Monthly Archives: August 2016

$22 was the amount I paid for parking at Colony Square yesterday. Had I budgeted a little more time I would have left their parking lot immediately and parked at a lot that was considerably more reasonably priced. The reason … Continue reading →

It’s a lot harder to write a daily blog when you are not traipsing around on a bicycle going places to which you’ve never gone before, taking photos along the way. Speaking of bicycles, I was supposed to be on … Continue reading →

I’m back in the EATL. Thankfully the worst part of Delta’s flight yesterday was the time that it left Burlington, Vermont — 6:10am. Yesterday was spent unpacking, sleeping, and binge-watching The Great British Baking Show. I see that the British … Continue reading →

I am writing this at 2am on Friday morning — wide awake. Yesterday’s ride was tough on many levels, which I’ll describe briefly, but it’s the realization that I failed to get my “day bag” that has me mildly panicked. … Continue reading →

Ugh, yesterday’s ride was made more challenging thanks to what appears to be a cold. I went to bed feeling slightly better, but as soon as I awoke this morning the runny nose and sneezing began. I am going to … Continue reading →

I was having a pretty good day yesterday. After spending a long time in Danville, Vermont, where the group gathered for a picnic lunch, we headed out in a ten-mile decline stretch of rail-to-trail. It was a blast. Through Portland, … Continue reading →

Rough day yesterday. Not only did I struggle on the bike, I lost out at the hotel room. Because I wanted to be fair I told my roommate that he could pick his bed yesterday since I had chosen on … Continue reading →

I suppose that I shouldn’t be too surprised to see corn being grown in Vermont, but admit that I was. I should have stopped to get the photo that I failed to get in Iowa -— me, in front of … Continue reading →

If you are one of the early readers I am probably out getting in a bike ride at the time you read this. I’m hoping to get in 35-40 miles this morning as my final preparation for my Bike & … Continue reading →

Owning a house is like having a child that never learns to take care of itself. There is always something that needs my attention. Yesterday I discovered that a corner of the roofline of the carport has rotted due to … Continue reading →