The gentleman pictured above is someone I’ve literally known all my life. Bob lives next door to the house where my grandma and grandpa lived. He was a good neighbor and friend to them for many years before they passed away. Some of my earliest memories involve hanging out with Grandpa and Bob in Bob’s [...]
Archive for June 2010
I would like to introduce Bob.
June 29, 2010Quite an accomplishment
June 28, 2010One of the aspects of my job that makes it pretty conducive to commuting by bike is the fact that most of my user/clients are located in CU’s main headquarters building where I work. It’s very rare that I have to go off-site for anything, and when I do, I always make sure I’ve made [...]
Not much time, but a ride worth taking!
June 28, 2010Saturday was one of those days where the business of life can almost overtake you and it’s tempting to take the easy way out and say “You know what? I’ve got so much to do that maybe I had better just skip the bike ride today.” We had so much going on that my head [...]
Hills
June 25, 2010Over the course of the last several months, I’ve discovered that when I’m out on my road bike, I actually enjoy and relish riding up hills. This really hit home last week on Oklahoma Freewheel, when I had a blast on the hilliest day of the trip. We climbed nearly 4,500 feet that day, and [...]
Fed up?
June 24, 2010What a weird ride home! Springfield is generally a great place to ride. Motorists are generally polite, alert, and easy to get along with. I usually go weeks at a time without any incidents, but not today. First one: I was tooling down Fremont as I usually do. I’m riding at a good clip in [...]
