Entries from July 2009

July 19, 2009

Vacation in NH

Rope Swing @ camp
Originally uploaded by sipclip&go

I’m a couple hours from heading east, then north to New Hampshire for a short week in the Lakes/ White Mountains Region. On tap for the week: fishing, canoeing, swimming. A day at Storyland is planned (that’s for my son, who considers it an annual religious pilgrimage at this [...]

July 12, 2009

Back to Riding

View of Quabbin, Windsor Dam
Originally uploaded by sipclip&go

Oh June was a long, hard month. I think I had an easier time in February than I did in June. I definitely exercised more in February. But now we’re into July and getting a little more sun than rain (thank God!). And at last, my class is [...]

July 11, 2009

LIVESTRONG Merchandise on Clearance?

LIVESTRONG  fan?  Yeah, me too.  They have a great message, a great cause, a legend of a representative, and some darn good marketing to boot.  I have a bunch of LIVESTRONG gear from my past three LIVESTRONG Challenge events.  Hats, t-shirts, cycling jerseys, and of course, that famous yellow wristband (I have a box of [...]

July 1, 2009

Kinda, Sorta, A Brick

June was a bad month for me.  Everything else in life was great–but as far as getting a workout in?  Forget it.  Sure, I went mountain biking a couple times in Colorado, and once with my SCAG Ladies group, but I only got on the road bike once.  Once!  The rain is partly to blame, [...]