O hai.
A while back I purchased an old Peugeot from a friend. He had found it at the the local Salvation Army store for $25 or so, but it was just a bit big for him. So now I have it.
The first thing I did was scrap the old 27″ steel rims, stem shifters, suicide […]
With apologies to Karen Jo Shapiro (who’s already apologized to Emily Dickinson)
Because I could not drop the pack,
It ruthlessly dropped me;
It sped uphill at twelve percent.
I heard it holler “whee!”
I slowly pushed my laden bike,
The panniers did sway;
And at the crest I looked upon
The pack so far away.
It topped another hill at speed,
In spandex-clad back […]
Today I decided to fix the fence. In case you don’t know, we had some nasty wind a few weeks back that took down a fence post, snapping it off at the ground, and the two 8-foot panels attached to it. A new post is in order. We also needed a few odds and ends […]
Not too long ago I started reading a wonderful blog called Let’s Go Ride a Bike. It’s delightfully written, immensely informative and well worth the time. If that’s not reason enough to add it to your feed reader, Dottie has really nice legs. Ahem. Anyway, they’re having Summer Games! With […]
On May 22nd, Doc, Bone and I arrived in York, PA at the north end of the Heritage Rail Trail. What transpired over the next 24 hours will, no doubt, be remembered by many, far and wide, as one of the most horrible Cthulhu Mythos singularities in the history of man.
Um…
Actually, we just went for […]
Last month we planned the Gifford Pinchot S24O. Yesterday we started it. Today we finished it in just under 24 hours.
The Engineer, Bone and I set out from New Cumberland on a ride that can be described quite accurately with two words, one of which I’m not allowed to say in front of the children. […]
It seems that lately I’ve had this thing I don’t usually have. It feels kinda weird. Not a latest-designer-STD weird, but almost a good kinda weird. They call it motivation. I hate that word.
A few weeks back I started the C25K running program. The short version goes like this: go for a walk/run 3 times […]
That’s Giff-ord Pin-chot Ess-two Four-oh. Clap along. It’s fun.
We’ll be at Gifford Pinchot State Park the afternoon of April 10th at site 116. So far it’s Bone, Doc and yers truly. The Engineer and MissBreeGoLightly have expressed some interest, too. Throw in a few maybes from Facebook and we may very well be over the […]
I’ve been meaning to do this for a couple years, but I guess I’m lazy. Covering the new multi-hundred-dollar trailer in slush, salt and road grime during this morning’s ride was some serious motivation. It survived our second ride in much better shape, though I think the flap could stand to be a bit […]
I thought I’d share a transcript of today’s conversations with the little one.
“Daddy? Do you remember those M&M’s?”
“No.”
“Daddy, they’re in the yellow bag up there.” She points to the cupboard.
“Oh. Yeah, I remember those.”
“Can I have some?”
“No.”
“Why not?”
“Because you don’t need any more sugar today.”
“Oh.” She pauses for a moment or two. “Can I have […]
