Monthly Archives: July 2005

Discovery is Really Missing Ekimov

2005-07-17 – 08:57

It looked like Discovery was bringing a powerful team to the Tour de France this year. After watching Lance Armstrong get isolated on several climbs for the first time in years, I have a theory for why: their roster looks skewed towards climbing this year. Yes, there are lots of mountain days lined up right […]

By frank | Posted in Cycling | Comments (0)

Evans Ranked #32 by Money Magazine

2005-07-15 – 09:59

Evans was recently ranked #32 in a list of best places to live. Not Augusta, not even Columbia County. Evans.

By frank | Posted in General | Comments (0)

Consistency counts for wining and dining spots

2005-07-14 – 15:14

Over the July 4th weekend, Andrea and I decided we’d head downtown for an evening out. We’ve lived in the area for four years now and frequently heard good things about Luigis, an Italian restaurant conveniently located within a block of most of the strip clubs. It was pretty early, maybe 5:30 or 6:00, so […]

By frank | Posted in Food and Drink, General | Comments (2)

Augusta Who?

2005-07-14 – 07:41

This new mall will be another nail in the coffin of downtown Augusta as a viable entertainment and shopping destination for Columbia County residents. The extra traffic in between the prime residential areas in Columbia County and the few remaining interesting places to go downtown will deter many people from making the trip.
Developers […]

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Pima Air Museum

2005-07-12 – 12:30

We also went to see the Pima Air Museum on a recent business trip to southern Arizona. I realize Google Maps is nowhere near as slick as Google Earth, but it’s still pretty neat you can get decent quality satellite photographs this easily nowadays.
Unfortunately, I did notice while looking at extreme southern AZ that […]

By frank | Posted in Photography, Travel | Comments (0)