After my week long eating binge (otherwise known as “Thanksgiving week at my Mom’s”) I returned home NEEDING to put some miles on my bike. The long riding pants/bibs and jersey that I had ordered from China (long ago) had arrived and I was excited to give them a try. However; I had caught a… [Read More]
Archives for November 2012
Homeward Bound
I made the 800 nautical mile flight home to New Mexico this past Saturday from my Thanksgiving trip to the St. Louis, Missouri area. The visit with family was great! I so much enjoy getting to visit with my sisters (and brother when he is there), in-laws, nieces, nephews and, of course, my Mom. Getting to… [Read More]
Thankful
I heard a fabulous sermon this pas Sunday! Ironically, it was about being thankful. I think I am a pretty thankful person. I certainly do not believe that I deserve the many, many blessings that I have and I think I thank God for these things pretty regularly. However; I am not a very vocal… [Read More]
Desert Rose
This past week I was invited to attend a play at a local playhouse called the Desert Rose Playhouse. The play was a musical version of Jekyll and Hyde. The playhouse was incredibly small. The cast was FANTASTIC! I was very surprised at the quality of the production and the super great job that the… [Read More]
Go East!
My family gathers at my Mom’s home in Missouri every Thanksgiving. I didn’t make it last year so was especially keen on attending this year. So, I took the week off to ensure that I’d find a weather window to go east. I watched the weather during the week and Saturday bloomed as beautiful as… [Read More]
I’m a WINNER!
Yes, I won! It doesn’t happen all that often so I have to relish it. Relish….relish…..relish….relish… Ah, it is so wonderful!! So, what did I win? Well, it starts with Elden over on FatCyclist.com. He challenged the great Levi Leipheimer to a bicycle race at Levi’s Gran Fondo. You gotta read the details over on… [Read More]
Winter Woes
The last month has been very hard on my cycling, mountain biking, and general excercise/fitness plan. My desire work out has been high but everything, it seems, has conspired against me. 🙁 First, the loss of daylight really put a damper on things. It was easy to ride for an hour or two before work. … [Read More]
The Great Brakes Alteration
For the non-pilots, the rudder pedals control the rudder on the tail of the plane – the yaw. The toe portion of these pedals are the brakes. Pushing the entire pedal fore and aft with your whole foot causes the aircraft rudder to move side to side. Pointing your toes causes the top portion of… [Read More]
Veterans Day
A very, very big THANK YOU to all Veterans on this day! I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your service, sacrifice, and dedication to the greatest country that has ever existed on the planet Earth – these United States of America. I know it seems that many do not appreciate what you have… [Read More]
Commercial Travel
I did a bit of traveling this week. Sadly, it was via commercial airlines. A business trip took me to Minneapolis. It is always nice to return and see some of my old stomping grounds – at least when it is not bitterly cold and/or buried under white stuff. Oddly, I barely touched a keyboard… [Read More]