William F. Yurasko
@doubleuefwhy.bsky.social
Yet another Washingtonian pushing the ubiquitous Nats/DC sports, Penn State, transit, bicycling, #dckayaking, broomball, skiing, gin & tonic agenda. Raising a family in Alexandria.
https://www.yurasko.net/wfy/ | https://www.dckayaking.com/
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The Washington State University Cougar Marching Band freakin' played Trogdor at their halftime show this weekend! And made ME! My husky head finally gets its due! 50 freakin' yards high man!
November 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The Washington State University Cougar Marching Band freakin' played Trogdor at their halftime show this weekend! And made ME! My husky head finally gets its due! 50 freakin' yards high man!
I finally posted about my local bike trail being reopened after 6+ years www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/11/...
The Holmes Run Trail is finally connected under I-395 - William F. Yurasko
A major gap in the Holmes Run Trail, the portion underneath Interstate 395 in Alexandria, Va., reopened in September 2025.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I finally posted about my local bike trail being reopened after 6+ years www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/11/...
It's 11-11 and in DC sports, there is no more successful number than eleven. Retired by three teams (with another likely) and worn by a Super Bowl MVP. From 2022: www.yurasko.net/wfy/2022/03/...
Ryan Zimmerman number retirement means 11 will be retired by three DC teams - William F. Yurasko
Eleven is the most successful number in DC sports. Several prominent players have won championships and/or entered the Hall of Fame wearing 11.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
It's 11-11 and in DC sports, there is no more successful number than eleven. Retired by three teams (with another likely) and worn by a Super Bowl MVP. From 2022: www.yurasko.net/wfy/2022/03/...
It's turning into a tough season for Commanders fans and it's a shame, they deserve better.
Redskins fans though, they deserve every brutal loss for their constant whining that the slur is gone.
Redskins fans though, they deserve every brutal loss for their constant whining that the slur is gone.
November 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It's turning into a tough season for Commanders fans and it's a shame, they deserve better.
Redskins fans though, they deserve every brutal loss for their constant whining that the slur is gone.
Redskins fans though, they deserve every brutal loss for their constant whining that the slur is gone.
I am so old I can remember when you could set your watch to Scherzer giving up a 1st inning homer of an important game.
He's changed www.yurasko.net/wfy/2021/04/...
He's changed www.yurasko.net/wfy/2021/04/...
November 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I am so old I can remember when you could set your watch to Scherzer giving up a 1st inning homer of an important game.
He's changed www.yurasko.net/wfy/2021/04/...
He's changed www.yurasko.net/wfy/2021/04/...
Tonight we'll learn if Scherzer still has enough this late in his career to get so amped up he overthrows his fastball so much it flattens out and lands 400 feet away
November 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Tonight we'll learn if Scherzer still has enough this late in his career to get so amped up he overthrows his fastball so much it flattens out and lands 400 feet away
Are you coming to Learn to Play broomball event tonight? You should.
Pack a light and dark shirt too
Pack a light and dark shirt too
For the DC area crowd - District Broomball is hosting a Learn to Play event in the last Tuesday of this month. You should come out and play www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/10/...
FREE Learn to play broomball on October 28 at Tucker Road Ice Rink - William F. Yurasko
District Broomball is hosting a free Learn to Play event on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 9 p.m. at Tucker Road rink.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Are you coming to Learn to Play broomball event tonight? You should.
Pack a light and dark shirt too
Pack a light and dark shirt too
Tuesday night!
For the DC area crowd - District Broomball is hosting a Learn to Play event in the last Tuesday of this month. You should come out and play www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/10/...
FREE Learn to play broomball on October 28 at Tucker Road Ice Rink - William F. Yurasko
District Broomball is hosting a free Learn to Play event on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 9 p.m. at Tucker Road rink.
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October 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Tuesday night!
Another bicycling post - my first impressions of the Schuykill Banks trail in Philadelphia.
See, bicycle tourism is real! www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/10/...
See, bicycle tourism is real! www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/10/...
First ride on the Schuylkill Banks trail - William F. Yurasko
First impressions from a Washingtonian cyclist of the Schuykill Banks trail in Philadelphia, Pa. from October 2025.
