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 [...]
Ellen and I heard that the Rt 91 corridor was getting so much rain, cars were actually pulling over because of poor visibility. At work we had white clouds, some blue sky, and the sun was peeking out. When our relief arrived, they said the skies were dark and the rain looked imminent. Ellen really [...]
I thought it was perfect timing when I got home and found my Olympus 790sw sitting on the counter yesterday. Today was my commute by bike day, and I took a few extra minutes to take photos going in and coming home. I kept an eye on the weather all day, and decided to wait [...]
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 [...]
On our last BCC ride, Ellen was telling me how there was a “trough” in the area that they used to drink from when she was a kid. Apparently tests were done and it was discovered there was a high amount of lead or something else bad in the water, so the town dismantled it. [...]
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 rode to work today, and I lost against Mother Nature. The commute in was great, the ride home not so much. Before I left, I noticed the storm moving in sooner than expected but it looked like I might beat it. I did not. Donder who was heading into work saw me pedaling before [...]
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 [...]
