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Are you tired of getting flat tires on your road bike? Last summer I was constantly getting them until I switched to Gatorskins by Continental. I recommend these babies. I haven’t had flat since I switched (knocking on wood).
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Alison got a new shower head off of Amazon the other day.
I had to tease her. It reminded me of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer got the Elephant shower head. Ha!
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Sabrina went to a short theater camp this week. They had a short show for the parents today. :) (she’s the one on the far left.)
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I’ve been using my Lumia 928 now for 2 and half weeks. I am in the Windows ecosystem so Win Phone 8 works great for me.
What I like about it:
- I’m a big SkyDrive user so all my documents are accessible right on my phone.
- Skype works great with my windows account.
- Live tiles
- The simplistic usability of the phone.
- All the apps follow the same layout/usability.
- The GPS has worked great for me
- The camera (even though I wish that isn’t how they market this phone because there is so much more to it)
- Speech recognition has really been good
- Very responsive (yes it is new, we’ll see over time)
- Xbox music
- Currently everything is synching great with my Google accounts
- Tap & Send
What I don’t like about it:
- The size. I wish it was smaller like my Nexus S. It’s just a bit too big for me to get a good handle on it.
- Even though I have been able to find the majority of the apps I want/use there are still some missing. Here is the list I made from my Android.
I REALLY miss MightyText.
I think the People “Rooms” could be really nice, but you need everyone on a Windows Phone which I don’t think is going to happen.
A couple of quick tips I’ve found.
- Hold down the Start key to get to Voice activation.
- Hold the Start Key and Power button to take a screenshot.
I purchased the phone with a trial in mind. I had 14 days to see if I liked it and wanted to stick with it.
I’m sticking with it.
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Amazon recently announced they’ve picked up an agreement with Viacom to stream all their Kids shows. This is the same agreement Netflix let expire a couple of weeks ago, see my earlier post.
I think Amazon Prime is a no-brainer now if you have kids for these shows plus the free shipping.
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Buffalo Triathlon - 2013
I was happy with how I did this year. I cut 2mins and 30seconds off of my time compared to last year.
Leading up to the race I was very nervous about the swim because of how cold it was. I ended up getting a wetsuit 2 days before the race. This was the first time I wore a wet suit. It definitely makes it easier to swim. I cut 2mins off of my swim from last year.
The run went pretty good for me, shaving 2 minutes off of this as well.
I don’t know what happened by the bike was not good, worst of all triathlons I’ve been in. I only averaged 17.9mph. Last year I was 18.8 with a tops of 21.5 in my last tri of the season. I think it maybe held back because of worrying I would cramp. No cramps though!
I need to work on my transitions, but in all I am happy with the race and gave me a base for the season to improve on.
My next race is the Z-tri in Grand Rapids on July 4th.
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Smart TV manufacturers need more intelligent marketing, according to a survey by Analysys Mason .
I am one of those. We have a Samsung smart tv and never use any of the smart features. The interface is slow and the remote is just cumbersome to make it worthwhile. I have a desktop hooked up to the TV with Media Center on it that works a 1000X better.
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I’ve always had issues when racing and getting leg cramps. I rarely cramp up when training but when race day comes I push it as hard as I can go. I can honestly say that I probably have cramped up in about 75% of the races I have done on bike. It sucks. The only thing I can do is pull back and let it work out.
Last summer was an exception, I got some pills (capsules) as a packet stuffer at one of the races I did. They said there were to prevent cramping. I had nothing to lose so I took them. In my amazement I didn’t cramp that race. I continued to take them for the other triathlons I did last summer surprisingly no cramps!
So what was I thinking in not taking them before the Apple Du last weekend? I DON”T KNOW. It just dawned on my last night that I forgot to take them.
I also did some googling/research last night and the majority of what I found, suggested to take these capsules.
Yes, I’ll be sure to pop a couple before the Buffalo Triathlon this weekend.
In case you’re wondering what I take, they’re called Endurolytes by Hammer Nutrition.
http://www.hammernutrition.com/products/endurolytes.elt.html
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Sartell Apple Duathlon 2013.
This was not my race. I dropped my chain on the biggest downhill. I cramped in both calf muscles and my left hammy.Sabrina ran her first race and finished strong. :)
