete the [...]

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    23
    2011

    Kayaking: The off-season and the season opener at Sebago Canoe Club

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    Chirp chirp, chirp chirp. Woh, it’s been quiet around here lately! It’s about time for some kayaking updates. I’m one of those warm weather paddlers. I just can’t justify purchasing a dry suit seeing as how the majority of people I paddle with don’t have one and those who do don’t launch out of the same boathouse I do. So…how do I keep myself busy during the cold months? A ton of skiing, kayak polo, and computer programming. With an old college buddy of mine living within a 1-2 hour [...]

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    27
    2011

    They Just Bark (a poem)

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    It’s gotten to the point where everything is political, everyone is more important than you, everything they think, do, or feel is what you should think, do, or feel. You can’t walk down the street without someone explaining why you cant do that or how to do it differently. You can’t work without battles or maintain a private personal life. There are numerous political groups disguised as services. In the end they’re populated by a few people who wanted to feel important. The information age has removed compassion from relationships. [...]

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    27
    2011

    Angry Birds: The Movie (Trailer)

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    Ok, it’s not really a movie…yet. But it could be! Perhaps this will actually inspire Michael Bay to direct his next Blockbuster — Angry Birds: The Movie ;-)

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    24
    2011

    Ticketmaster, how isn’t this illegal? Or is it…

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    Today I attempted to purchase 2 tickets to The Addams Family on Broadway through Ticketmaster. As I always do with Broadway shows I went to broadwaybox.com to look for discount codes and then proceeded to look for tickets using this code (BB2011). For this show at the selected time the discounted tickets after fees cost $86.75 each vs $144.75 each at full price. Quite a savings (though still not cheap). The fine print for this discount is as follows: BroadwayBox Special Discount ticket offer for The Addams Family Save up [...]

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