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October 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Another bicycling post - my first impressions of the Schuykill Banks trail in Philadelphia.
See, bicycle tourism is real! www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/10/...
See, bicycle tourism is real! www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/10/...
Continuing the blog's resurgence based on bicycling content, here is a post about "From Rails to Trails"
I attended the premier of this new documentary last month at the MLK library thanks to @mountvernontrail.org giving a heads up. You can watch it on PBS www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/10/...
I attended the premier of this new documentary last month at the MLK library thanks to @mountvernontrail.org giving a heads up. You can watch it on PBS www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/10/...
Watch "From Rails to Trails" documentary on PBS - William F. Yurasko
"From Rails to Trails" is available on pbs.org for a limited time. The documentary tells the story of turning old railroads to bike trails.
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October 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Continuing the blog's resurgence based on bicycling content, here is a post about "From Rails to Trails"
I attended the premier of this new documentary last month at the MLK library thanks to @mountvernontrail.org giving a heads up. You can watch it on PBS www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/10/...
I attended the premier of this new documentary last month at the MLK library thanks to @mountvernontrail.org giving a heads up. You can watch it on PBS www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/10/...
For the DC area crowd - District Broomball is hosting a Learn to Play event in the last Tuesday of this month. You should come out and play www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/10/...
FREE Learn to play broomball on October 28 at Tucker Road Ice Rink - William F. Yurasko
District Broomball is hosting a free Learn to Play event on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 9 p.m. at Tucker Road rink.
www.yurasko.net
October 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
For the DC area crowd - District Broomball is hosting a Learn to Play event in the last Tuesday of this month. You should come out and play www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/10/...
One more for tonight, six years ago, something wonderful happened www.yurasko.net/wfy/2019/10/...
Flags fly forever: Nationals win NL pennant, DC gets first World Series since 1933 - William F. Yurasko
The Washington Nationals swept the St. Louis Cardinals to win DC's first NL pennant in a stunning reversal of fortune after 86 years of waiting.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:14 AM
One more for tonight, six years ago, something wonderful happened www.yurasko.net/wfy/2019/10/...
I bicycled along the newly completed WB&A Trail recently www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/10/...
Bicycling along the newly completed WB&A Trail - William F. Yurasko
A Northern Virginia cyclist tries out the newly completed WB&A bike trail in Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties in Maryland.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I bicycled along the newly completed WB&A Trail recently www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/10/...
Showed this to my wife
"pretty chill"
"pretty chill"
New mascot just dropped.
Wow Tusky! You can do magic things!
Wow Tusky! You can do magic things!
October 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Showed this to my wife
"pretty chill"
"pretty chill"
@washcycle.bsky.social so, the blog is gone? I'm out of the loop, not on here as much any more
October 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
@washcycle.bsky.social so, the blog is gone? I'm out of the loop, not on here as much any more
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Last Saturday was my first Tour de VRE and it was wonderful. Bicycling, snack, swag and a train ride at the end www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/10/...
2025 Tour de VRE recap - William F. Yurasko
A 2025 Tour de VRE recap of the group bicycle ride from Backlick to Broad Run stations to support Triple-negative breast cancer awareness.
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October 8, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Last Saturday was my first Tour de VRE and it was wonderful. Bicycling, snack, swag and a train ride at the end www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/10/...
Last Saturday was my first Tour de VRE and it was wonderful. Bicycling, snack, swag and a train ride at the end www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/10/...
2025 Tour de VRE recap - William F. Yurasko
A 2025 Tour de VRE recap of the group bicycle ride from Backlick to Broad Run stations to support Triple-negative breast cancer awareness.
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October 8, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Last Saturday was my first Tour de VRE and it was wonderful. Bicycling, snack, swag and a train ride at the end www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/10/...
Has anybody done Tour de VRE? I just learned about and am curious about 35-mile route from Backlick to Broad Run. www.vre.org/tourdevre/
Tour de VRE 2025 | Virginia Railway Express
This year marks the 5th Annual Tour de VRE. This year’s ride will cover VRE’s Manassas Line with a ride from Backlick Road Station in Springfield to Broad Run Station in Prince William County.
