Archive for July, 2007
Getting Ready for RAW
Monday, July 30th, 2007 Posted in Cycling | 3 Comments »
The Ride Around Washington (RAW) begins next weekend, and I am getting excited. This will be my first foray into multi-day-camping-and-cycling. The long-range weather forecasts look pretty positive ... Read more..Happy Birthday, you rambling fool
Monday, July 30th, 2007 Posted in family | No Comments »
My birthday was last Friday. The family indulged me with many cycling-related gifts and my perennial fave, german chocolate cake. Because my son is connected to the culinary ... Read more..First Fall
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007 Posted in Cycling | 4 Comments »
Actually, it is the first bike fall that I can remember. Ever. I was just remarking to someone last week that I had been very lucky in my childhood. ... Read more..STP 2007
Monday, July 16th, 2007 Posted in Cycling | 6 Comments »
As we rejoin our intrepid cyclist, he's just finished writing an early morning blog entry and is ready to step out the door to begin the 2007 version of the ... Read more..Random 4 a.m. STP musings
Saturday, July 14th, 2007 Posted in Cycling | 3 Comments »
I spent a lot of yesterday fussing with details for the ride. I decided to limit the amount of food I'm carrying, and just worry more about having my ... Read more..I just closed two windows!
Thursday, July 12th, 2007 Posted in Cycling | 4 Comments »
The great heatwave/hot storm/"frying-pan '07" (insert further hyperbole here) has apparently broken. For those not here in the Northwest, we had two whole days of heat. It peaked ... Read more..The Madness of Crowds
Monday, July 9th, 2007 Posted in Humor | 2 Comments »
You would have thought that someone had spotted the Virgin Mary in a Slurpee or something... In a promotion for the upcoming Simpson's Movie, twelve 7-11 stores across the nation have ... Read more..