http://andrewlove.org/blog Thoughts about Speedskating & Speed Skating, Coffee, and trying to relax while moving 35mph on a 1mm thick blade Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:13:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 7:30am, in the park, warmed up & starting a dryland workout... The baby is joyously learning how to crawl on a blanket near me, and making noises that sound more happy baby Pterodactyl than human. I start a set of bounding hops, thinking about the upcoming season, imagining myself on the ... http://andrewlove.org/blog/?p=691 Are you a role model for your kid? Absolutely. They mimic your expressions, tone, & communication styles constantly. If you smile while eating breakfast, it's likely they will too. If you talk to them, and play on the beach, they will talk back, and maybe love the ocean ... http://andrewlove.org/blog/?p=690 My first father’s day was not about me at all. I am visiting my grandfather, Colonel Edson Snow. He is 94, and was very happy to meet his Great-Granddaughter, Arzelia Jane Love. To understand my grandfather, I show you a few things I noticed this afternoon, on a shelf in ... http://andrewlove.org/blog/?p=689 The revolving planets of life, work & childcare finally aligned and I am finally back on the ice & skating short track on my battered pair of SS Boots I call the “disco snails”. They are the boots in my header image above. Short or long track, they just put ... http://andrewlove.org/blog/?p=684 Walking in the park, pushing RZ in the stroller, with my "brother-by-another-mother" Evan, his 7 year old Ben & 6 year old Ellie in tow, and I see Josh Wood & 2 other inliners zip by at warp speed, double-push firing on all cylinders. Their wheels a hiss of ... http://andrewlove.org/blog/?p=683 For both short track & long track, my blades are 17.5 inches long, and 1mm thick, Measured on a flat surface, depending on the blend, both blades have only 50 to 70mm touching ice at any one time. They probably do sink into the ice a bit during a hard ... http://andrewlove.org/blog/?p=682 Rising from the oceans of my past, it's Godzilla!! The earth shakes as two irresistible forces engage in combat, the struggle was titanic-- Uh oh... It turns out the king of the monsters with his radioactive breath had no chance vs my Daughter. About a year ago, I realized Jessica ... http://andrewlove.org/blog/?p=681 This is my 3rd time riding and writing about this 100+ mile ride. My first year I rode my brothers rusty Bianchi & had a blast, last year I had a flat very early in the ride, and had a hubris filled day.. This year I wanted to ... http://andrewlove.org/blog/?p=680 It’s just amazing how many facial expressions can flow across a face in a tiny amount of time. This was just an everyday breakfast of rice mash & squash, and RZ’s expressions were flowing so fast, it took a digital camera to keep up. My favorite useless factoid right now ... http://andrewlove.org/blog/?p=678 Finding an unpublished image of Eric Heiden is quite unusual, as he retired 28 years ago. Even more unusual is this is Eric in one of his very last speedskating competitions. This is the world Allaround Championships 2 weeks after the Olympic games in Lake Placid. I love the ... http://andrewlove.org/blog/?p=675