Archive for August, 2011

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Pre-Ride Instructions and Banter
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Inaugural Four Star Tour 2011

4-Star-Ride-Planning-Guide (PDF) Planning The Route The Guide above was an attempt to get down onto paper portions of the wording regarding which of the two routes we hoped to ride and locating ahead of time places to grab food before the earliest of the two rides began. As it turned out we ended up doing [...]

Native Foods Vegan Cafe
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Ride to Secret Opening of Lakeview’s Native Foods Cafe

Native Foods Cafe – Information CHICAGO – LAKEVIEW map / directions  Opening August 30th 1023 West Belmont Avenue Chicago, IL 60657 (773) 549-4904 Hours: Sun-Thur: 11AM – 10PM Fri-Sat: 11AM – 11PM The Toodle to the Secret Opening We got an email from Chef Tanya inviting us to join her and the staff of the [...]

Canon G12 Has No Optical Zoom (Digital Only)
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Optical vs. Digital Zoom

www.photoxels.com Zoom on a camera can add to the pleasure of digital photography. However, many consumers are confused between optical and digital zoom. An understanding of the difference between the two zooms will help you choose the digital camera that is right for you. Most people who have used a 35mm camera or an APS camera [...]

Wright Ride 2011 Registration Area
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Wright Ride 2011 – 30 Mile Route

So Why Do You Ride? When I was a youngster I used to eagerly anticipate all the new courses I would be taking in school. The prospect of learning something new made me eager with anticipation. The worse thing for me was having a course where either the content or the instructor was a “bust”. [...]

Miles of Smiles
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Chowpatti Luncheon Visit 8-20-2011

Passing Through Tom and Karla Fesmire came through town on their way north to Wassau, WI where they will visit with her parents for a week. Kaitlyn and Sarah their daughters made the trip as well. They took the train from Lynchburg, VA to Chicago and will drive the remainder of the distance before returning [...]

Connie Places our Native Foods Cafe Order
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Chicago Air and Water Show Preview Toodle

Outbound to Luncheon Traffic into the city today was miserable. I arrived a bit later than anticipated but we were off to have luncheon at Native Foods Cafe after a brief period of preparing the bikes for the road. We purposely decided to include the new Kedzie Bike Lane in the mix since it has [...]

Velomobile
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Roll Over America (ROAM) 2011 Toodle

Roll Over America Tour Some years ago I came across a video of velomobiles touring parts of Europe. I recorded the video and created a CD of my own for viewing at a later date. I watched that video any number of times and sent copies to friends who like myself were simply awed at [...]

Michael Krasny
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The Conversation : Michael Krasny

America’s highest-rated local public radio host Michael Krasny talks about his book Spiritual Envy: An Agnostic’s Quest. & Hot Stuff Professor Lewis Baldwin explores the prayer life of Dr. Martin Luther King.

Wrought Iron Sculpture
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Weekend Ride : Art In Your Eye Festival 2011

Virgil Gilman Trail or Not? After grabbing some breakfast we decided to check out the Virgil Gilman Trail to confirm that it was indeed a paved trail from the Fox River to Waubonsee Community College just west of Bliss Road. It turned out to be difficult (without a map) to follow the trail for any [...]

Veggie Fest 2011
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Veggie Fest Toodle 2011

Breakfast and A Ride We have been having a good deal of roadwork in our immediate area. It was a toss up whether to ride to breakfast and then over to the Veggie Fest or drive to breakfast and then leave on bicycle from home. We opted for the latter. The whole of Butterfield is [...]

Oak Street Beach
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Lollapalooza Weekend Ride 2011

Outbound Leg Every year Chicago plays host to two lively music scenes: Lollapalooza and the South Shore Jazz Festival. I was unaware of the fact that we were going to run into them this particular weekend and therein lies the story of our ride. We normally park at the La Rabida Children’s Hospital Parking Lot [...]

Lloyd Fesmire
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Western Springs Baptist Church – Article (1945)

I thought you might enjoy reading this from 1945 announcing Dad and Mom coming to Western Springs Baptist Church (the Village Church), You might particularly appreciate reading what B. Graham wrote about our father/grandfather towards the end of the article. I also thought it was interesting he was considered one of the best pianists at [...]