http://www.ifyouwerewondering.com/wordpress Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:15:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A couple weeks ago we moved out of the condo and into a house.  The house itself isn't very shocking, but it only had one other owner so the decorations are pretty much originals, and since the house was built in the 60s these are quite a trip.  For those ... http://www.ifyouwerewondering.com/wordpress/2010/03/join-us-on-a-journey-through-time-and-space/ I've been meaning to give Batman some more camera time lately and though I still haven't done a good photoshoot with him recently, at a friend's party he finally got to pose for the lens. I didn't have my camera with me, but our host was kind enough to take, ... http://www.ifyouwerewondering.com/wordpress/2010/03/batman-vs-the-volcano/ My sister is still down in Santiago.  We were pretty worried this morning, but amazingly, the city hasn't lost all communication and power lines.  So for those family members who may be wondering, she and her boyfriend and all her flatmates are ok.  We have two friends who were spending ... http://www.ifyouwerewondering.com/wordpress/2010/02/for-friends-and-family/ After a couple of rough days in Chile due to eating bread, I gave it up completely (along with all other forms of wheat) for several months.  Then a few weeks ago, with some spare rice flour in the pantry and a heavy craving on my mind, I started looking for ... http://www.ifyouwerewondering.com/wordpress/2010/02/the-prodigal-loaf/ We had plans to go grocery shopping today since we haven't been since Thursday or Friday of last week, but we decided sometime midafternoon that we wanted to stay in instead.  So because of our laziness, our bellies - still charged from the race with the motley ravenousness of a ... http://www.ifyouwerewondering.com/wordpress/2010/02/surprise-sweets/ Wow! What a weekend! Despite the cold, windy weather we had a great time at Sebring (and I may have fallen for this race thing). Here's a recount of the happenings: Thanks to the long weekend, Mom was able to fly to Florida to help crew for the race.  On Friday ... http://www.ifyouwerewondering.com/wordpress/2010/02/bike-your-heart-out/ Just a quick post tonight cause tomorrow morning is the big race: Bike Sebring!  We've been riding a lot in the weeks leading up to this, did more than a few centuries and several 60-80 mile rides.  Dad'll be doing the 24hr drafting event alongside many of the Bacchetta greats, ... http://www.ifyouwerewondering.com/wordpress/2010/02/bring-it/ I've been riding and working a lot lately, but finally finished Part 2.  It came out a bit more bitter than I would have liked, but for those of you who know French Canada, but don't call it home, you'll understand why. ------------ My Saturday morning in Montreal started out wonderfully with ... http://www.ifyouwerewondering.com/wordpress/2010/01/the-northern-option-part-ii/ Before I finish Part II of the Montreal trip, I wanted to share a little about my bike ride yesterday.  In the past two years I rode the Agio (my recumbent ebike) a lot; it took me from Texas to Florida and back, around Central Texas, between San Antonio, Austin and ... http://www.ifyouwerewondering.com/wordpress/2010/01/the-milestone/ So recently we've been biking every other day, if not every day, in preparation for some nearby brevets and eventually, Bike Sebring.  Unfortunately, central Florida's forecasts have been particularly dismal for the weekends lately, so we've yet to actually attend any events. After viewing the forecast two weeks ago, a trip ... http://www.ifyouwerewondering.com/wordpress/2010/01/the-northern-option-part-i/