Author Archives: Paulie [eatl/ga]

Stage two, Cartersville to Jasper nearly broke me. The 48-mile route had 4000ft of elevation change, but worse than that had some climbs of nearly 18%! I walked my bike up two of those, and managed to pedal all of … Continue reading →

BRAG Day 1 in the books. This week if climbing will be a massive challenge for me. Add Suwannee’s Monkey Wrench Brewing to the list of defunct Georgia breweries. Wordle: four, my starter was SPRAY

I guess I am not going to be my desired weight by the start of BRAG, not even close. I’ve missed it by about 25 pounds. 🙁 I saw a guy all kitted up, riding up my street this morning. … Continue reading →

Whenever I move, or die, I will miss The EARL. Though I was a chicken shit last night and drove to EAV instead of walking, I saw a great show put on by the band Sunflower Bean. I made my … Continue reading →

Wet, wet, wet, so I spent the majority of yesterday indoors. At least I got almost everything packed for BRAG. Wordle: four, my starter was TRADE

This has already been a strange year for WLF, and I may point the finger at the bunnies I’ve seen and chased. Something has been eating my marigold plants, and my bean plants, before they have the opportunity to flower … Continue reading →

Even though we got rained on a bit, and I took a really stupid tumble trying to clip into my pedals in the last mile, Saturday’s 66-mile route was a lot of tough riding and fun, followed by some beer. … Continue reading →

A good, hard, bicycle ride wipes me out like little else. After driving to Stan’s, drinking one high alcohol beer, and then getting home, I ate a very late lunch and crashed on the couch for hours. Speaking of riding, … Continue reading →

Nothing new to report today. Frankly, I’m okay with that. Wordle: four, my starter was STAGE

Yesterday’s first-time concoction was a rhubarb apple crumble which was from a book about rhubarb I purchased recently. I got to use the apple corer/peeler device that I bought a couple of months ago. I rode last night wearing a … Continue reading →