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Parenting in the age of smartphones and the internet
Our youngest child turned 21 a couple months ago. Serious parenting is over for us. Our experiences differ in many ways from those my parents had a generation ago. The most significant difference stems from the advent of smartphones. We … Continue reading
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Waiting Without Worries
When was the last time you were upset about the length of a line? It’s been a while ago for me. Perhaps as far back as 2006 since I’ve had a smartphone (read iPhone) in my possession. With decent cell … Continue reading
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When I Do and Do Not Wear a Bike Helmet
Cycling is my primary mode of transportation after air transit. Each time I get on a bike I have the choice of wearing a bike helmet, or not. I don’t wear a bike helmet each and every time I get … Continue reading
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Building Community Prepares Us for any Future
I’m often told that I’m not positive enough because I point out all sorts of deficiencies in the world without offering solutions. This irritates me. Perhaps this irritability reinforces my reputation as a curmudgeon. Deep cleansing breaths. In with the … Continue reading
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Form vs Function – A Sexist Cycling Anecdote
A few weeks ago my wife, Karen, invited me to join her on a trek to the East Bay to ride the Iron Horse Trail. She was participating in a women’s meet up to ride from Pleasant Hill to Danville … Continue reading
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Cycling Calms Cities
Cycling calms cities. A bold claim. Stick with me for a few paragraphs and perhaps I can persuade you. I’ll be moving into my third decade of cycling in San Francisco this fall. Twenty plus years provides plenty of perspective … Continue reading
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Cycling Saga: Heads vs Tails
It’s early spring in Iowa after a harsher than usual winter highlighted by a ‘polar vortex’. Last winter I was able to do four or five Iowa rides in January and February. This year, none. I was determined to get … Continue reading
The Living Room of the Future
I had the opportunity to visit Deerfield Academy a while ago with my daughter as she was visiting a former school friend of hers. Abbey had finnagled a way to spend the night on campus, which I was not averse … Continue reading
Origami and Kayaking – My Saga – Part 2
(Continued from Part 1 in this series). This is a January to remember. No rain. Nary a drop. Least amount of precipitation in a year in the Bay Area in recorded history. On the one hand I am taking advantage … Continue reading
Posted in Health and Hygiene, Lifestyle Issues, Sports and Exercise, Uncategorized
Tagged Kayaking
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Zero to 6000 in 5 Years
(Long Post) It’s January 2009. I’ve just turned 50 a couple of months ago. I weigh over 200 pounds and I’m 5’6″ tall on a good day. My mother is terminally ill and on the other side of the country. … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Health and Hygiene, Lifestyle Issues, Sports and Exercise
Tagged Bicycling, Cycling
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