31 December
2019
28 December
2019
Interesting coffee place
Rode the motorbike up to Ballground, GA and found a nearby coffee place with an interesting name – Barrel House Coffee Company. Once inside, got to meet the owner – Ryan, who explained the name to me. He ages the coffee beans in bourbon barrels for a month to two months and then roasts them. Tried out a cappuccino. Tasted pretty nice.
Presently, Rakesh, who was also out and about in his motorbike, joined me there. It was a good ride and some very interesting coffee!
28 December
2019
5K at a relatively faster pace
26 December
2019
Global warming is real!!!
24 December
2019
Reached the milestone of ten thousand miles
10,000 miles in just under two years. It has been a great journey… with a few scares no doubt. Ever indebted to Magesh, Danny, Avi and Rakesh without whose encouragement and support, I would have never reached here. It is still scary but thoroughly enjoyable. Nothing beats the feel of the wind on you in the lonely, rural roads – especially if you are going as a group!
How about this as a coincidence? After finishing my ride today, went to the Apple store to pick up something for Nikita. Guess who I ran into? Rakesh!! He was picking up something for his daughter too. Told him about my milestone today.
Without any further delay we shimmied to the bar next door to celebrate!!
23 December
2019
5K run in the rain
22 December
2019
From the bartender’s corner – French Toast
22 December
2019
One holiday puzzle
One of those letters for digits… with a twist.
Look at the long multiplication below. As you see, a three digit number DEB is being multiplied by a two digit number DG to give a four digit number AECE. Each letter stands for a digit.
Here is the twist though: A letter above the black line (in red color) if also found below the black line (blue color) is not going to have the same value but will be off by one from each other. Of course, above the black line, any letter, if found twice will have the exact same value. Likewise below the black line. The twist comes only if the same letter comes both above and below the line.
As an example, the two D’s will have exactly the same value since they are both red. But the red G and the blue G are going to be off from each other by one since they have different colors. (If one is 6, the other can be 5 or 7).
The only digits used in this problem are 0,2,3,5,6,8 and 9.
Can you find out what the letters stand for above the black line and below the black line?
8 December
2019
Trail run in the low 40s
6 December
2019
