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Category Archives: Sports and Exercise
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
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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Origami and Kayaking – My Saga – Part 1
This past summer I was perusing Kickstarter. I came across a campaign with an interesting twist on kayaking, a sport I enjoy during the summer. The campaign sponsor told a story of migrating from Seattle to San Francisco and rueing … Continue reading
Posted in Health and Hygiene, Lifestyle Issues, Sports and Exercise
Tagged Kayaking
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Not Your Sunday Ride in the Park
This past Sunday my wife, Karen, my youngest daughter, Abbey, and I had a nice fall Sunday to spend in New York City. Crisp, cool and clear with a slight breeze up from the south along the rivers either side … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Sports and Exercise, Travel and Touring
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