Archive for August, 2008

Bill Clinton Drinks Coors Light?

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Adam Pieniazek
on August 27, 2008
in Politics
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My buddy just e-mailed me a photo from the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado of former President Bill Clinton. At first glance it’s a fairly innocuous picture of the former leader of the free world shaking hands with someone.

Bill Clinton at DNC Drinking Coors Light?

If you look in Bill’s left hand you can see he’s holding a silver can of some sort, perhaps a silver bullet? Could it be the former president is slumming it with the common Coors Light?

Let’s take a closer look:

Clinton Coors Light Can?

Hmm, a little tough to tell but it does seem to have the blue rim and the greyish-whitish rendition of the Rockies on the side.

Let’s compare with an actual Coors Light can (via ChuckThomas.com):

Picture of an actual Coors Light can

Hmm, still a bit too close to call definitively. I’ve asked my buddy to e-mail me the full resolution version of this photo when he gets a chance so hopefully we’ll know for sure soon.

Let me be clear, I do not disapprove of Bill throwing back a cold one. After all, he’s pretty much retired now so I say let him enjoy his time however he wants. If it is in fact a Coors Light, it’s a funny way to perhaps gain some favor amongst the people in the state of Colorado. Or maybe he was just thirsty.

Pictures of My Clean Wheels & Twitter Crash Update

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Adam Pieniazek
on August 25, 2008
in Boston
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A long, long time ago on a post far, far way I promised to upload more pictures of my (then) new (but used) bicycle. Well, months later I’m here to make good on that promise!

I cleaned my bike up a few days ago and took the chance to snap a few photos of my bike before I went and gunked it all up again. Here’s a view of the whole bike from the side:

My Single Speed Shogun Conversion

Sexy, eh?

Here’s a closeup of the crank:

My Single Speed Shogun Conversion

Finally, here’s a view looking down the handlebars towards the rear of the bike:

My Single Speed Shogun Conversion

Also, over the weekend I twittered that I got hit by an SUV. As I said via twitter, I’m 100% OK and so is my bike (the SUV had a small scratch). I was pedaling down Dorchester Avenue, and a block from the Savin Hill Ave intersection, the SUV to my left banged a sharp right to try to get into a parking spot as he did not realize I was pedaling right next to him. He quickly stopped as he heard my handlebar scraping his SUV and I quickly bounced to the right and swerved around his SUV, maintaining my balance the entire time.

No one was hurt and it seemed the driver learned a lesson of watching his blind side so no harm no foul. Everyone (bikers, pedestrians, drivers and others), be careful out there!


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    • A Few Quick Notes

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    Adam Pieniazek
    on August 20, 2008
    in Blog
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    A few quick notes to let everyone know about some exciting times ahead for myself and this blog.

    My company

    My readers who’ve been here from the start, known that I started a company a while back with three of my friends. Well, that company never quite took off but in April of this year I started another company, The 42nd Estate, with three different friends and this time we’re getting things done and building momentum towards the launch of our first few web-sites. Over the coming weeks I’ll reveal more and more information about the company with all of you but for now let me tell you that I’m excited!

    Bicycle Film Festival

    As this company works towards launch more and more of my personal time will have to be devoted to making sure everything works. Now, I enjoy working and especially when I’m my own boss so it’s not a source of frustration or disappointment. Having said that, there are some social experiences I’ll miss out on over the next few weeks and months that I would normally love to go to. One such event was this past weekend’s Bicycle Film Festival, which I was scheduled to volunteer valet at but could not make it out on Saturday. Luckily, the people at MassBike had plenty of volunteers on hand and I can always attend next year’s festival.

    My coach

    A few weeks ago I announced a syndication deal with the Brazen Careerist site, where some posts from this blog will also be published on their site. Well, at the start of this month the Brazeen Careerist hooked me up with a few free hours with an entrepreneurship coach, Tom Volkar. Feeling that little bit of guidance was just what the doctor ordered I seized the opportunity. Over the past few weeks Tom and I have discussed a few of my goals and how to get past any obstacles preventing me from succeeding. It’s been a great experience so far and look out for a more detailed post about Tom and his coaching in the next few days.

    My blog

    The final note for today is an analysis of this blog. Though I’ve tried to post every day here, I’m beginning to realize that such a schedule does not really make sense for this blog. Especially over the next few weeks and months as I focus more and more on The 42nd Estate, updates to this blog will not occur so frequently. Tom and I also discussed that it wouldn’t be fair to my readers to simply post randomly though so I’ve decided to announce a minimum of two posts per week, though I’ve yet to decide if these posts will occur on the same day every week or simply two days out of the week. If you have any preferences let me know!

    So to my long-time readers, if there’s a certain post or story that you’d like to see here, let me know! If you subscribed here hoping you’d read a lot more posts about a certain subject, send me an e-mail or leave a comment stating so and I’ll try to focus on such stories!

    Otherwise, I’ll see you all again soon!

    Boston Bicycle Film Festival Tomorrow

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    Adam Pieniazek
    on August 15, 2008
    in Boston
    . 2 Comments

    To those of my readers in the Boston area, check out the Bicycle Film Festival tomorrow at the ICA. Films start at 1:00 PM and continue through the afternoon with the last screening at 9:00 PM. If you go to any of the films between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM be on the look out for your favorite Bostonian Bicycling Blogger valet parking your bicycles for free!

    Check out the poster:

    Boston Bicycle Film Festival Poster

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