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September 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Has anybody done Tour de VRE? I just learned about and am curious about 35-mile route from Backlick to Broad Run. www.vre.org/tourdevre/
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Reducing barriers to transit use induces people to use transit more is one of those things that has to be explained to politicians over and over like they are in incoming class of preschoolers.
“For participants who regularly used a fare card to pay, half-price discounts doubled their trips on transit, and free, unlimited trips quadrupled them. They also spent enough on new rides to offset the 50% discount’s cost to Metro.”
New 🚇🚍🚏 study from The DC Lab:
thelabprojects.dc.gov/fare-subsidy
New 🚇🚍🚏 study from The DC Lab:
thelabprojects.dc.gov/fare-subsidy
September 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Reducing barriers to transit use induces people to use transit more is one of those things that has to be explained to politicians over and over like they are in incoming class of preschoolers.
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![Comic. [formatted like forum post thread] POST BY AnteresMike: You could also check out THIS kayak model. I attached a motor to mine, and it’s a little bit of a kludge but it works great. REPLY BY NorthLakeKayak: Oh, hey, AntaresMike! I know you! Honestly I didn’t realize you existed outside of the Animorphs fandom. I haven’t seen you in forever! Uh. So. How are you doing? Kayaking, I guess. Anyway yeah that model is great. [caption] Running into someone on a thread who you know from a totally different part of the internet feels weirdly like running into your teacher into a store.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreie4fvxyvkbop2yhcdeapuahpndvvtsh45ucvy2w5z763ojznbqej4@jpeg)
August 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Alexandria people who like bikes, beer, or pizza!
BPAC is celebrating the new bike and ped infrastructure on Mill Road. Meet us Monday, 8/11, at 6:30pm outside Atlas Brew works. We’ll check out the lanes and then have some drinks and food!
BPAC is celebrating the new bike and ped infrastructure on Mill Road. Meet us Monday, 8/11, at 6:30pm outside Atlas Brew works. We’ll check out the lanes and then have some drinks and food!
August 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Alexandria people who like bikes, beer, or pizza!
BPAC is celebrating the new bike and ped infrastructure on Mill Road. Meet us Monday, 8/11, at 6:30pm outside Atlas Brew works. We’ll check out the lanes and then have some drinks and food!
BPAC is celebrating the new bike and ped infrastructure on Mill Road. Meet us Monday, 8/11, at 6:30pm outside Atlas Brew works. We’ll check out the lanes and then have some drinks and food!
Was there any coverage about Slowes and Jageler switching places in the radio booth?
July 29, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Was there any coverage about Slowes and Jageler switching places in the radio booth?
A28 was SRO today - a dozen or more Alexandrians standing on a bus going 65 MPH. Is this a "Better bus" @wmata.com @wmatagm.bsky.social @alxnow.bsky.social @alyia4alx.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
A28 was SRO today - a dozen or more Alexandrians standing on a bus going 65 MPH. Is this a "Better bus" @wmata.com @wmatagm.bsky.social @alxnow.bsky.social @alyia4alx.com
Critique of the wayfinding and service changes coming to Metro this summer www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/06/...
Changes to DC Metro wayfinding and service this summer - William F. Yurasko
Analysis of WMATA wayfinding changes and service updates to Metro bus and rail from a daily Alexandria to DC commuter.
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June 23, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Critique of the wayfinding and service changes coming to Metro this summer www.yurasko.net/wfy/2025/06/...
I've been to the final game of 2 Nats managers and 1 Caps coach.
I'm planning on going to tomorrow's Nats game www.yurasko.net/wfy/2011/11/...
I'm planning on going to tomorrow's Nats game www.yurasko.net/wfy/2011/11/...
Bruce Boudreau fired and I ponder whether I am coach killer % - William F. Yurasko
Friday, I went my first (only?) Washington Capitals game of the season. It was an uninspiring effort that saw a 0-0 game in the first […] Read More
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June 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I've been to the final game of 2 Nats managers and 1 Caps coach.
I'm planning on going to tomorrow's Nats game www.yurasko.net/wfy/2011/11/...
I'm planning on going to tomorrow's Nats game www.yurasko.net/wfy/2011/11/...