On the ride in to work, a bird with very good aim lands his morning constitutional on my leg. I get back home after surviving another day at the “office” to find the bike odometer reads 666. Overall it was not a bad day, and I did beat the thunder storm home, so I now [...]
Because of weather, we had to change the BCC ride to today, and Donder* was not able to join us. I made Ellen stop so I could get a photo of these purple flowers (my name for them, Ellen called them thistle). One of the cool things about having Ellen on a ride is she’s [...]
Rainy Day
Today was my day for a big ride. I mean, a REALLY big ride–for me, anyway. It’s been one month since my last 40 mile ride and I wanted at least 45 today. I set myself a goal: 3 hours on the bike.
I had been faithfully checking the forecast all week and had every [...]
Why It’s Important
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I snapped this photo in the parking lot of my hotel last year at the 2007 Philly LIVESTRONG Event. The owner had this on his vehicle along with a lot of other eye-grabbing stickers. You know, these events always produce a lot of merchandise to accompany and promote their existence. [...]
This is a photo of my colleague Jenny who rides her bike to work whenever the weather is nice. I’ve noticed the number of regular bike commuters observed as I drive to work in my pick up truck (trust me, at $60 a tank I wish I was among you) has increased significantly. I used to [...]
I’m back in the saddle after a long week of flu-like suffering. Today I rode a short 20 miles–enough to get me out of the house and pedaling again. When I don’t ride I feel lousy physically, and mentally as well. I’ve often likened time outdoors exerting myself to a sort of spiritual purging, and [...]
Where are we?
Heather & I met at our usual mt biking spot in Sunderland with the intent to head to the asphalt instead of the dirt. We hadn’t explored the surrounding area via road but wanted two things in this ride: Distance and Hills. We got hills, and if I hadn’t run late with my [...]
Tentative plans exist for a ride with Executive SCAG Board Members Heather and Karen Thursday early afternoon, in the mid Pioneer Valley. Exact location TBD. Seeking others to ride 40-50 miles with some hills, several water breaks, and photo ops. Must be willing to subject oneself to a fair amount of taunting and scathing banter [...]
I spend most of last weekend on the cape, Friday and Saturday to be exact with an early departure Sunday AM. I managed to sneak a short 45 minute solo ride in Friday afternoon before the skies opened and unleashed a brief rainstorm. Saturday was ideal–my hostess (whom I’ll affectionately refer to as “Jan Ullrich” [...]
