Short blog post today. Spent the weekend doing chores and spending a little time outside. I did a round of raking leaves, cleaned my bike chain and gears, replaced the back tire (after literally wearing a hole on the old one last week), watched the…
Weekend wrap-up: Danette and I were looking forward to a concert with my brother and friends on Saturday but – on a whim – decided to make a quick drive down to Blacksburg on Friday night to have dinner with the boys. I love impromptu…
Got my first (only) morning ride of the week in today. I wanted to get up on Tuesday but I had to go into the office and just didn’t want to stress about the commute and being late for work. Sure, I could’ve got up…
Headed to Blacksburg on Friday to help Colin move house from the place he’d been in for the past 3 years to a new spot. Beers and dinner at Eastern Divide Brewery to game plan, then over to Colin’s townhouse to get stuck into packing…
Got up again this morning for a ride. Day 2/2. Roads were wet from overnight rain. Lots to think about but I blotted it out with an episode of the Square Ball podcast. Heading to Blacksburg this afternoon to help Colin move to a new…
I woke up early to ride before work. Traffic better. Temperatures cooler. I can see the benefits of doing this in the morning, but I’m realistic about my ability to consistently wake up before 6 AM. Riding those waves. Creative stuff: I’m making progress on…
Saturday Jan 7. Woke up feeling much better than yesterday, a little early even (one minute before the alarm went off) poured my coffee and headed directly to the shed to finish up some work. Back to the kitchen for a quick breakfast then back…
It’s the weird the week between Christmas and New Years. The excitement of Christmas is over and work is slow with a lot of folks on vacation. I’ve heard people call it a “dead week”, but I love it. It’s a chance to stop and…