Argument Machine for Sale
Thinking this is an ad Kathy might write for me . . . if I were selling the Tango. The ad reads: "For sale is my 1989 vintage argument machine.…
Scott's packing style: Using a lot of gear from my bike packing trip.
The Dog Days of May
The start of the ride is this Sunday, just a few days away. Kathy and I can't train any more. Rather, we need to taper our riding. Our last training…
Looking forward to Day 1
Well, I'm sure all you faithful readers will be relieved to hear that Scott and I have mended our fences, patched our differences, licked our (own) wounds, and generally are…
Scouting the Course
I've spent the past four days scouting the ALC course: Checking road conditions, confirming map cues, evaluating unofficial rest stops, and locating supplemental restrooms, food, and coffee. Admittedly, this exercise…
Shifting Gears
Scott's right to be pissed off. I did promise him I would engage in nothing extra-curricular in these last critical weeks, and then I went into a theatre to help…
Disharmony
I'm angry with Kathy. I don't think I'm right and she's wrong. Which is to say I totally think I'm right and she's wrong. But that's just because I'm angry.…
When the Love Bubble Bursts
The day after I completed my first AIDS/Lifecycle ride in 2016, I woke up in my own bed, stretched and basked in the afterglow of being done with the ride,…
Getting ready for the Montezuma Hills 150k, which started and finished in a decidedly unglamorous Safeway parking lot
Nurtured By Different Cultures
While Kathy was out trying to kill herself on a mountain bike trail, I was out trying to kill myself on my second 90-mile ride in a week. Unlike hers,…
Breathing a sigh of relief
Pride Goeth Before…
I took this weekend off from serious riding to go up to the Gold Country with my husband Roger to visit a group of my college friends. Tom, Brian, Nancy…
There is a lot of open space around Davis
Long Solo Rides
So yes, I did have a 400-mile week. Well, to be more precise, it was 390 miles in seven rides over eight days. The AIDS/LifeCycle is 545 miles over seven…