Noteworthy entries.

Moonlight Ramble, Mostly Ignored

My town has a tradition on the August Saturday night closest to the full moon called the Moonlight Ramble. I attended it last night, and worked up a sweat along with several thousand others on bicycles riding along 17 miles of closed city streets from midnight to 3. Most of…

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How many five year olds could you beat up?

Have you ever wondered how many five year olds you could beat up?  I had never thought about this before, but now I know. The answer is customized to your physical characteristics, your fighting etiquette and your sense of morality. OK, now bring on those five-year olds!

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Georgia On My Mind

Just when we thought it was a good time to buy one of those magnificent, Soviet-era dachas in Georgia, this happens. We're getting the updates on the most spectacular round of this event, but the fact is this has been brewing since the break up of the Soviet Union.  Georgia…

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