Most weeks our Saturday is comprised of a set of activities connecting us to our very local community. This week, we took a turn into a new community and ended up sitting at a new table. A short drive in East Dallas took us to Ethiopia. Really. First, though, we made our walk to the […]
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It started out simply enough. I was in the throes of a breakup from a long-time girlfriend. I was looking for allies and friends because the breakup wasn’t just with her it was with a community. What happened in the midst of that “turmoil” was I met and re-met a number of women in my
It started out as two trips. First to a high school reunion in October. Then back again for Thanksgiving. “Why drive all those miles twice?” my sister asked. Hmmm. Good point. So I mulled it over. I could bring my computer and work remotely as I’ve done before. My clients are elsewhere anyway so what
It’s all in how you view your cycling preferences. There isn’t just one way to ride a bike or enjoy cycling. Sure, there are common threads of the sport, but being on a road bike on a drop ride, clipped in a speed, isn’t the only way to partake in the joy of cycling. After
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It started as almost a whim back in 1998. My then-14-year-old youngest son, Drew, said the two seaters on a rally in Arizona: “That looks like fun, Dad,” he said. So when I returned home, I found my first adult tandem in the basement of my LBS. The 1994 Trek T-50 hybrid, steel-framed beast was
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Recently I added an E-Bike to my inventory of bicycles. Now up to 6 (remember, N+1 really does work). So I got to thinking about the “E” in E-Bike: Electric. Easy. Energizing. Entertaining. Emasculating. Wait…what? That last one probably came from my cycling friends that think that e-bikes are either motorbikes in disguise or not
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At one time riding my bike consumed my days. Relationships were built around riding. I rode hundreds of miles a week and thousands every year. My social life revolved around my collection of bikes. Then things started unraveling. COVID ended. The relationship ended. The bike group shunned me. I fell during a rally and broke
I Fell Off My Bike…and into the Kitchen Read More »
Imagine if you will a self-contained world of a rolling adventurous graphic communicator… Wait, I was all set to cue the Twilight Zone music, but even this story is a bit beyond that realm. At the center of my PNW cycling adventure is Jody. My bike packing expert and the chief resident of the Pink
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The driving experience continues. Today almost 600 miles, 4 states, 2 time zones—Amarillo to Laramie. After months of triple digits, 70s at 7200 feet sounds (and feels) delightful! Finished the panhandle and climbed into New Mexico. Then sliced Colorado in half along the I-25 corridor until Fort Collins. Climbed that last 2000 feet in
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The first day was a driving experience. Made it across the panhandle to Amarillo. About the only car carrying a bike. Found Cadillac Ranch. Didn’t buy the paint figuring there already were enough layers. My Luke’s 214 shirt started a conversation with a family from Meriman Park. Took their picture in front of the monument.
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