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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?

I know I’ve said this before, but one of the great side-benefits of biking into work is that I get to listen to audiobooks — and I do this for hours a day, each day that I ride (a typical day, with the current route that I’m taking, has me on the road for about… Continue reading Song of Susannah

Well, my bike has passed the one-thousand mile mark. Three tubes, a replaced rear tire (because of the damn tube problem), a few nicks, a few very low-speed crashes (only thing ever hurt was my own dignity . . . I think I’m finally used to the damn clipless pedals), and a whole lot of… Continue reading 1,000 Miles

Those of you who know me know that I’ve had some weight issues through my life. See, ever since I was a little kid, “eating” was one of my favorite activities (in fact, I remember going through a scrapbook from a young age — soon after I had learned to write (and therefore, when I… Continue reading When Ignoring One’s Weight

The disaster recovery was a disaster — but we finally got everything working at the very end . . . meaning that we didn’t leave the site until nearly 7:00. This meant that I got home a little past midnight. I slept in. I did not feel guilty about it. However, I’ll probably be leaving… Continue reading Didn’t Bike In

I’m in the middle of the woods right at the NJ/NY border near the Tappan-Zee bridge. Here, I’m in the middle of a disaster recovery drill. The area is absolutely beautiful and it stormed last night, meaning that today was clear, cool, and non-humid. I miss my bike. Of course, at a disaster recovery drill,… Continue reading When trapped without a bike

I’m hesitant to post these just because I think I’ve lost about twenty pounds since they’ve been taken, but here is a photo of me at the finish line from the Tour de Cure and here I am on the course.

Gas prices reached $4.049 / gallon in Pennsylvania today . . . meaning that I’m saving $10.75 in gas today. In actuality, though, money savings might actually be significantly bit higher when I bike in. Sure, there’s stuff like automotive maintenance, but I’m talking about lunch here — when I bike in, I really force… Continue reading Gas Prices

I know I’ve said this before, but there really isn’t anything that beats collecting your thoughts to a gorgeous sunrise while working out. Even if you’re doing so on the way to work. Today, I nearly broke that one hour barrier that I’ve been gunning for. Well, that’s not accurate, I do not push myself… Continue reading Beautiful Mornings & Wii Fit