Monthly Archives: January 2012

Wow, free food!

You come home from Walmart and find that they didn’t charge you for one of your items. Do you go back and ask them to please put it on your credit card? Probably not, unless you’re that rare person who … Continue reading

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I often run naked

That was a Twitter response to my “Today I rode naked” post. Yeah, it’s like that with running too. I’ve gone from just going out for an easy jog … to wearing a watch … to getting a GPS watch … Continue reading

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Today I rode naked

Naked, as in “no data”. I forgot my bike computer, so for the first time in a long time I rode with no data. No time, speed, power, distance. At first it’s a bit irritating — like the ride isn’t … Continue reading

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Not all car drivers are jerks

This time of year (winter) I make mental notes on “must avoid” roads. They’re usually in crappy condition in the first place, then get even worst after a few freeze-thaw cycles. One of those mental notes read “Riverview Rd, north … Continue reading

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I am the only person on earth without a smartphone

I thought it would be clever to write that. Then I googled and saw that it’s been done by at least a couple hundred other people. Either they’re faux-whining about not being on the latest technology … or slamming people … Continue reading

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Traveling shoes

I used to end up cranky when I had to travel somewhere for work. Traveling usually meant no riding. If I wanted to get some kind of a workout, it often meant sitting on a crappy exercise bike in a … Continue reading

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