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Arduino and LEGO Projects – My Book Is Finally Available!

By ⋅ June 26, 2013 ⋅ 4 comments

For the better part of the last year, I have been building, wiring, coding and writing projects for my first book. After all the months put in to the creation of the book, I am proud to say that my first book, Arduino and LEGO Projects is now available from Apress Books!

Recap: The New York Giants Run Of Champions 5K

By ⋅ June 25, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

For the second year in a row, runners raced around the Meadowlands complex in honor of the Giants in The New York Giants Run of Champions 5K. Unlike last year, which revolved around the Giants winning the Super Bowl, this was a race that merely honored the team and allowed runners the feeling of running down the field towards the goal line to finish the race and know the feeling of running in a touchdown.

Review: The Unofficial LEGO Builder’s Guide, 2nd Edition

By ⋅ June 20, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Years ago I purchased a copy of The Unofficial LEGO User’s Guide by Allan Bedford. I was a big fan of that book when it came out because I was able to learn quite a few building techniques from it and found it to be an indispensable resource when I was trying to teach myself things like how to build a sphere when building The Green Lantern Power Battery. No Starch Press has now come out with a second edition of the book.

Review: Snuggbuds Pump’d

By ⋅ June 18, 2013 ⋅ 6 comments

I have previously reviewed the Snuggbuds SP-X and found them to be quite good to listen to and to run with. When talking to the fine folks at Snuggbuds at the run expo for the NYC Half Marathon, they gave me a pair of their Pump’d earbuds to see the latest revision of their headphones and see how they have improved over their predecessors.

Road to the 2014 NY Marathon: Wall Street Run

By ⋅ June 14, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Every year, the New York Road Runners have very few evening runs. Most of the races are on Saturday and Sunday mornings, predominantly in Central Park. One of the rare, annual exceptions is the American Heart Association Wall Street Run, which runs the streets of the lower tip of the island of Manhattan.

Road To the 2014 NY Marathon: Brooklyn Half Marathon

By ⋅ June 6, 2013 ⋅ One comment

It was still dark as I woke to make my way to Brooklyn for the morning’s race. The early start time and the distance between my home meant having to awaken far too early to drive down there, park by Coney Island and take a subway up to where the race began. For the third year in a row, I forced myself to undergo this ritual in order to run the Brooklyn Half Marathon.

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