Boxing Day? Today? A little out of season, aren\’t I? Actually, it\’s been sort of the reverse of last Thanksgiving\’s Can Can. Instead of taking stuff out of cans, I was putting things into plastic food boxes (or jars). Almost immediately after trying out the Hoppin\’ John recipe, I began to dream up variations. \”HJ\” […]
Mix it up, the training advice goes. Don\’t always ride at the same intensity level, lest you become \”a one-speed wonder\”. Even when your weekly training schedule includes a variety of speeds and intensities, it\’s better if you don\’t always do: off on Monday; force work on Tuesday; easy on Wednesday, and so on. Mix
Mountain State This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” The Mountain State of West Virginia is home to a number Rails-to-Trails routes. It seems rather a
Queue up, as they say in Britain. Or \”stand snake\”, the way they do in Germany. However you want to say it, we always hope that standing in line won\’t take up too much time. Even so, sometimes I wish my blog queue were longer. I\’ll suddenly notice that I have posts lined up for
On the Adriatic This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” Planning a ride on the Adriatic? How about Croatia? A pedal-powered tour along the coast of
An off day is not the same thing as a day off. The latter indicates, or at least implies, deliberate planning. The latter — well, it happens to all of us sometimes. We haven\’t planned the day off; but we\’re tired; would rather keep on sleeping; and just aren\’t in the mood for a ride.
I got trashy again today, and made another \”junk soup\”. Sometimes that\’s the best way to use up odds and ends. For previous cooking projects, I had used dried black beans, and dried pinto beans; two cups of each. That left me with a half-cup or so of each kind of bean. I had put
\”A fine kettle of fish\” seems an apt description of the current situation. Everything is in a mess: people losing jobs; the economy doesn\’t look good; social distancing; quarantining. I\’m one of the lucky ones who can still go out and ride, as long as I don\’t ride too close to anybody else. I\’d be
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Today it was time for flex time! Yes, working from home has an advantage or two. Last night the forecast was for T-storms; some possibly severe. And in fact, some online messages from co-workers mentioned that there was a lot of lightning last night. Amazingly, I slept through it all. I know I did, because
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Catching extra Zs happens. You know the scenario: you shut off the alarm clock, and next thing you know it\’s two hours later! It happened to me this morning. Some morning lark I am, huh? I could have gone for a short, easy ride if I had hurried. Short and easy was the plan for