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Advocacy

It’s interesting to me that there are people that want to regulate every possible activity, no matter what it is.  I see this predominantly in firearms and aviation but I am now starting to see it in cycling as well. There have been several unfortunate accidents in general aviation this summer. This has gotten a… [Read More]

102 Feet

It’s not really that impressive… I know… Nonetheless, I have to find success and pride in anything and everything these days so this get’s elevated much higher than it ought to! The following GPS track is of my cycling the other day.  It was an 18 mile ride which is in the “long” class for… [Read More]

Fat

I’ve been reading FatCyclist.com lately.  Fatty (his title) has a bunch of really great thoughts and one that I really, really like is the reason for his blog.  As I understand it, he started posting his weight for accountability purposes – to himself and his readers.  I think many of the problem that Fatty cites are… [Read More]

Presents!

Alright, I admit it…  I still have the mind of a child. I started riding my bike again, as previously blogged about, and suddenly my attention is on nothing but cycling.  I remember that happening was I was ten years old – go to a Star Wars movie and every waking moment was spent as… [Read More]

Healthy Eating

I am slowly learning that healthy eating is more than a simple checklist to be followed… This is a post a wrote on June 22, 2012 but didn’t publish.  For whatever reason, I just wasn’t quite ready to share it – I am now. Want to see something really cool?!?  Take a look at this!… [Read More]

Bicycle Fit

Now that I am getting serious about cycling, some time spent tuning my bike to fit me was in order.  I have seriously considered upgrading to a new bike but prices are kinda crazy so I’m going to run what I brung. The first thing that was immediately apparent after riding my bike for 30+ minutes… [Read More]

In the money

I’m in the money tomatoes now! I mentioned here that my one and only tomato plant started producing. Today I pulled off NINETEEN good size tomatoes!!  Up until this point, I’ve been eating as many as I desire every day.  Now, I’m simply overwhelmed!! Believe it or not, I try to keep this plant pruned but… [Read More]

18 Miles

I’ve been stretching the length of the my daily bike ride.  Today, I hit 18.2 miles!! 18 Miles!! I am super stoked!  A few weeks ago, I could not have imagined such a thing. The thing that continues to surprise me is that I am not tired at the end of this distance. Rather, my… [Read More]

Acoma Rock

As always, food is a great motivator! Earlier in the week, the mention of Saturday morning food was made and voila – a respectable group made the trek to Grants, NM for breakfast. There were seven people and five airplanes. A Cessna 170, Cessna 180, Mooney 231, Vans RV-4, and me in my RV-3B. I flew over… [Read More]

Air Head

I learned a powerful lesson yesterday. I’ve read a lot of blogs and heard a lot of cyclists talk about always carrying some tools and spare equipment.  This is particularly true for tire punctures (patch kit, spare inner tube, etc…).  Of course, the experience of others is always of value to me so I’ve thought… [Read More]