HAPPY HALLOWE’EN! HAPPY HALLOWE’EN! Today I didn’t ride, except to get to work. Now that it’s starting to get dark, the kids will be out trick-or-treating. Call me a Scrooge if you like, but I don’t hand out candy. I don’t feel safe opening my door to a steady stream of people that I don’t […]
Why Tired? Why tired? I mean, why are we tired? Check out this video for possible reasons. Is it a hidden health issue? Or getting too little sleep? Or even overtraining? Going all hard, all the time does more harm than good. It’s the fast track to overtraining; exhaustion; and burnout — even loss of
I Won! I won my gamble with the weather this morning! Last night the forecast predicted T-storms from the time I normally head to the salvage store. Naturally I didn’t like that; and could only wait and see how conditions were this morning. By today, the weather report had been changed to “partly cloudy”; and
Getting Close! I’m getting close to my Love to Ride mileage goal for the year. Less than 300 miles to go! If you want to participate, it isn’t too late to set a goal and start riding; and you know they say, better late than never. Our weather is about to turn unpleasant. It won’t
Did I Forget? Did I forget to post this week’s featured product on Sunday? If so, here it is: This week’s featured product is the TSLA Women’s Cycling Jacket. It’s good for cycling, of course; and for other outdoor activities such as hiking. Waterproof yet breathable; and it can roll up small for easy storage. This garment
STOP THE PRESSES! Stop the presses! I’ve got great news: it rained today! Overnight we got just enough of a sprinkling to settle the dust. I could see dry patches beneath parked cars; but the ground was wet enough for my road bike to get splattered. As the morning went on, the clouds gathered; and
Drought Buster? We might have a drought buster in store. There’s a 20% chance of rain tonight; and a 50% chance of T-storms tomorrow. We certainly need the rain. There’s hardly been a drop since early July! The catch is, once a drought buster comes, it often keeps raining for days. Amazingly, there’s a weather
Dust Bowl We’re turning into a Dust Bowl here. There’s been very little rain since early July; and they’re saying that the Mississippi River is at record lows. I noticed this past Spring that it didn’t rise nearly as much as usual; and it sounds like poor rainfall isn’t unique to New Orleans. Today it’s
Where Am I? Where am I? Which way am I going? What day is this? Scrambling to go to two occupational therapy sessions per week is a drag. The change in the weather doesn’t help. I, for one, have a hard time getting moving when it’s cold. I don’t care who says that cold “perks
The Harder They Fall? The bigger they are, the harder they fall, so the saying goes. Or maybe, the warmer the days, the colder it seems when it does turn chilly. We’re getting our first taste of real Fall. This morning it was about 59 degrees when I went out to ride; and the wind
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