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Yesterday, 07:08 PM

komorebi replied to a thread FS2021 Pointless Prize: STEM in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Here's my bike visiting the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria. Per the USPTO website: "the USPTO fulfills the mandate of Article I,...

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Yesterday, 09:42 AM

komorebi replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Nope, not a museum -- this photo was taken at the "A Place Through Time" timeline-plaque thingy that is at the southeast corner of the Torpedo...

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Yesterday, 08:38 AM

komorebi replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

1/14/2021 -- "Benedict Arnold" anagram word. Here's another "celebration," this time for a different figure from the Revolutionary War: And...

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01-13-2021, 08:56 AM

komorebi replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

1/13/2021 -- anagram. My bike and I visited the African American Heritage Park in Alexandria, where we found a reference to Meade Memorial Episcopal...

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01-12-2021, 08:18 PM

komorebi replied to a thread FS2021 #LiteBrite Pointless Prize in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Cat 8: sunrise over the future Potomac Yard metro station.

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01-12-2021, 08:16 PM

komorebi replied to a thread FS2021 #PublicArtFinder pointless prize in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

In keeping with my theme of "bicycles depicted in public art," see cross-posting here for the Mount Vernon Recreation Center mural, as well as a...

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01-12-2021, 08:01 PM

komorebi replied to a poll Poll: Way to identify FS2021 participants in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Update: the company pinky-swears that they're expediting a third, correct order. I will (1) believe it when I see it, and (2) let you know if/when it...

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01-12-2021, 02:38 PM

komorebi replied to a poll Poll: Way to identify FS2021 participants in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Sure, let me know when you're planning to be at Jones Point Park, and I'll meet you there. Thanks.

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01-12-2021, 08:52 AM

komorebi replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

1/12/2021 -- Bat. Here's my bike visiting Primetime Baseball LLC, which has crossed bats in its logo.

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01-11-2021, 09:56 AM

komorebi replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

1/11/2021 -- plane. Planes flying in the "missing man" formation at the Air Force Memorial.

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01-10-2021, 02:34 PM

komorebi replied to a thread FS2021 Pointless Prize: STEM in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Benjamin Banneker Park in Arlington is named after Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806), a free Black mathematician, astronomer, and surveyor. The grandson...

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01-10-2021, 02:18 PM

komorebi replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

1/10/2021 -- nut (or in this case, walnut):

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01-09-2021, 05:12 PM

komorebi replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

1/9/2021 -- balloon. Here's my bike at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center mural, which has a hot-air balloon as well as kids holding balloons: ...

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01-08-2021, 11:48 PM

komorebi replied to a poll Poll: Way to identify FS2021 participants in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I'm not totally sure there's going to be a correct-text gaiter. I'm waiting to hear back on whether they can expedite a third printing, or whether...

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01-08-2021, 10:44 PM

komorebi replied to a poll Poll: Way to identify FS2021 participants in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Argh, I thought 2020 was supposed to be over! Either that, or I jinxed myself. The company printed the gaiters with the wrong artwork again....

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01-08-2021, 09:48 AM

komorebi replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

1/8/2021 -- bell. I was thwarted several times in my quest to find a bell. I was all set to go to the Netherlands Carillon, until I remembered the...

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01-07-2021, 09:13 PM

komorebi replied to a thread Pointless prize: Quaxapalooza in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

My first week of quaxing has yielded: a biscuit from Bayou Bakery fish tacos from District Taco a jigsaw puzzle from Labyrinth Games a biscuit...

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01-07-2021, 09:00 PM

komorebi replied to a poll Poll: Way to identify FS2021 participants in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Tracking info says that the gaiters should arrive tomorrow! Let's hope that the curse of 2020 doesn't strike again ...

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01-07-2021, 08:58 PM

komorebi replied to a thread BAFS2021 Team #26 in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Hi, teammates! It was great to see BicycleBeth and steph<3bikes at the happy hour, and I hope to meet the rest of you virtually soon. I live in...

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01-07-2021, 09:29 AM

komorebi replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

1/7/2021 -- moon. At the Lavender Moon Cupcakery in Alexandria. They weren't open when I stopped by at 6:45 a.m., so I'll have to come back for a...

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01-06-2021, 07:58 PM

komorebi replied to a thread FEEDING Saddles: Digital Food Drive! in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Donated! What a blast from the past: A similar "Feeding Saddles" fundraiser back in 2014 was what got me to finally stop lurking and sign up for...

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01-06-2021, 08:48 AM

komorebi replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

1/6/2021 -- beans. Abyssinia Market in Alexandria. The owner suffered a despicable attack by a man who refused to wear a mask inside her store. The...

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01-05-2021, 12:13 PM

komorebi replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Yes, the chainsaw sculptures are definitely worth checking out. If you end up riding to see them, my suggested RWGPS route is here. The cuesheet has...

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01-05-2021, 08:52 AM

komorebi replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

1/5/2021 -- bird. Here's my bike at Sena's Totem, a chainsaw sculpture by Andrew Mallon in Oak Grove Park in Arlington. There's an owl at the top....

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01-04-2021, 08:48 AM

komorebi replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

1/4/2021 -- Italian restaurant. Taken at Rosemarino D'Italia in Alexandria. I haven't tried their spaghetti, but I can vouch for their eggplant parm.

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