Archive for 2008 June | Tom McGee's Blog

“First Horse” Ride

June 6th, 2008 | 0 Comments | Biking |

I went out this afternoon on my bike with one aim in mind: Ride until I saw a horse, then turn around and loop home. How far would I have to go?

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What would our country be like if things had happened differently 40 years ago? If RFK had survived an attempt on his life, and went on to be elected President? He was no saint, as his behavior working with Roy Cohn during the ’50s communist witch hunts show. And there may well have been skeletons [...]

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101 Movies Not To See Before You Die

June 5th, 2008 | 7 Comments | Movies |

Why have just 100-best lists? The snarkiness is so much more fun when it’s the worst. Crooked Timber is working one up, based on reader suggestions. Reasonable people may differ over what qualify a movie for terribleness, or disqualify it.

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Echo Lake Bike Loop

June 5th, 2008 | 1 Comment | Biking |

This is a good 20-miler that I like to do early in the morning before traffic picks up. After that it’s not bad, just noisier and more crowded so you can’t “make” the red lights as easily, if you know what I mean. Echo Lake LoopFind more Bike Rides in Maplewood, New Jersey Other than [...]

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Happy Belated Birthday

June 3rd, 2008 | 1 Comment | Family |

Birthday greetings to young Tim McGee, who turned 48 yesterday. Keep this up, and you’ll hit 50 before you know it.

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More of That Old Kristol Meth

June 3rd, 2008 | 0 Comments | Politics |

The ink was barely dry on Monday’s New York Times before Bill Kristol was getting hammered in the lefty blogosphere for his latest column, “What Obama Left Out.” You could go on all day about the hypocrisy of 52-year old Kristol, who had better things to do during the Vietnam era than join the military [...]

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Making My Flickr Page Better

June 2nd, 2008 | 3 Comments | Travelogues |

I’ve added a photo widget to the right column that steers people to my Flickr page, I’ve started taking better care of the pictures there. I’ve been giving them titles, and assigning map locations when I can remember where I was. If you see one that’s interesting, click on it!

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