I\’m not purring today. In fact, I feel quite disgruntled. This morning I discovered that the velcro strip on one of my Cat Ears had come off. Apparently the velcro was glued on, not sewn on; and after I got caught in the rain a number of times, the glue melted. There wasn\’t time to […]
Here it is, the final stretch. One week from tomorrow is the Big Day! Tour de Cure 2018! I hope I\’m properly prepared. If I\’m not, it\’s certainly too late to do anything about it now. If I try to train big time at this point, I\’ll merely be going into TdC exhausted. A week
Don\’t lie to me, wheel! Or, how to true a wheel. This is a skill that I have yet to learn. I don\’t have either a bike stand or a truing stand . Where would I put a bike stand anyway? Of course, I don\’t want to use one of my bicycles as a guinea
Going for a ride doesn\’t necessarily mean dressing to the nines. I would guess, in fact, that not many of us have white-tie-and-tails or an evening dress hanging in the closet. Can you imagine riding a bicycle encumbered in such an outfit, anyway? Cummerbunds and cleats don\’t mix, I would say. I\’m sure there are
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Will this last? I fervently hope not! This morning\’s ride was not what I\’d call pleasant. It was drizzling; and chilly; and there were no pretty lights to relieve the gloom, either. The drizzle was heavy enough that I was wet through by the time I got back home. Fortunately the wind wasn\’t nearly as
Must I publish or perish? And, omigosh, when did I last see one of these? I first learned to type on a manual, and did that thing ever need some pounding! Seeing it reminds me of the saying about some career paths: \”Publish or Perish\”. It seems to be the same kind of thing with
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Here is another wild dream of mine. In fact, we can all dream of riding off into the sunset, at the end of a 200-mile day! For me to daydream about that is probably just plain crazy. A double century is no joke. Training up for such a ride requires more time than I can realistically
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Cutting up doesn\’t only mean misbehavior. Needing to wear a cycling helmet on an almost daily basis brings me to the subject of how to manage hair. I myself like short hair. It needs less shampoo; it dries much faster after washing; when it\’s time to clap on that helmet I don\’t have to worry
Am I NOT burning fat, after all? Do I need to change my riding pace; or my intensity? Oh, the \”fat-burning zone\”! Wouldn\’t we all love to be there all day long? I know I would. According to this article, we actually are there, all the time. It seems we\’ve been conditioned to equate burning
I\’ve got more ideas; and I guess that\’s good. I couldn\’t have thought of these things before I began to build the site! I guess it\’s like moving into a new home. Over time, you might decide that your original arrangement of furniture isn\’t the most efficient. Or that the items on the front of