Having surprised myself by completing this year’s challenge, I present a round up for 2020 CLC. I do owe a big Thank you to Suzanne who encouraged me that I could do it with some creative thinking ;’-)

I knew we would have some sun this morning and maybe even lasting for much of the day. Since I wanted o complete the challenge, I packed my pre-bought tea and food with the intent to stop along the way. This is a similar look for the table that would be set for the two … Continue reading "CLC 2020 #7"

I have been riding regularly and have not been checking in here to read everyone’s posts until yesterday. Will be catching up with reading those with interest. We continue to Stay in Place at home and have not ventured to any store even if it is open. My friend Cindy picked up helmet lights that … Continue reading "CLC 2020 #6"

I took this photo on my last ride, but didn’t post it because I took the photo on the fly and the gate wasn’t centered (I was afraid if I stopped they’d send out a malitia team for taking a photo). Looking back over my photos and considering this whole Covid19 pandemic outbreak, I think … Continue reading "This Sums It Up…"

I live in the exurbs between Washington DC and Baltimore MD. From my house I can do many road rides as loops of varying lengths, depending on how much time I have, how much or little traffic I feel like encountering, etc. I have one short ten mile loop through local neighborhood streets and around … Continue reading "When a Boring Ride is Not So Boring"

Well there’s a title, I never thought I’d write – Tar Signatures, but nonetheless, that’s what my last ride was about a week ago. I’m getting a little ahead of myself though…first things first…congratulations to the first cyclist to cross the imaginary “competitive” finish line of this year’s CLC challenge (of which, I’ve accomplished exactly … Continue reading "Tar Signatures"

The plan had been that we would fly down to Elk Grove, CA and be with Lucy for her 8th birthday — had to cancel those plans. We had bought the card and stamp earlier so sent off the Birthday card to Grand Lucy for her 8th birthday. Not sure when we will get to … Continue reading "CLC 2020 #5"

One of the bike rides we took from our campsite at Fort Casey State Park (now closed ;’-( ) brought us to the town of Coupeville. It can be a little quiet off season, but often is a bustling seaside town. We have been here many time and never seen it quite this ‘lonely’.

Between mid-February and today, a lot has happened. One of the things that happened was my purchase of an airline ticket to El Paso for a bike tour. Nice! Another thing that happened was ME bringing my bike to my most trusted mechanic for a pre-tour tune-up. My most trusted mechanic is my brother, who … Continue reading "CYCLE LIFE CHALLENGE #4: A Big Purchase With Real Money"

March 6 Janos planned a nice loop so, although it was windy, we thought let’s go anyway. We have e-bikes, don’t we? By the time we got to Unterbrunn, about 6 km, we decided it best to turn back and not cycle through the woods ahead. We didn’t fancy an encounter with a falling branch … Continue reading "CLC Spring 2020/1: A Windy Day"

I cannot say that I will complete all 7 of the challenge outings, but may as well count this one ;’-) Susan and I biked into Coupeville, had a picnic with the sack lunches we brought with us. We had bought the lunch fixin’s previously, so I guess that counts as contributing to the economy … Continue reading "CLC 2020 #2"

With every thing now closed, except for grocery, pharmacy and take out windows, and (I can only guess) soon asking for older people like me to isolate ourselves, local purchases will not be possible for a while. I will self-postpone this challenge for when we come out on the other side of this scourge. Though … Continue reading "CLC ON HOLD FOR ME"

Not a joke. The governor of California today issued a statewide guideline instructing all persons 65 years old or older to self-isolate at home until further notice. That would include me (and my ace support crew). Apparently this “guideline” will not be enforced by officers of the law, but elderlies such as myself are nevertheless … Continue reading "Self-Isolation"

My first couple of rides for this challenge showcased the miserly side of my personality. With both rides combined, I hadn’t even contributed ten measly bucks to the local economy. Today I felt like I should do something a little more substantial, not only to bolster MY Town’s businesses, but also to ensure that The … Continue reading "CYCLE LIFE CHALLENGE #3: My Big Time Shopping Spree"

I waited for the 32 degrees to warm up just a touch before doing a solo neighborhood ride. At mid-morning there it was — 36 degrees! First thing out my door there was a little visitor at our “rain gauge” puddle. We look out our front window at the puddle to see if it is … Continue reading "NOT A CHALLENGE RIDE"

Valhalla, here I come. Musical accompaniment by Richard Wagner.

A few years ago in March, my brother unexpectedly passed away. My life is filled with many happy memories of time we spent together. We shared a common love of humor, adventures, and sunsets. Our childhood was filled with swimming in our pool with our many neighborhood friends, having penny candy carnivals in our yard … Continue reading "Midnight Blue"

I took a bike ride on this day and there were no celebratory decorations anywhere. I was out there to do my part however. And thank you Suzanne for listing all those great books of and by women. I have read a few, and will put those others on my list.

HOLIDAY CHALLENGE: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY I only learned of this particular holiday this morning when I woke up and saw Suzanne’s inspirational post. Sounds great! I like holiday bike rides. Other than The Feeshko, I can’t think of any very famous women from MY Town, so I didn’t quite know how to approach this holiday. … Continue reading "CHALLENGES GALORE (And I Can’t Seem to Ignore a Single One of Them)"

Just a little retrospective featuring me and John Mayall (with Jon Mark, Johnny Almond, and Steve Thompson)

Suzanne has reported that she is unable to use the new Block Editor. The symptom she reports is that the circled plus icon that lets you add blocks is nonfunctional – when she selects it, nothing happens. She’s the only one reporting this so far, so it’s been a mystery.We found the cause of the … Continue reading "Disabling the visual editor"

By now, many of you have discovered that when I upgraded our website to use the newest software releases, we were given a new editor. When you open up the page to add a new post, it looks much different than the old version did: The new version, called a Block Editor, was implemented with … Continue reading "The new WordPress editor"

Yesterday I had a vintage commercial jingle rolling around in my mind as I rode home all because of a road name. As Hopkins and I flew past the street sign, I had to brake and turn around for the photo. Hopkins doesn’t like it when I do this, of course, I knew it was … Continue reading "Have It “Your Way”"

I grew up with Simon & Garfunkel belting out of my parent’s stereo in the living room. My mom sewed and cleaned our house to it. My dad repaired TVs and did honey-do projects to it. I ate dinner to it and did my homework to it. I went back to my roots for today’s … Continue reading "A Simon & Garfunkel theme ride…"

Another camping outing (RVing actually) had me away from WiFi and phone coverage for a few days. I did blog about the adventure HERE if interested. I captured a couple more copy cat challenge photos — posting in March, but the photos were taken in February, so I think they count. A Mural: Once again, my bike … Continue reading "BEEN OFF THE GRID"