Simple times, still.
I’m sitting here watching a “rural” show on a Korean channel. Rural in that it goes into the Korean countryside and fishing villages and talks to the people. It focuses… Read more »
Author Archives: Robert Fraleigh
What I said.
If you haven’t listened to Mike Rowe’s The Way I Heard It podcast, give it a try. What originally started as short stories in the vein of Paul Harvey turned… Read more »
Who knew?
I don’t know how I stumbled upon this guy, but I’ve been enjoying his stuff. At first, I thought he was a bit hokey, but then he really caught on… Read more »
Today’s Random
Today had its moments. Things like the Brewers beating the Giants two straight. Seeing old friends. Eating 설빙 (I’ll have to write a whole post on that someday). Of course… Read more »
Getting me going…
It was a good morning today. I don’t usually string together BCFBs, but I was closing in on a milestone – just 11 miles from another 600-mile month – and… Read more »
A Close, Quick Climb
I’ve mentioned before Strava segments and personal records (PRs). They’re tools used by Strava riders to motivate and compete. I’ve known people who go out of their way to set… Read more »
Like a Laser on a Vacuum Cleaner
One of my favorite expressions, crude as it may sound, is “like teats on a boar hog.” It’s used when you’re talking about something that is completely useless. I mean,… Read more »
Saturday 70: That’ll Do
Had some extra company on the Saturday morning ride. Lisa. This is only Lisa’s third ride since getting back on the bike. It’s her second of over 70 in those… Read more »
Steeling Oneself
Working under the Air Force, I get to read a lot of the guidance and encouragement given by its leaders. Recent events in Afghanistan led many DoD leaders to write… Read more »
The Endless Morning…
Sometimes in the morning when I get to work I like to listen to the Steve Miller Band’s Greatest Hits 1974-78. It picks me up. It gets me going. But… Read more »