Thoughts of life and of death…
Early morning solitary bicycle rides are wonderful for a few reasons. I love the cool quietness of the day and the beauty of the world waking up. But these rides… Read more »
I’m looking forward to this…
I’ve been toying with my bike’s setup, and I’m certainly not afraid to experiment. So when my friend and riding partner Chris started talking about flat pedals on a road… Read more »
Frenetic
If there’s one song that will get me going on a ride, it’s this one. Actually, there are plenty, but this one tops the list. I recommend it for its… Read more »
And it was…
I was sitting there casually talking to my doctor today when I realized it was September. I mean, that should be a totally unremarkable realization – almost a joke, really… Read more »
Welcome to the Real World
Today is the fourth anniversary of the day I learned one of my life’s most valuable lessons. Yeah, it took that long – 53 years old at the time and… Read more »
In the meantime, a recommendation…
Well, I honestly thought I was saving that writing I was working on, and I certainly hope I can find it somewhere, but until then let me at least recommend… Read more »
Good for the Heart
I’m sure this deserves to be a longer post, but by the very nature of its inspiration, it is by necessity short. There are just those times when you pick… Read more »
I’m not looking at you…
There’s nothing like a good dog to comfort a hurting and tired heart. A dog of substance. A dog of loyalty and personality. I can’t say that I’ve grown up… Read more »
Joan Didion (On Writing Well, part III?)
If you went back to the very first post I made on this blog a few months ago, you’d see a certain methodology at work in my reading – the… Read more »
The Art of the Slow Race
It was some years ago that I heard the expression, “slow-racing.” A friend of mine used it to describe two cars side-by-side on the expressway going just under the speed… Read more »