Giving Cycling for the Holidays
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Whatever your holiday, I'll bet you can give. An idea for giving about
something you care about is Bikeworks in Seattle, or a similar organization
in you...
Blue Bird Day
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Merry Christmas!Christmas dawned cold, with a light fog and a tease, if not a promise of sun later in the day.Mrs. C is away in the mountains of West Virgini...
Pros and cons of winter bike commuting
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Bike commuting has a lot of advantages and I’ve gone over them before.
Winter is a different story, though.
And, an important disclaimer, it rarely ever sn...
Paradox -- That’s What I’m hoping For
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On the Randon forum, someone asked if anyone had received a 2009 Super
Randonneur medal yet. He thought he’d heard they would ship in November.
Nick, the ...
Hello Darkness, My Old Friend
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As I write this some of my friends are out there riding their bicycles
through the shortest night of the year. My wife persuasively argued that I
get plen...
Ride
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First ride in 2 weeks. First decent ride since before the Thanksgiving
holiday. Amazing how quickly fitness can slip away – but – I had a good time
out tod...
Annual Meeting (1/23/10) and Associated Populaire
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Annual Meeting: The DC Randonneurs annual meeting will take place at the
Glen Echo Town Hall on Saturday, January 23rd at 3:30 pm. As was the case
last ye...
Another forest mission
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The quiet tracks and trails near home beckoned again and Saturday saw three
of us setting out on another Southern Forests adventure. With the lessons
lear...
The Twelfth Day of Randonneurmas: A Listening Ear
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Randonneuring: It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey. The
best part about the journey? All the stories a randonneur collects! We noted
in ...
I went to see the pulmonologist today.
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I went to see the pulmonologist today. The news was bleak. My O2 level was
very good but they say it is the CO2 that kills you, and that's not easily
check...
Time Capsule
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I have a bit of a collection of bike books -- dozens of books from the late
1800's to the modern day covering everything from Tour heros to repair.
A Chri...
Speedlinking 4 December 2009
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"There is a deeply pleasing randomness about the campus cyclists, as though
one morning university officials had assigned a bicycle to every member of
the ...
flanderian fantasy?
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talk about dedication. or insanity? with gawdawful weather looming for the
whole day, most rides in the area were cancelled....most....
since it was the fi...
Chasing the sinking sun
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California and nearly every other State ended Daylight Savings Time and
reverted to Standard time this past weekend. My first chance to be affected
by this...
Anchorage Awarded LAB Bronze, Cop Hits Cyclist
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This past week, two separate items have been spinning around my mind. Today
they finally came together. You might say they even collided.
I just realized ...
A Catch-Up Post
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The longer I go after posting to this blog, the harder it is to get started
again. So here's a bit of a catch-up for the last three weeks.
*Mount St Helen...
Gappity Gap Pics
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Pics from the Gappity Gap 100k.
The Gappity Gap 100k starts in Sperryville, VA, climbs 5 miles Thorton Gap,
Skyline Drive and descends into Luray. After ...
The Lure of the Old Toll Road
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One of my goals this year has been to ride across the Oregon Coast Range on
the Old Toll Road. It was a goal last year, too. Now that I think about it,
it ...
Korea Randonneuring
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August 2009
Science, will bring me frequently to Korea (ROK) over the next three years
and this will provide a unique opportunity to explore this country by...
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I have had two meals with Ramen noodles in the past two days. Ramen Noodle Pad Thai and a great cold pasta salad dish from a friend. Mmmmmmm....I only have...
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