Have You Ever Seen the Freezing Rain?

Today it was freezing cold outside. It was also raining. Mid-South meteorologists call it freezing rain. Apparently, this means that it is cold enough to be considered freezing (sub 32 degrees Fahrenheit), yet still too warm to make snow. But freezing rain is not snow. What we experienced today is something quite different. This is [...]

LBJ and DWade Take Up Cycling

If LeBron and Dwayne can’t handle 4 bucks a gallon, what hope do the rest of us have?

EBAY & PAYPAL

I just won an Ebay auction for a dual bike rack that fits on the trunk of our car. The price is more than I would like to pay but high enough to alleviate my fears of donating two bikes to someone’s windshield during our next trip. My only problem with the transaction is that [...]

Ride Your Bike

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Bicycle Week. Ride Your Bike to Work Day is somewhat bizarre to me. Usually these occasions encourage employees to do something they wouldn’t typically do, like take their secretary to lunch or bring their child to work. Yet encouraging non-bicycle commuters to ride to work seems really far-fetched. I [...]

Y5k???

Saturday I ran in my first ever 5k (Lovers of “The Office” will know that this is 5 kilometers, not 5,000 miles). It was for a good cause, eating disorder prevention, so I was happy to participate. I did have a substantial amount of inner-monologue througout the race. Here is a sample:
Wow, people from [...]

Fat Cities

I am a resident of America’s most obese city. The solution: wider roads for cyclists.

Those Days

Spending some part of every day on my bike is an experience I really appreciate. It is paradoxical, however. It is relaxing, yet energizing. It is healthy, yet dangerous. It makes me stronger, yet makes me feel weak. Yet, some days it offers no positives, no redemptive qualities. There are days in which the 25 [...]

Ham or Lamb?

Not a lot to say right now. I am pretty busy with a few assignments. Quickly:

I am trying to get mentally ahead on Easter this year. The meal, that is. Ham or Lamb? Ham is ecumenical and seeker friendly, while lamb is traditional. I’m not sure here. Serving ham makes me feel obnoxiously gentile, [...]

Don’t Forget to Buckle Up

Add to the list of things that you never appreciate until they are gone: belt. My cyclo-muter lifestyle brings with it a number of potential risks. Among these are getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, being struck by a car, and finally, failing to pack a full day’s worth of necessities. So [...]

Favorite Food Fumes

On my Wednesday/Friday ride to work I get to pass many of America’s most well known dining domiciles. Yet I must admit that some smell better than others. While Lord Jesus might argue that it is wrong to judge the interior quality of a joint by its exterior odor, the outside aroma is often what [...]