Comparing an exercise bike to a real bicycle is like comparing chalk and cheese. An exercise bike lets me get my legs moving, but that is very different from being on a bicycle that really moves; and that lets me get outdoors. An exercise bike also does nothing to develop handling skills; and the one […]
Gosh, post-hurricane cleanup Wednesday. Will this never end? Another day of picking up branches, and feeding the fire; and another day with a triple-digit heat index. It was another day of the generator running out of gas too soon. Of course it was yet another day of no cycling. My leg muscles were getting soft,
This nifty gadget is great for birdwatchers everywhere. I remember my father had one like this, many years ago; and it was fun to play with it. Twisting it produces sounds similar to bird calls. This device is small enough to fit easily into a pocket. Carry it on birding trips; or on an off-road
The post-storm Tuesday cleanup was, I believe, the day we started a burn pile. Others in the neighborhood were burning storm rubble, too. We had some helpers for that. Several neighbors were there; and even some people who had come down from Indiana to help with the disaster recovery. We got the fire going; and
To backtrack a bit: The place where B and I spent the night of August 29 was a small Christian church. It was such a hectic time that I didn\’t quite figure out whether R and W are the two who live there and run the place; or whether it\’s S and D. But that
No; not yet. Now is not yet the time to try to return to New Orleans. Yesterday afternoon I reached my next-door neighbor by cell phone; and asked her whether she knew if our neighborhood had its power back. She says yes, it does; but the infrastructure still isn\’t good. There are still trees down
Cleanup Monday Here are the Cleanup Monday notes; or at least, I think all this was Monday, the day after the storm. I didn’t have a notebook (I mean a real paper notebook) with me; or I could have taken notes for my blogs! The morning after Ida had passed, “B” and I headed back for her
Double flat is a musical term; but it\’s what I expect I\’ll find when I get back home: two flat tires on each of my bicycles! I\’m not sure how good it will be to simply pump the tires back to their usual psi. That might result in pinch flats. I plan to call the
Yesterday I came out to Spokane, Washington, where my sister lives. My brother, who lives in Connecticut, arranged my plane ticket; and also set up transportation to the Baton Rouge airport for me. An old college buddy of his lives not far from where I was staying; and he (I\’ll call him \”M\”) picked me
What a week this has been! Last Saturday I got a ride out of town, because Hurricane Ida was on the way. A friend of mine lives North of the lake; and my brother thought I would be better off there than staying in New Orleans. My friend wasn\’t so sure. She lives on four