Month: August 2008

Normally, me not riding in isn’t that big a deal . . . but today seems like one. I had made it 8 workdays in a row, and I was very, very proud of myself. The weather this morning was cold (see previous posts as to how that really isn’t a problem), so that’s not… Continue reading Did Not Ride In Today

Today begins my second week of “bike every day” madness. I don’t anticipate anything coming up that will force me to drive. Next week, we have the holiday on Monday – but I’ll have to drive on Wednesday due to choir rehearsal. That said, I should be able to manage those three days – and… Continue reading Things I Will Not Do

This is my first week with five commutes – and I’m feeling great. Sure, my times have gotten progressively worse (ranging from 1:02:00 to 1:11:00), and the soreness in my legs happens to be at a new extreme — but I’m quite happy with things thus far. Assuming $3.60/gallon gas prices and 15 miles to… Continue reading When I Will Not be Riding

Well, just finished Stephen King’s Magnum Opus, and I loved it – even the “not ‘Happily Ever After’” ending . . . it just seemed to fit. Ka is a wheel . . . as is the Dark Tower. I guess I’m left to think what my own dark tower is — what am I… Continue reading Child John to the Dark Tower Completed

So, I’m thinking about a tattoo. Specifically, I’m thinking about a bicycle chain tattoo. Riding a couple of hundred miles a week means that I have a constant “rookie tattoo” on the inside of my right calf. Each time I stop my bike, I unclip my left leg, and my right leg ends up resting… Continue reading The Plane! The Plane!

So, I’ve been ignoring things here . . . and I feel like kicking myself. I haven’t given up biking in the least — just haven’t been posting anything about it. To date, I have put 1,596 miles on the bike (those little bicycle computers are really neat), and I’m averaging somewhere between two and… Continue reading Those Cold August Mornings?