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Tag Archives: Life
Anniversaries
I am sitting in a hotel in Boston writing this update while my wife is at a business meeting. We used the excuse of her business trip to get away and celebrate our ten year anniversary. We figured that if … Continue reading
Posted in life skills
Tagged Anniversary, cycling, Depression, Life, life changing, Marriage, Sadness
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Sometimes a Ride is Just a Ride
Sometimes a ride is just a ride. I start a good weekend day with a ride. I get up, get dressed in my kit, get everything sorted and hit the road. It’s become enough of a routine now that I … Continue reading
Posted in challenge, Epic Rides, fitness, life skills
Tagged cycling, Grace, Hope, Inspiration, lessons, Life, Life Lessons, Memories, Moments, Recovery
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A Change in Perspective
I do something most riders find dangerous. I think it’s a holdover from when I used to ride rail trails on my hybrid bike, safe from any traffic. I tend to listen to music when I ride. I keep one … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Epic Rides
Tagged Country, cycling, GGrowth, Happiness, iPod, Life, Liife Lessons, Perspective, Riding, Silence, Stress Relief
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Music and Lyrics
I think there are two types of people, those who believe that you can group everyone into two types of people and those who don’t. Sorry, but I had to make that joke early in this post. I do think … Continue reading
Posted in life skills
Tagged fun., Jimmy Buffet, Life, Life Skills, Lyrics, Music, Pain, Past, Songs
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Further Lessons from the Edge
It’s been a weird few weeks. As I posted last week, I completely failed a ride. That is the first time I have ever failed or given up on the bike. I had to bail out of a 62 mile … Continue reading
Posted in challenge, Cycling, life skills, Weight Loss
Tagged alone, Blogs, cycling, fitness, Life, Questions, weight loss, writing
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Disparate Sports, Common Themes
I follow a few sports these days. My level of involvement is nothing like when I was younger and started every day with SportsCenter. I used to pay attention to whatever sports were in season and make sure that I … Continue reading
I Almost Quit Today
Today’s blog is the first one since starting the 52 posts in 52 weeks challenge that I really thought about missing a week. It has been a long weekend. To be honest, it was a long week followed by a … Continue reading
Posted in challenge, Cycling, life skills
Tagged 52 in 52 challenge, Blogs, challenge, cycling, fourth wall, Life, Nerds, obsessions, writing
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A Facebook Game Goes Too Far
A good friend of mine started a game on Facebook with her status update last week by posting the answers to five questions. She answered the questions twice, once based on an age given to her by a friend, and … Continue reading
Mister Germanowski
“You are rude and disrespectful!” That line was often bellowed at the top of his lungs in front of a classroom full of seventh grade students who were always a little rude and disrespectful. It is part of being a … Continue reading
The Challenge!
I started this site back in September as a way to write about cycling and life. I had dreams of blogging through my unemployment and weight loss while saving my sanity. I feel like I have managed to post a … Continue reading
Big Joe's Soap Box 