On the Fence 🤔 We all know the feeling of...

Lab Rat 🐀 I’ve got to be a lab rat...

More Winter ❄️ We’ve got more Winter coming. There are...

Another Round ↻ We have another round of frigid weather...

Roll Over 🛞 “Roll over” sounds like a command you...

Law of Averages 📊 The law of averages crops up...

RAGBRAI Practice? 😬 Think of a strong headwind as RAGBRAI...

Time Warp? 😵‍💫 Am I caught in a time warp?...

Check Your Pockets 💵 “Check your pockets!” Who hasn’t heard...

UNDER-trained? 🏋🏻 Who wants to arrive at an event under-trained?...

Muscle Forgetfulness 🤔 I think I may be suffering from...

Fog Away! 😶‍🌫️ Thank goodness whoever controls our weather took...

Pedals Wear Out! 🦶🏻 Pedals wear out, as I’ve learned....

RAGBRAI Hydration 🚰 I’m already planning RAGBRAI hydration; never mind...

I Took the Plunge! 🏊🏻 I took the plunge! This...

Edging Closer ➼ I’m edging closer to RAGBRI! In fact,...

What Hills? 🚵🏽 What hills are there around here to...

Rikki Tikki Tavi 🏃‍➡️ Where’s Rikki Tikki Tavi when you...

He Saw! 👀 Well, he saw! Our local groundhog says we’ll have...

Predict the Groundhog ❄️? 🌷? Can I predict the groundhog?...

Deep End 🌊 Starting to work up to any event...

Out of Shape 🫠 I sure feel out of shape...

It’s a Start 🎬 It’s a start to do a...

Iowa Here I Come? 🌽 Can I say, Iowa Here...

Sprung? 🌀 . Is Spring sprung? It sure felt like it today....

Let Loose 𝌚 Today I feel like I’ve been let...

Melt-Off 🫠 The melt-off is in progress; and a boot...

Crusty 🥖 I love crusty bread; and gingerbread, too. Today...

Sunshine 🌞 Yesterday it was snowing; today we’ve got sunshine....

IT’S SNOWING!! ❄️ Omigosh, it’s snowing! Can you believe it?...

We All Scream? ❄️ 🥶 We all scream for ice...

Last Chance? 🎲 I wasn’t sure I really wanted to...

In and Out ↔️ I was in and out the...

On the Watch 👀 I’m on the watch now. Not...

Getting to Know Winter ❄️ It looks like we’ll start...

Is Perception Reality? 🤔 Is perception reality? I’m not sure;...

Another Onslaught 💨 Here comes another onslaught of frigid air....

Overload 🛒 Some days feel like overload, even when you...

Dead? 🪦  Oh, dear — is my Garmin dead? This...

Easing Up 😮‍💨 The wind finally seems to be easing...

Trashed? 🗑️ For several days, I was afraid I had...

Here Comes the Freeze! 🥶 Oh, boy — here comes...

Hibernation ? I feel like I’m going into hibernation mode....

How to Time It? ⌚️ How to time it over...

The Wolf Returns ? The wolf returns, to plague us...

Have a Blast! ? We all want to have a...

Tabula Rasa ?  A new year is tabula rasa, a...

2025 Already? ? Can you believe it’s 2025 already? How...

New Year’s Eve Bash ? My New Year’s Eve bash...

Something Is Rotten? ? It seems that something is rotten;...

Rev It Up ?️ Tomorrow I must rev it up...

Rein in the Rain ?️ I wish there were a...

70K! ? Today I crossed the 70K (i.e. 70000-mile) finish...

Sparring? ? Boxing Day sounds like sparring — oh, there...

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2024! ? Merry Christmas 2024! Can you believe...

Sugar Spikes ? Beware those sugar spikes, whether it’s a...

Gray Christmas ?? It looks like we’ll have a gray...

Momentum ?? Whether on a swing or a bicycle, you’ve...

I Prefer Overcast ☁︎ I prefer overcast to the conditions...

This Is Friday? ? This is Friday? And no, I’m...

Head Start ? I’ve gotten a head start on Christmas...

Spares ? Spares have an important role to play. What...

MISTical Mornings? ?️ We’ve been getting mistical mornings, you could...

Spring in December? ? We seem to be getting Spring...

What Fog? ? This morning I wound up asking, What...

Doesn’t Look Good ?️ As of the latest forecast, it...

Christmas Moon ? Strictly speaking, the upcoming full moon isn’t...

What Goes Down ⬇️ What goes down must come back...

Subsidece ⬇️ Subsidence as in a sinkhole opening under your house,...

Gamble Paid Off ? My gamble paid off today; and...

Drag Chute ? No cyclist wants a drag chute; be...

One or the Other! ? ? I wish our weather...

Change of Pace ⏩ It’s quite a change of pace...

Remember the Sunblock! ☀️ Remember the sunblock! It can save...

Lost Gamble ?   Sometimes a ride is a lost...

Growing Gray ☁︎ The sky is growing gray. It was...

Plugging Away ? We can all keep plugging away at...

Let’s Roll! ? Let’s roll! We don’t need a train...

Winter Wheelers ☃️ ?? Hold on, there! I said, Winter...

Harbinger of Winter ❄️ Today seemed to be a harbinger...

Day of Doom? ? Day of doom? Thanksgiving?? Any holiday...

Anytime Anywhere ⏰ ↷ Some things can strike anytime, anywhere....

Wet Turkey ? It’s going to be a wet turkey...

Empty Headed ? I sure feel empty headed sometimes. It...

Every Little Bit ? They say that every little bit...

Cotton Tale? ? Have you ever heard a cotton tale?...

Cold Turkey? ? It looks like Thanksgiving Day won’t be “cold turkey”....

Thermal Shock ? How long will it be, before thermal...

Cold Shock ? We’ve got cold shock coming: the temperature...

Front? ?   Was this morning’s rain the leading edge...

Cop-Out? ? Was today’s ride a cop-out? Instead of riding...

Weather Plans ☔️ How can I make weather plans? Who...

Storm Weary ? I sure am storm weary; and I’m...

Brief Fall ? We’ve got a brief Fall coming. Down...

With New Eyes ? Now I’m seeing the world with...

What I’m Made Of ? ? ? Today I found...

Your Little Foot Your Little Foot ?? “Put your little...

Gray and Warm ? Today was gray and warm, which...

Park Mode ?️ I might have to go into park...

WOMAN Is Fickle? ??‍? Woman is fickle, so the famous...