Author Archives: Paulie [eatl/ga]

Here’s a funny story from Monday night’s USA v Belgium game: I have a bone to pick with FIFA, and not regarding the overturning of the red card. Why was Belgium, a team whose country’s flag is black, red, and … Continue reading →

After last year’s epic sixty mile ride in Asheville, I know you are all waiting with bated breath to find out what I will be doing for birthday #61 in a few weeks. Initially I thought I might go to … Continue reading →

Hope you all had an awesome Fourth of July. It was good to go out for my inaugural ride on “Candy”, my candy apple red colored bike (or as ITP-Reader Steve said my “Crimson Tide red colored bike”). I realize … Continue reading →

Happy Fourth of July (observed)! Wow did I knock myself out yesterday. While proud of my efforts, perhaps doing a double shift of manual labor in this heat wasn’t the best idea. I think I even developed heat rash in … Continue reading →

Hmm, I tasted the refrigerator-bound batch of relish yesterday and I’m not convinced the recipe I followed is that great. I will give it time to see how it ages… Ever since getting a new iPad last year I have … Continue reading →

Hello, July. A six month assessment of my 2026: If I’m being honest, I need to give 2026 a mid-semester grade of D. Why? It’s not been a great year for me, and I am not happy. I hope those … Continue reading →

As we hurtle toward the best month in which to be born, I am trying to figure out how to celebrate my Roger Maris (61) birthday, which inconveniently falls on a Wednesday this year. Last year I celebrated by riding … Continue reading →

On Friday I ate dinner and had beers with an old coworker who is in town from Miami for a few days. We ate at Fox Bros, one of my favorites and somewhere I’ve not eaten at in some time. … Continue reading →

After my Trees Atlanta shift I came home, ate lunch, and shut down for the rest of the day. At some point during the Germany v Ecuador game I realized that I could be doing other things, so I started … Continue reading →

My productive morning yesterday was satisfying. My knee hurting again yesterday afternoon was disheartening. Last night I baked another zucchini bread, this one being a savory zucchini bread. Yes, it still has some sugar, but unlike the one I baked … Continue reading →