I perform annual maintenance on my hubs. It greatly improves the life and the rolling efficiency of the hubs.

I am more concerned about the long term maintenance of the bike. The maintenance might be less frequent, but what happens when the hub needs rebuilding? How many shops will be able to do that, and at what cost? How much does a replacement belt and sprocket cost?

Read all 6 books. I just started Dune a few days ago and am going to work my way through all six for the second time. I have read Dune itself at least 4 times already though. Such a great universe.

Like the 70% of the American’s that voted to elect Hilary?

Either an HBO or Netflix Original series based on Dune could be amazing!! Forget the movie, there is too much intricacy for a blockbuster movie, but in a mini series format you can develop the characters much more deeply.

We put all the candy in the communal ‘Candy Box’ when the kids ask for dessert, they can each pick out something to have. Between Halloween, Christmas, and Easter, the box has never been empty and the kids always know that even getting one candy is a treat.

Hmmm, I wonder if I can create a setup that will let me translate a live cycling race stream from Dutch to English?

I’ve always had great results getting my Passport photos done and London Drugs. They were also half the price of Walmart.

What if it is a large buck, or even a moose? Then hitting it has a very high chance of killing one or more passengers. Swerving saves the animal’s life but puts the passengers at risk still.

This is what I want to know. I haven’t washed clothes in warm or hot water for years.

Funny, I have two kids, a regular job, and I ride a bike every day. I ride a bike for numerous reasons, it is my exercise for the day, no need to hit the gym after kids are in bed, and it is a lot cheaper than owning a second car. Doesn’t hurt that I enjoy being outside and breathing fresh air.

I just read this a couple months ago! A great read. I had previously read a fair bit about the exploration of the North West Passage, but this book imagines what they must have gone through so well.

For the first time I am actually dealing with Visa on a claim for a vacuum that died one month out of the standard warranty. I have to say, so far the experience has been fantastic. More time was spent on the phone waiting for an agent than actually talking to an agent.

These ant rafts always remind me of a McGyver episode where a colony of fire ants is coming through and they try using a moat to keep the ants out.

I’m not going to wade too deeply into this. But don’t forget that the U.S. was founded by traitors. They were traitors to the British Empire. This does not preclude their actions from having, perhaps, a net positive effect on the development of the world.

Those Lego buildings are horribly constructed. If the bricks were overlapped on each layer, there would have been minimal damage to the buildings.

Perhaps the solution is not to try to detect all possible performance enhancing drugs/vitamins/whatever’s?

I took both the SAT and the ACT, only after unsatisfactory scores on the SAT. Turns out the test style of the ACT was a lot better for me as I scored in the 90th percentile.

For my wife and I it was about establishing the routine early in life so that it wouldn’t need to change when we were both at work again and needing to be out of the house by 8am.

Our 2 year old is in bed between 6:30 and 7, the 5 year old between 7 and 7:30. They both wake up at 7am, give or take 15 minutes.