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Auburn / history / markers — Comments Off
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May 16

The penultimate Lee County historic markers post

OK, next to last set of marker shots from Lee County, Alabama. This particular project wraps next week, but first there are two markers and a locally-quarried stone marker within a block of each other. They mark the history of Auburn and the place where town and gown meet at Toomer’s Corner. Also there, the old Auburn Bank (which was until recently a series of bars and is now a pizza joint).

That is the gate onto campus, donated by the class of 1917. The eagles had previously perched atop the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Building in Philadelphia and then in a yard there for some years. They arrived in Auburn in 1961 where they stayed until being removed for renovation in 2011. The ones you see here are actually re-casted replications of the originals, which have been removed. The transition is, thus, complete. Everything feels like a gift shop now.

You can see all about the downtown markers here. Check out my entire run of the county’s historic markers here.

adventures / cycling / Wednesday — Comments Off
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May 16

Sitting on 18 miles per hour

It is blurry, but that’s what happens when you’re being passed while going uphill:

Chased her around this afternoon, finally gave in and enjoyed the countryside:

This is what happens when you sit up and stop chasing:

Glomerata — Comments Off
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May 16

Back to the Glomeratas

While we are wrapping up the Lee County Historic Marker project on Thursdays, it is only fitting to get the Glomerata collection up to date, too. The Glomerata is the yearbook for my alma mater. I’ve collected them for some reason. Over time, I’ve been uploading the covers as a section on the site. Pictured below, for instance, is the 1914 cover. If you click that cover you can check out today’s addition to the group, the 1917 Glomerata.

You can see my complete collection here.

adventures / food / Monday / photo / triathlon — Comments Off
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May 16

Pictures from the weekend

What we did this weekend:

Well, what she did:

This was a short race. I’m not fast enough for the short races. Instead of swimming and riding and running, I volunteered. My job involved standing in the road, stopping traffic and directing runners. I stood just down from these trees, listened to the breeze and yelled “Run to me! Run to me!” a lot.