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• Ask Dr. Wally

  Dear Dr. Wally
  
  What are the proper libations to serve after a cold winter ride? One of my friends said the traditional Italian drink is something called grappa, but I've never hear of it before. Is he pulling my leg?
  
  Buzzed in Bartlesville
  
  Dear Buzz
  [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:24pm EST
  by Ed W

• Very dark gray Friday

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  Lyndsay contemplates cooking Thanksgiving dinner.
  (Canon Canonet GIII Q17, exposure unrecorded)
  
  I was up at 4:30, not for shopping, but to make coffee and see my daughter off to work. She's lucky enough to have a hospital job that doesn't require nights, weekends, and holidays,' [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 6:44am EST
  by Ed W

• Thanksgiving morning

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  My usual workday starts at 4:30AM, but today I was able to sleep in until after the sun came up. What luxury!
  
  As I write this, it's still early. The house is quiet. Mary and the kids are asleep. I'm in the living room, sipping at a cup of' [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 10:12am EST
  by Ed W

• Canon Canonet GIII Q17

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  I've been playing with this Canonet for awhile now. I'm impressed by the sharpness and contrast of its 40 mm lens. These photos were taken with an ISO 200 film in heavy overcast at the Ronde Van Oakkenberg cyclocross event a couple of weeks ago. [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 7:39pm EST
  by Ed W

• And now, a word from our Wally

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  Some of you may remember the Crank Index piece from a couple of months ago. In it, I proposed an index consisting of the following points, to be used whenever we encounter anti-cyclist comments in blogs, newspaper articles, web forums, and the like. Here are all eleven:
  
  (1)Bicyclists [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 2:28pm EST
  by Ed W

• And now something completely different...

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  From Wired.com.
  
  Toe straps for those of you who simply cannot leave your bike for any reason...perhaps because your leash is far too short. You know who you are.
  
  Honestly, this looks more like S&M stuff rather than bike stuff. So far, the [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 1:36pm EST
  by Ed W

• Saturday

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  "I don't use my brain anymore. I have technology for that."...overheard in a restaurant yesterday.
  
  It started off as a nice day. Wade and I had coffee and solved the world's problems from our regular seats in the coffee shop. I stopped at the drugstore and bought some 35mm [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 1:17pm EST
  by Ed W

• Ronde Van Oakkenberg cyclocross race in Tulsa (Update)

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  Cyclocross action from October practice session.
  

  This is a reminder about the Ronde Van Oakkenberg cyclocross race scheduled for Sunday, November 15th.

  The Crybaby Hill jazz ensemble will be performing.

  Soundpony will be providing free beer on the Oakkenberg while it lasts. Due to licensing requirements, the free [...]

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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 10:42am EST
  by Ed W

• Armistice Day

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  In honor of those men and women who gave so much in order that we may spend our time complaining about the government, taxes, traffic congestion, crappy cellphone service and other ephemera.
  
  In Flanders fields the poppies blow
  Between the crosses, row on row,
  That mark [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:23pm EST
  by Ed W

• Tuesday Musette: 10NOV2009

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  Ronde Van Oakkenberg
  
  First up, a reminder about this upcoming cyclocross event. For a taste of the excitement, take a look at Elisa's post on the BikeSkirt blog. She attended her first ever cyclocross race and is now well hooked.
  
  Barring accidents, family emergencies, earthquakes, tsunamis, or' [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:12pm EST
  by Ed W

• Gravity still works

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  ...as opposed to comedy, which only works when it feels like it.
  
  Yesterday, Lyndsay said she wanted to go to Woodward Park in Tulsa. Our kids referred to it as 'squirrel park' since they were small, because we went there with peanuts for [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 6:48pm EST
  by Ed W

• Apocalypse or something like it

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  I was indulging one of my two talents - staring vacantly into space, the other one being annoying my wife - when Wally plopped down on his usual bar stool. "I'm worried about this whole Mayan calender thing," he began. "I was just talking with Larry and he says that'" [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:10pm EST
  by Ed W

• Movie remakes

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  This is my regular column for the Red Dirt Pedalers newsletter.
  
  November is coming. The weather will be turning worse and there will be days we're stuck in the house. I'm not a sports fanatic, but I do loves me some old movies.
  
  Hollywood has about thirty different [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:35pm EST
  by Ed W

• Ask Dr. Wally

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  This is Wally's November column from the Red Dirt Pedaler's newsletter.
  
  
  Dear Dr. Crankset
  
  What is cyclocross racing? There's talk of it growing in popularity but I've never heard of it until recently. What gives?
  
  Newbie in Nowata
  
  
  Dear Newb,
  
  If you're the' [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 5:22pm EST
  by Ed W

• Tulsa Cyclocross piece

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  I just posted the Tulsa cyclocross piece to the Examiner. This is the Ronde Van Oakkenberg, possibly the forerunner of an annual multi day event. It sounds great. Since I've ridden in cyclocross races, I have a small appreciation of the difficulty. But even if you've never raced, cyclocross is [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 7:46pm EST
  by Ed W

• Monday Musette

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  Just two items today, but there's something tantalizing for tomorrow. I just haven't had enough time to write it. Yep, that's a teaser.
  
  56th Street North
  
  I was out wandering yesterday, trying to get some photos of the road' [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 8:12pm EST
  by Ed W