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July 1, 2006 Bike Ride Info

I went for a bike ride this morning. I wanted to get in at least 30 miles, but I ended up with 42! When you look at the route, it looks funny, but that was because of how I rode. I went from the house to a friends. From there, we rode back by Cyndi and I’s place on the way to the office. From there, we went back to his place. From there, I took the “long” way home.

Here is a link to an interactive map of my July 1, 2006 bike route.

I don’t know how long the pedometer site keeps maps, so here is a graphic of it too:

20060701 BikeRoute

I had some people ask…those blue things at the bottom are the estimated elevation of my route.  So, you can see the hills I went up and down.

You can also view the stats of the ride on my June 2006 bike stats page.

[Update 2013-01-06 09:39:13] Added Image to Flickr and added to post.

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New Link Added

I added a new link to the links section of the site.  The link takes you to a page talking about your rights to photograph in public.  It is well worth the read.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/andrewkantor/2005-12-29-camera-laws_x.htm

[Update 06-02-2008  22:55:51] A news crew was harassed while talking to the guy who makes the policies for Union Station.  Link here. Also a link to my story about being harassed while in Union Station taking tourist pictures.

[Update 05-18-2009 08:59:38] The NYPD has recently issued an Operations Order to members of the force.  More information can be found here.

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Misc. baby stuff

Well…I am happy to report yet another day with no morning/all day sickness!! That makes 4 days in a row..whoo hoo :^) I've been able to mostly set aside my saltines and ginger snaps, which has been a relief. Ginger snaps, especially, have been very helpful…but you can only eat so many! This past week has been a good one with the kids at work, and all the teachers and parents have been so sweet and encouraging about the baby. It's such a blessing to know that you have a group of people praying for you and ready to help you through this amazing experience. Although the help I really need these days involves some extra nap time! As much as I'll miss the kids, I'm looking forward to the end of next week. After that Friday, I'll be off for a while and can enjoy some much-needed down time. I know I'd better enjoy it while I can, because after January…there won't be any for a long time!!

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June Cell Phone Minutes Used

Anytime Minutes      501.0
Night & Weekend Minutes      473.0
Sprint Mobile to Mobile      1,044.0
Roaming Minutes      1.0
  2,019.0
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First Baby Visit

We are sooo blessed! Today was our very first baby visit! It was a little overwhelming, but mostly very neat. Dr. Royal is very nice and I felt really comfortable with her. Matt was a trooper…hanging out with me the whole time. The best part was definitely getting to see the baby and hear the heartbeat!! Little One waved his/her arm buds at us and seemed happy to "smile" for the camera. We'll be posting the ultrasound pics shortly. The rest of the visit was pretty straightforward: meet/greet, question/answer, poke/prod…Dr. Royal is easy-going and easy to talk to, so I'm looking forward to future visits. My next appointment is August 1, at which point I'll be 14 weeks. I get pretty nervous/excited about stuff, so my blood pressure was a little elevated (white coat hypertension), but other than that everything was great! I even got a bag of goodies (books, pamphlets, coupons, etc.). We were a little concerned about some insurance stuff, but a quick phone call relieved those anxieties. After some relatively minor copays, everything else is covered 100%…Praise the Lord!!
Now that the first visit is behind us, I'll be posting baby updates regularly 🙂