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Starting now: 2011

Another year is done and gone and a new one is upon us.  2010 was marked by my biking, for the first time I got serious about riding on a regular basis.  I rode strong and hard for several months, but then started to slow down after I was finished with my MS ride in [...]

Taking Stock — Where I’ve come from on a Bike

A little over two years ago I could barely ride 12 miles without taking lots of breaks and feeling like crap after the ride.  I pretty much sucked. There, I said it. My inability had a lot to do with the fact that I was completely out of shape, ate like crap, and drank more [...]

Wanderlust, Part 2

It’s been a long time since I’ve been on a trip out of the general Baltimore/Washington area.  I spent two weeks in Lewes, DE this summer and before that there was a trip to LA for work, which doesn’t really count.  Somehow, Lewes still feels like it’s very connected to DC – WAMU is now [...]

A statement of intent

WARNING:  THIS MAY GET A LITTLE “JACK HANDY” AT POINTS.  APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE. I am envious people who are strong enough to follow their aspirations instead of following a path that society proscribed for them. They are the ones who do things that they find meaningful and fulfilling instead of simply going to a job [...]