When it comes to desktop Twitter clients there aren’t many options. If you’re looking for a freebie there are even fewer choices. TweetDeck is far from perfect but it’s one of the better desktop clients available and it’s the one I’ve come to rely on when I’m not using my iPhone or iPad. Back in October I upgraded my pc’s to Windows 8. After reinstalling TweetDeck I was confronted with a fatal error; TweetDeck failed to login to my account and displayed…[...]
As a kayaker and a cyclist in NYC I have access to maps for the NYC Water Trail and NYC Cycling Routes, but there's no official NYC Oktoberfest Trail. So...I thought it would be fun to create one! Without further ado, here's the (un)Official NYC Oktoberfest Trail, loaded with German inspired restaurants and drinking halls! Some of these stops are on the small side while many are larger capacity establishments. This time of year most will draw significant crowds so be prepared to skip past your first choice. Zum Schneider, for instance, will commonly have a wait of 1-2 hours. Many other places, like Radegast Hall, are usually busy but rarely have a wait to get in.[...]
Tomorrow marks the culmination of 9 months worth of dedication and hard work. I’ve spent most of the summer preparing to ride a full century (100 miles). I’ve been riding in cycling tours for the last 5 years, typically selecting 50-60 mile routes, but this year I’ve been determined best my previous efforts. Logging close to 1,000 miles on the year I’m in the best cycling shape of my life. Hell — I dropped 27 pounds since last November without even modifying…[...]
I’ve been fairly critical of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. There are a lot of good elements to the bill however I’ve been unable to overlook one element — the provision that forces citizens to pay for health insurance. I’ve listened to both sides of the aisle. In the end I just can’t come to terms with a provision that amounts to nothing less than a tax for being a living, breathing, human being. That being said, a little known provision…[...]
If you know me personally or follow me on twitter you know I’m a fairly serious cyclist. I ride in several high-mileage tours each summer, and, most recently, I began cycling to work. The commute takes me through portions of the old Vanderbilt Parkway — now known as the Queens Greeenway — and down several city streets. Portions of the Queens Greenway are car-free but I do spend approximately 1/2 of the commute on mixed use roads. This is where I’m supposed…[...]
