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The Great Sakte Break-In of 2009

With no games this week, it was the perfect opportunity to use the ice time to break-in the new skates. The last time I broke in skates was June 2006, just ahead of going to Montreal for the Outgames. The new RB 9K skates finally showed up last week after taking a few...

The Ride, Week 6

I rolled past a major milestone this week: commuting via bike for all five work days! I’m very happy that finally happened. The weather was perfect, I didn’t  have to go anywhere after work that required a subway and I didn’t travel out of town. The...

So You Think You Can Dance 5 – Auditions #1

So You Think You Can Dance started up Season 5 this week with audition episodes. I don’t usually do audition episodes but thankfully there was some pretty good dancing was on display Thursday night. The premiere episode focused on auditions in Brooklyn and...

Friday Geek Out: 2009 Tony Awards #2 – Hair

The revival of Hair has been a long time coming to Broadway. In the decade we’ve lived in New York, this show has tried to come back a number of times: In 2001, City Center Encores! did the show and there was considerable talk about it going to Broadway (I saw...

DWTS Season 8, Week 11: The Finals

Eleven weeks later, here we are. The finals. I’ll say up front that my ordering for the winners are like this: third goes to Melissa, second goes to Shawn and Gilles gets a sparkly glitter ball to take home. That show got started with a great idea: a paso doble...