Drop It ⚖️ If only losing weight were as easy as saying, Drop It! Unfortunately, it’s never that simple. The theory behind weight loss is well known: eat fewer calories than you burn. In practice, this gets tedious. I know it does for me! The constant meal planning; recording of what I eat and how […]
I Scream? 🙀 “I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!” That line has been around for ages; and sometimes I succumb to the temptation. Today I didn’t go for Halo Top. The drug store a short walk away doesn’t carry it; and besides, their freezer’s been out of order for several weeks.
Another Windy One 🥶 It’ll be another windy one tonight. Good thing I won’t be riding. Wind gets very noisy! So-called cat ears help tone down the wind noise on days when it’s warm enough that I don’t need a skull cap. On cold days, that cap does a lot to deaden wind noise. This
Breakfast on the Roll 🥚 Now and then, I try breakfast on the roll. I’ll cut a protein bar (such as Alani) in pieces; put the pieces in a snack bag; and put the bag into my top-tube pouch. It gives new meaning to the expression, double-bagged! Today I decided to tackle breakfast on the
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This Is February? 🍳 This is February? Now I don’t mean that we’ll be frying eggs on the sidewalk; or taking the kids to the beach. But 64 degrees? Looks like Mother Nature is jumping the gun on Summer. Again. At least it’s calm this morning. It would have been great for a ride; but
Queen of Hearts 💕 Queen of Hearts would have been a great costume for yesterday’s Mardi Gras celebrations; with or without a FitBit. Today is Valentine’s Day, when a Queen of Hearts outfit would be even more fitting. I’m starting to watch my heart rate again while riding my road bike; but I have an
On the Qui Vive 🎉 This penguin seems to be on the qui vive. From all I’ve read about it, bicycle racers also need to stay on the qui vive. They say that pro tour riders in the peloton are inches away from each other. Let your concentration lapse, and the result might well be
Pre-Carnival 🃏 It’s pre-Carnival today; and I’m glad I don’t have plans to attend any parades tonight! Or, in fact, to be outdoors at all. Since noon we’ve been under a wind advisory; and it’s in effect until midnight. That’s bad news for those floats! On top of the wind, the temperature is starting to
Keyed Up Again 🗝️ I’m keyed up again about the upcoming weather. Doesn’t it drive you crazy when that happens repeatedly? This weekend looks to be a repeat of last weekend, with T-storms possible. From which direction will the storms come? I use a compass on my road bike, mostly so I can see when
Trigger Finger 🔫 No, trigger finger isn’t about practicing on the rifle range. That’s far too much noise for me! All the same, this condition isn’t fun. Some years ago, I developed trigger finger in both middle fingers, after doing some spading. Ultimately, I needed release surgery on both of them. A year or so