The Archives Trailer from Increasing The Calibre on Vimeo. Mmmm….grit.

Posted on September 9th, 2010 by admin
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Comment has recently published my ruminations on our trip to Hueco Tanks, “Rocks and Roads.”

Posted on August 27th, 2010 by admin
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Brad Pit V10 from Increasing The Calibre on Vimeo. Could someone please ship this bloc to my backyard? Thanks.

Posted on August 11th, 2010 by admin
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After two days of climbing at Summersville Lake, we headed into the mountains of West Virginia, to the little town of Belington to visit our friends Katie and Joel. For the last few years, they’ve made a go of having a small farm and bakery, and up until this point, we hadn’t managed a visit. […]

Posted on August 3rd, 2010 by admin
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So the Tour de France is nearing its final week, and the race approaches the final proving grounds in the Pyrennes. Conventional wisdom says it is now a two horse race between Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck. At the moment, Shleck holds a 31 second lead over the Spainard, but several big mountain stages and […]

Posted on July 17th, 2010 by admin
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Are you a fan of Firefly or Serenity? If so, these are awesome. World Cup kinda stuff: Lionel Messi is a fantastic player. After watching this, I respect him even more. And finally, Cardus recently published an essay of mine on technology, “Drawing Lines in the Sand.”

Posted on July 1st, 2010 by admin
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So soon after we returned from the road trip, I got it in my head that we really needed a motor scooter. It seemed to make sense–several evenings a week, one of us goes out (to the gym, running errands, etc) in the van. Now, I love the EuroVan, but it is not the most […]

Posted on June 23rd, 2010 by admin
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With only a bit time before we hit the road to go the New, I’ll just offer a brief overview of the race, with a longer report to come. The Yellow Creek Monthly series seemed like a good introduction to the world of mountain bike racing, so Alan and I loaded up his car and […]

Posted on May 29th, 2010 by admin
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Thanks to Paul and April for these. Glas Roof (V9) (Note my lame attempt to climb this after I trashed my ring finger by using my superior front 2 strength) D3 (V7) (A rare photo of an actual send) Sign of the Cross (V3) (So very hard for the grade)

Posted on May 13th, 2010 by admin
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We arrived home yesterday evening to find cats that were happy to see us, and an overgrown yard (spring has apparently sprung in these parts). The drive was mostly uneventful, with lots of wind and gray skies, and pockets of rain here and there (how much wind you ask? Enough to nearly double our van’s […]

Posted on May 9th, 2010 by admin
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