Scatterbrained? 😶‍🌫️  I hope I’m not too scatterbrained; but sometimes...

Three H Club? ☘️ Three H club? Aren’t there supposed...

What Is This? 😮 “What is this?!” was the startled...

More or Longer? 🤔 Should I make my force-development intervals...

Should Have Switched? 🎛️ Maybe I should have switched my...

I Need a Detective!🕵🏻 I need a detective! Where’s Sherlock...

Inching Forward 🪱 I’m inching forward with my mileage. Today...

Windy City ? Chicago isn’t the only Windy City on...

Tropical Storms in March? ? Tropical storms in March? What...

All Kinds at RAGBRAI ?? ? You’ll see all kinds...

Gearing Down ⚙️ Today I practiced gearing down. Sort of. I...

Potpourri ? A training plan can seem like potpourri —...

Nudging the Brain ? Is cycling a way of nudging...

Climbing Legs ?? I’m working to develop a pair of...

Dry for Now ? It looks like we’re dry for...

Rain Daze ? Do rides in inclement weather leave you...

Ride While You Can ? Sometimes you have to ride...

On the Fence ? We all know the feeling of...

Lab Rat ? I’ve got to be a lab rat...

More Winter ❄️ We’ve got more Winter coming. There are...

Another Round ↻ We have another round of frigid weather...

Roll Over ? “Roll over” sounds like a command you...

Law of Averages ? The law of averages crops up...

RAGBRAI Practice? ? Think of a strong headwind as RAGBRAI...

Time Warp? ?‍? Am I caught in a time warp?...

Check Your Pockets ? “Check your pockets!” Who hasn’t heard...

UNDER-trained? ?? Who wants to arrive at an event under-trained?...

Muscle Forgetfulness ? I think I may be suffering from...

Fog Away! ?‍?️ Thank goodness whoever controls our weather took...

Pedals Wear Out! ?? Pedals wear out, as I’ve learned....

RAGBRAI Hydration ? I’m already planning RAGBRAI hydration; never mind...

I Took the Plunge! ?? I took the plunge! This...

Edging Closer ➼ I’m edging closer to RAGBRI! In fact,...

What Hills? ?? What hills are there around here to...

Rikki Tikki Tavi ?‍➡️ Where’s Rikki Tikki Tavi when you...

He Saw! ? Well, he saw! Our local groundhog says we’ll have...

Predict the Groundhog ❄️? ?? Can I predict the groundhog?...

Deep End ? Starting to work up to any event...

Out of Shape ? I sure feel out of shape...

It’s a Start ? It’s a start to do a...

Iowa Here I Come? ? Can I say, Iowa Here...

Sprung? ? . Is Spring sprung? It sure felt like it today....

Let Loose ? Today I feel like I’ve been let...

Melt-Off ? The melt-off is in progress; and a boot...

Crusty ? I love crusty bread; and gingerbread, too. Today...

Sunshine ? Yesterday it was snowing; today we’ve got sunshine....

IT’S SNOWING!! ❄️ Omigosh, it’s snowing! Can you believe it?...

We All Scream? ❄️ ? We all scream for ice...

Last Chance? ? I wasn’t sure I really wanted to...

In and Out ↔️ I was in and out the...

On the Watch ? I’m on the watch now. Not...

Getting to Know Winter ❄️ It looks like we’ll start...

Is Perception Reality? ? Is perception reality? I’m not sure;...

Another Onslaught ? Here comes another onslaught of frigid air....

Overload ? Some days feel like overload, even when you...

Dead? ?  Oh, dear — is my Garmin dead? This...

Easing Up ?‍? The wind finally seems to be easing...

Trashed? ?️ For several days, I was afraid I had...

Here Comes the Freeze! ? Oh, boy — here comes...

Hibernation ? I feel like I’m going into hibernation mode....

How to Time It? ⌚️ How to time it over...

The Wolf Returns ? The wolf returns, to plague us...

Have a Blast! ? We all want to have a...

Tabula Rasa ?  A new year is tabula rasa, a...

2025 Already? ? Can you believe it’s 2025 already? How...

New Year’s Eve Bash ? My New Year’s Eve bash...

Something Is Rotten? ? It seems that something is rotten;...

Rev It Up ?️ Tomorrow I must rev it up...

Rein in the Rain ?️ I wish there were a...

70K! ? Today I crossed the 70K (i.e. 70000-mile) finish...

Sparring? ? Boxing Day sounds like sparring — oh, there...

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2024! ? Merry Christmas 2024! Can you believe...

Sugar Spikes ? Beware those sugar spikes, whether it’s a...

Gray Christmas ?? It looks like we’ll have a gray...

Momentum ?? Whether on a swing or a bicycle, you’ve...

I Prefer Overcast ☁︎ I prefer overcast to the conditions...

This Is Friday? ? This is Friday? And no, I’m...

Head Start ? I’ve gotten a head start on Christmas...

Spares ? Spares have an important role to play. What...

MISTical Mornings? ?️ We’ve been getting mistical mornings, you could...

Spring in December? ? We seem to be getting Spring...

What Fog? ? This morning I wound up asking, What...

Doesn’t Look Good ?️ As of the latest forecast, it...

Christmas Moon ? Strictly speaking, the upcoming full moon isn’t...

What Goes Down ⬇️ What goes down must come back...

Subsidece ⬇️ Subsidence as in a sinkhole opening under your house,...

Gamble Paid Off ? My gamble paid off today; and...

Drag Chute ? No cyclist wants a drag chute; be...

One or the Other! ? ? I wish our weather...

Change of Pace ⏩ It’s quite a change of pace...

Remember the Sunblock! ☀️ Remember the sunblock! It can save...

Lost Gamble ?   Sometimes a ride is a lost...

Growing Gray ☁︎ The sky is growing gray. It was...

Plugging Away ? We can all keep plugging away at...

Let’s Roll! ? Let’s roll! We don’t need a train...

Winter Wheelers ☃️ ?? Hold on, there! I said, Winter...

Harbinger of Winter ❄️ Today seemed to be a harbinger...

Day of Doom? ? Day of doom? Thanksgiving?? Any holiday...

Anytime Anywhere ⏰ ↷ Some things can strike anytime, anywhere....

Wet Turkey ? It’s going to be a wet turkey...