I firmly believe in the idea that most automobile accidents happen close to home. Some of my closest calls with cars have happened within a few miles of the house, and today was another example. I was riding along Via Contessa just west of Via Firenze when I spotted a…
Month: January 2024
On Sunday morning the kiddo sent me a text that one of her tires was low. I told her to stay home and that I would take a look once I got home. Well she decided to go take a look herself and found a nice nail right in the…
Such an insanely amazing day for a ride. Only discouraging part is the nearly 25 degree swings between the start and finish. I had to start the ride with leg and arm warmers and a vest only to finish the ride with all three stashed in my back pocket. A…
“Absence doth sharpen love, presence strengthens it” – Thomas Overbuy. Truer words were never spoken. Thrilled to be back on the bike. Shout out to Swanny’s for the quick Shimano warranty work. New bike fund: $38.94 (+$0.11)332 vehicles @ 9.6 per mile, 2.5 per minute, Speeds: 34.0 mph (avg), 55.1…
While hanging out at Pedal & Pour after last weekend’s ride, Robert let me know that he was going to be out of town this weekend and asked that I host a ride. I lamented that I wasn’t sure what route we should use and I’ve been short on ideas…
Nice chill ride down to Scrambled this morning for breakfast. I was enjoying the time when I looked up and spotted Jennifer Smith walk in. She didn’t notice me, but it was clear she came in looking for someone. I knew I wanted to go over and mess with her…
Definitely another cool ride today. I scaled back a little on the gear attempting to strike a better balance between being too warm and cold. I feel that I was just about on the edge of being cold with my clothing choice today, especially on the way home. The ride…
This one was Jared’s fault. On Friday the 5th, Jared joined me for breakfast at Scrambled and during our great visit he asked if I had any plans for MLK Jr’s Birthday. Jared and I both work for different universities and he knew I’d have the day off when others…
After the week I’ve had I was seriously debating riding to the start. With about 170 miles logged for the week I don’t think anyone would fault me one bit. I’m a glutton for punishment so I sent a text message to Joy late Friday afternoon only containing “6:30?” To…
Had a great visit over breakfast with Josh Westerman this morning. I love when someone takes me up on a breakfast invite. The only bummer is having to leave to continue on to work. Would prefer to hang out and chit chat over coffee for the entire day. Something to…