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 [...]
Nov 02 2008
Friday I was home sick, but planning to feel better on Saturday. Feeling better never managed to materialize and after a short ride to the store on Saturday morning, I finally resigned myself to staying home and waiting out the crud. So much for checking out an Xtracycle at the LBS or going to the [...]
Oct 31 2008
It is rare that I ever get sick, but last night I came down with some sort of bug. Either I am cold and shivering or hot and sweating with no in between. It made for a long ride home from work, but I did use the train for part of the commute to shorten [...]
