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April 23, 2007
My New Ride
Earlier this month I purchased a 2006 Fuji Nevada 1.0 mountain bike in anticipation of the day I can ride from my house over the new Cooper River Bridge without having to cross over the busiest road in Mount Pleasant. Construction under the bridge is well on the way to allowing access from my side of Highway 17 to the 12 foot bicycle and pedestrian walkway that runs along the bridge.
In the meantime it's been fun exploring some of the areas around my house that I don't normally see while sitting in front of the computer. My favorite find so far is a path that winds around the outside of the I'On subdivision..err..village. The path, which follows along the edge of Hobcaw Creek, is mostly made up of stone and dirt, with several wooden bridges throughout making it a fun mountain biking trek. I really wish this path went further up the creek. I'd almost be ok with it going all the way up to my house..of course I'm sure that there's lots of people in between that probably wouldn't be so keen on the idea.
p.s. I do have and wear a helmet!
Posted by mhader at 12:46 PM | Comments (2)
April 10, 2007
Trivial Tuesday #57: Let's go to the Movies
1. In what movie did [one of] the main character[s] memorize the phone book up to Marsha and William Gottsegen?
2. Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's latest movie 'Grindhouse' is a double feature. What are the two individual films?
3. "Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free." is the tagline from what popular film?
4. For what 1979 film did H.R. Giger (among others) win an Oscar for 'Best Effects, Visual Effects'
5. Who is the captain of the Nebuchadnezzar?
6. What movie is often considered to be the worst movie ever made?
7. James Earl Jones & Madge Sinclair played King and Queen in two movies. Name them. (note: in one you see them, the other not)
8. What 'John Hughes' movie featured an actual Economist giving an actual [unscripted] Economics lecture?
9. Jerry Lundegaard, played by William H. Macy, hires two losers to kidnap his wife for ransom money for what film set in North Dakota?
10. What two actors appeared in all 6 'Star Wars' movies?
Answers to the last Trivial Tuesday (56):
1. The Peach Pit
2. Purvis
3. Network 23
4. The Pheonix Foundation
5. "I Want to Believe"
6. Craig Kilborn
7. Pinky and the Brain
8. Scrubs
9. Connor, Parker
10. Hillman
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