Archive for the tag 'bicycling'

Nov 15 2008

Weather, Falling, and Riding Naked

Published by Bob under bicycling

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 [...]

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Nov 11 2008

Bicycles and Politics

Published by Bob under bicycling,thoughts

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 [...]

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Oct 31 2008

The Angel Wings

Published by Bob under Xtracycle,bicycling,thoughts

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 [...]

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