February 22, 2008

Explaining Blogging to Mom….

My mother is staying with me–I had been away the last two nights on business and Mom came all the way from Boston to take care of my son.  I was released early from my meeting in Albany due to the snow and I have the rare opportunity to hang out with Mom.  So I [...]

February 22, 2008

Now for the ones I did get

Ride stats:
Distance: 7.2 miles
Temperature: 29˚ (F)
Ride category: Having fun playing in the snow (still a blast at 40)

February 22, 2008

The one I didn’t get

About a mile into my ride I came across the perfect winter scene. There standing in the middle of the road was a deer, maybe a 100 feet in front of me, snow coming down all around us. I tried to brake quickly, and quietly, but no luck. The deer saw me and took off [...]

February 22, 2008

The new bike camera is on the way

In order to participate in the Olympus repair exchange program, I had to order the Stylus 790sw. The people at Olympus were very nice, and explained how the program works. The 790sw was not my first choice; I don’t like that it’s not all metal and it has a mode dial instead of scanning through [...]