Let's see, it's been a whopping 22 months since my favorite cyclist, Isai Madriz, mounted his rickety bicycle -- the one with the picture of his girlfriend, Danielle, taped to it -- to pedal from the suburbs of Chicago to Argentina and back up to Venezuela to raise money for low-income students to go to college. I've written about him several times (read the September post on him here , and the most recent post from March here ), chronicling his amazing adventures as he rides 22,500 miles f
Let's see, it's been a whopping 22 months since my favorite cyclist, Isai Madriz, mounted his rickety bicycle -- the one with the picture of his girlfriend, Danielle, taped to it -- to pedal from the suburbs of Chicago to Argentina and back up to Venezuela to raise money for low-income students to go to college. I've written about him several times (read the September post on him here , and the most recent post from March here ), chronicling his amazing adventures as he rides 22,500 miles f
Not only will our very own London correspondent Ben Austwick be there to cover the fest but it's one of the best lineups ever! How about the world premier for PA giant insect comedy Infestation ? Check. Sneak preview of La Horde ? Check. UK premier of Cannes premier Hierro ? Check. The surprisingly good Giallo , the latest from Dario Argento? Check. The world premier of The Descent part 2 ? CHECK! Full schedule after the break. (Yes we copied Dread Central's post . Thanks Uncle
[Returning home from Rwanda 2 days ago I am now trying to process what I saw and heard. So, I will post for each day. Pictures will be forthcoming as well.] First impressions of Africa after traveling for 20 plus hours? The smell of charcoal cooking fires. Stepping of the plane onto the tarmac at Kigali airport your nostrils immediately detect the thick smell of smoke. Many people, even in the city and even if they have wealth, cook their meals out of doors. We were met at the door by Bishop A
Time fly by this morning as I prepped to leave town. It is THE MOST gorgeous day outside!! Cool and breezy yet still summertime warm. I wanted to take my workout outside but was a little too sore for running in the hamstrings. I ended up biking to the Y, doing 15 minutes on the elliptical, and then heading back outside for some walking laps around the track with a magazine. It was an easy, breezy workout. Once home I did the C+K 10 Minute Workout . I think I finished in 9 minutes!! I also wante
