As I enter week three of work-from-home, I am both ready for it to end; and wish I could keep it permanently. I want it to end because I miss the rides to and from work. At work I can easily get up and move around every 15-20 minutes; working from home has me parked […]
I\’ve been going hog wild in the kitchen lately. Between prediabetes and being at home much more, I\’m eager to try out many an idea. Take the cauliflower potato cheddar mash on page 87 of the ADA Vegetarian Cookbook. The original recipe calls for russet potatoes; the so-called baking potatoes. I first made the recipe
The pollen is abundant today. I woke up with a very stuffy head, and I felt very tired. My legs had gotten some pretty hard work yesterday and the day before anyhow; so I did only a very short, very easy ride with the road bike. When I got back home, I looked up the
It feels like a sauna bath out there. The temperature was 78 degrees at 8:30 am, and it\’s quite humid, too. And it\’s still March! I would have stayed in this afternoon; but I needed to make copies of something to get my tax work done. Kinko\’s is closed Sundays, which meant I had to
Where does one draw the line? All that seems to be in the news of late is coronavirus. We hear the grim statistics about the death toll. We hear stay-at-home mandates. They say to immediately clean anything that you bring into your home. Do this, do that! It has me wondering where we should draw
Disruption of the usual routine is the name of the game now. Working from home certainly is a disruption. It makes the line between home and work too fuzzy. It\’s got me sitting too much. I need to find a way to stand part of the time while still getting my job done. There\’s confusion,
Coasting? Coasting too much is generally frowned upon by “serious” cyclists. But if you want to “coast” all day, head for Maryland and the Seagull Century. On the 100-mile Assateague route, you’ll have a great view of the Atlantic Ocean; and you may see the Assateague wild ponies. Follow the white seagulls! Is 100 miles
I got cabin fever today! I skipped the lunchtime ride to the store, because there were dishes waiting to be washed; and I didn\’t want to leave them for the evening. Thus once I got back from my morning ride on the road bike, I hardly poked my nose outdoors all day. Add to that
Another day, but more, I hope, than another dollar. A single buck can\’t buy enough food to fill your hollow tooth, as my mother used to say. The day didn\’t get off to the best start. My alarm clock didn\’t go off, so I missed riding. Once a week I take a medication that must
I feel like a jailbird — sort of. The mayor of my home city issued a stay-at-home mandate sometime yesterday. The list of essential reasons to leave home does not include \”exercise\”, which did not please me at all. Yet some were saying it WAS all right to go cycling. It had me thinking, Oh,