A few weeks back I registered for Ride Around the Bear. I didn’t pay too much attention to the page other than to know it was the final day before adding a late fee. I knew that the past 4 years I’ve done the ride it’s been the first Saturday in June. [...]

And not necessarily bad things! Take today: (1) It’s Election Day. So first thing this morning, on my way to work, I voted! Yay me! Now I’m allowed to gripe about taxes since I did my part! (2) It’s Upgrade Day! We’re eligible for the promotional prices [...]

So I call my mom on Sunday to wish her a Happy Mother’s Day… My dad answered the phone and I asked how his day was and he said it wasn’t so great… Uh Oh…. Well to make a long story short… he had inadvertently let the cat out! I was almost in [...]

Most organized rides I’ve done have a few basic rules… like wearing a helmet (DUH!)…. ride single file…. obey traffic laws…. Then there are rides like the Planet Ultra ones that have lots of other rules. Some I agree with, some I do think are a bit over the top. When [...]

I love to know what the weather is going to be…. That’s one of the reasons I have this handy, dandy weather center thingy that tells me, not only the temp, but wind, humidity, and if the weather is getting better or worse (oh… and moon phases!) I also check weather.com a lot… especially [...]