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First Cold Ride

“This may not have been the best plan.” The thought first occurred to me as I rounded the corner on the turn from the Naval Academy to MD450 and slipped my peddles twice as I was trying to clip in.  (Mental note:  Ditch these Look peddles in favor of a pair of speedplays.)  I hadn’t been on [...]

Rain, Flats and Fishtails

Since I completed my MS ride back in July, I have not been on the bike as much as I’d like.  There are a number of reasons for this, which all fall under the category of LIFE.  And I’m here to tell you that not riding has taken a toll on my — ahem — [...]

Circa 1996: Green Peppers and a Bandaid

When I lived in Fells Point in 1996 I cut the tip of my finger off chopping green peppers.  Mike fixed me up. I’m pretty sure he’s still there at liquid earth.  Here’s a story from those days. Some day I’ll lean how to chop. Then I won’t hack parts of my fingers and thumb [...]

Goals

Goals are a good thing.  They are.  And achieving them feels awesome. I started cycling again back in 2008.  Ever since I started I have been riding on the B&A trail on a relatively regular basis.  The trail ends just north of US 50 outside of Annapolis, but there is a bike lane on MD [...]

Spring, 2010 Style

And it’s sure been a cold, cold winter And the wind ain’t been blowin’ from the south It’s sure been a cold, cold winter And the light of love is all burned out It sure been a hard, hard winter My feet been draggin’ ‘cross the ground And I hope it’s gonna be a long, [...]