Entries from May 2009

May 31, 2009

Nobody walks in Florida

Go for a walk in Florida and you risk being stopped by the police. That was the experience of Viktor, my friend and colleague from Germany.
We were at a work conference in Florida back in February.  The conference was about 40 miles north of Orlando, in a pleasant area covered with orange groves and lakes.   [...]

May 30, 2009

Can’t resist racing

When you live in a place that during winter is the butt crack of the universe (*), you need some small glimmer of hope to get you through until spring.  For me, it’s knowing that spring racing will start at some point.
The hours in the basement on the trainer, the rides in sub-freezing temps, the [...]