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Ride notes
It’s our first day back from Bethany, and while I usually go in to the office on Mondays, I decided to telecommute today so that I could take care of a few post-vacation chores around the house. In lieu of my usual bike ride to and from work, I decided to ride a quick loop…
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Today’s Ride Notes
I’m trying to start using my long-neglected blog kind of like a daily journal. We’ll see if I keep up with it. Ever since COVID hit back in 2020, I’ve been doing more weekend bike rides, combining them with geocaching. Prior to that, I used my bike almost exclusively to commute to work. I still…
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2020 Memories
I’ve been reading through some of the stuff I wrote here back in 2005 and 2006, and it has brought back memories of things that happened back then that I had subsequently forgotten. 2020 has been such an extraordinary year, that I thought it would be worthwhile to write something about it while it’s fresh…
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Happy New Year
Well it’s 2012, and I’m back to work, and by extension, riding to work. My 2-week holiday break was great, and much needed, but it seems that the older I get, the less my body likes changes to its routine. I don’t miss work much for its own sake, but I miss the day-in, day-out…
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Back in the saddle
After 2 weeks of business trips, I’m ready to get back into the riding routine. I managed to sneak in a quick ride around the BWI trail on Monday. I have today and Friday scheduled as vacation days, but I decided to go in today because it was a good excuse to ride my bike…
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Tale of Two Rides
No work for me this week, but I took advantage of the good weather and rode yesterday and today. Yesterday I took the fixed-gear out for a 30 mile ride around the BWI trail and Patapsco State Park. It was the longest ride I’ve taken in quite a while.. my maximum one-way commute is around…
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Wind Tunnel
I went out for another ride this morning at 7:15. Took the fixed-gear bike, rode down to the airport, around the BWI trail, and back home. Total round trip around 22 miles. The temperatures were in the upper 20s, but the real story was the wind. It didn’t really become a factor until the second…