Kent Fackenthall

  • The final countdown.

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    it’s coming. At exactly 1:00 PM EST tomorrow, I will be at the mercy of one of the greatest forces of nature that married man has ever encountered: The Children’s Birthday party. It is at that exact time tomorrow that I will lock into the power struggle when the SEVENTEEN one-to-seven year-olds and some of…

  • Glee.

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    Today was a laugh-out-loud day on the bike. It would appear that the weather may have finally broken here as it was 51 and sunny when I left the house and they’re pretty much prediciting more of it. I’ll be damned if Puxatawney Phil wasn’t just about right… Coincidence?

  • Glamour shots.

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    The weather turned nice here a few weekends back and I wanted to get out for at least one ride but instead was stuck inside painting my basement – my sister’s moved in – and of course being a woman, the current wall color just wouldn’t do. I did manage to get out this last…

  • Caught on the radar.

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    My wife and Jamie Sommers have something in common. The bionic hearing. When we go to restaurants, she can hear every conversation going on no matter where it is – and enjoys listening in on them. I – on the other hand – am usually just happy to have found a seat where I can…

  • Plugs and props.

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    Alright, going to drop a bit of stuff here. Went out last night to see some live music for the first time in awhile. My old buddy and drum mentor, Edzo’s new band, Ringleader, was playing at Jammin Java in Vienna. I guess this was their first show playing out – even though they’ve produced…

  • Conversation with a hill.

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    Behind my house there is a hill. A large one – or large in my mind. Every day I ride the bike on the way home I encounter this hill, there’s no way around it. In the mornings it’s downhill, which is a blessing and a curse. It means that I can coast downhill while…