Monthly Archives: June 2010

My taste in music, which consists mostly of soul and R&B, belies my background as an Ivy League East-Coast preppie. Another symptom of my East-Coast Ivy League-ness is my habit of listening to NPR most of the day and half … Continue reading →

Signco technicians working on the electronics A few module connections still need to be tweaked, but it’s pretty much up and running. My part of the play is interfacing their existing swimming and diving controllers with the new wall. That … Continue reading →

Spruce Meadows holds an unusual, if not unique, dual slalom class. It’s very cool to watch, even for a jaded old fart like me. In past years the class has included a lot of confusion, because neither the riders nor … Continue reading →

Lost in all the kerfuffle surrounding Bruce Springsteen’s presence here at Spruce Meadows for The National is the fact that his daughter, Jessica, is one hell of a good showjumper. World class, in fact. That was news to me, but … Continue reading →

Springstein’s here. Evidently his daughter is an accomplished showjumper, so he brought her up to Spruce Meadows this week for some of the competitions. I didn’t see him, but people are going batshit. 4 local news stations showed up with … Continue reading →

The International Arena at Spruce Meadows is the most famous stadium in showjumping. It’s the Centre Court, Wimbledon, of equestrian sports. One of its most distinctive features are the grass mounds in the Northeast and Southwest corners. The mounds are … Continue reading →

http://nycaviation.com/2010/06/08/american-airlines-breaks-bikes/ I sympathize with this guy. But…..on the other hand, anybody who travels with their $2,000 bike in a cardboard box is asking for trouble. Spend the money to buy a hard case. There are at least 10 different styles … Continue reading →