I needed to run an errand this afternoon, and headed out on the bike. My boy, an eleven year old pug, takes half a Pepcid in the morning and he was all out. For an old man on a bland diet, he still gets very excited about meals. It can be a very long 30 [...]
Acceptable Transport
It bothers some people that I would transport my bike this way. I guess that is part of truck culture–whatever you need to bring with you–you can just chuck it into the back and take off. But then again, does anyone really like using a bike rack? Most of them are difficult to use, [...]
But I actually wore one of these. Mine is a full face version, and I definitely needed it today. When I left the house it was 20˚, and on arrival back at the hacienda, it had dropped to 16˚. The looks on people’s faces as they went by were pretty funny.
Have I mentioned how much [...]
Complaints about this lingering winter are multiplying, and the ones who were first to complain are getting louder. We first had snow fall in October, and I haven’t seen my lawn since. Yesterday my son asked “Mommy? Can you please mow the snow?” He wants to play outside too. But as of now my lawn’s [...]
For example, Karen. I am still loving all the snow, so here’s a photo for all of you stuck in the sunshine belt:
Enjoy!
Cut me some slack, I live in New England.
Ride stats:
Distance: 28 miles (tomorrow is an official rest day)
Temperature: 45˚ (average)
Ride category: Playing with the new camera
How can you pass up a ride in February when the temp is 50˚? That, and I received my replacement camera this morning. One thing I like about the 790’s mode dial is I can set it for image stabilization, and leave it off. As soon as I turn it on, I don’t have to [...]
Ride stats:
Distance: 9.3 miles
Temperature: 29˚ (average)
Ride category: Exploring, found a new hill to punish myself on. Yeah!
I went out the other day in the snow, and realized I was not properly dressed. I decided to investigate winter cycling shoes. I bought a pair of Lake MXZ 302 at the LBS, and took them out for their trial run today. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. During the first part of the ride, I was stopping frequently [...]
concrete porous @ UNH
I caught this report on NECN about this new type of concrete they have developed at The University of New Hampshire. The concrete is porous, and literally sucks up extra water. The porous concrete sits on a bed of sand and the water is cleaned as it filters down into the earth, [...]
