Nov 19 2008
When does discourse become complaining? I read a lot of web sites and blogs about bicycling, whether it be about commuting, fitness training, or recreational riding. One of the common themes written about is bicycle infrastructure or should I say the lack of or inadequacy of this infrastructure. Many times there are comparisons of the [...]
Nov 17 2008
Three years ago today I was diagnosed with diabetes. My doctor said I had been diabetic for a long time, however I consistently rode a bike so much, it just didn’t show up until my pancreas quit producing insulin and the disease was not longer manageable by exercise alone. He also said I was the [...]
Nov 15 2008
It has been an uneventful week starting with riding in the rain and wind, ending with sunshine and temps in the 40′s. There are leaves everywhere and pose an extreme hazard if you are not paying attention, which reminds me there are three types of bicyclists. Ones that are going to fall, those who have [...]
Nov 11 2008
In recent days I have been reading about speculation on who President-elect Obama might pick to be his Secretary of Transportation. Two names keep coming up in the speculation, Senator Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Congressman Jim Oberstar (D-MN). In 2005 both are the only politicians named in League of American Bicyclists list of 25 of [...]
Nov 10 2008
Wow!!! Gas prices have really dropped since the last time I filled my Toyota pickup. I didn’t realize how little I have been driving until I went shopping at Costco’s today and filled it up while I was there. $2.11 a gallon compared to $3.95 when I filled it last, which happened to be the [...]
Nov 06 2008
So when can maintenance be considered excessive or worst yet obsessive? Last night I rode home from work in the drizzly rain, which by the way was the same thing I rode to work in. Upon arriving home instead of washing my bike down and cleaning my chain I decided to go in, shower, and [...]
Nov 05 2008
As I rode home from work last night, Barack Obama had been declared the winner and John McCain had already given his concession speech. There had been on and off rain for a good part of the day, the streets where wet and covered with leaves in many spots. So I took my time, pedaled [...]
