Category Archives: Cycling

$4.17 & 17.5 Miles

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Ted

Made it to the range for lunch yesterday.  128 rounds (16 x 8round mags) of 45acp though my Kimber Pro Carry II, plus a few extras just to round things out.  Call it 130, max of 135 rounds.  Since Walmart … Continue reading →

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The week that was. A Big “C” update and other stories of just plain living.

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Ted

Last Thursday Monika and I drove down (leaving @ 0′dark ugly (aka 4:10 AM)) to Palo Alto for her, long delayed, final surgery*.  This one was to remove the expanders and put her silicon gel implants in. (Not Monika) Back … Continue reading →

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We cannot meet these awful tragedies with apathy. Only immediate unthinking action will suffice.

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Ted

Let’s talk about motorcycles. Unlike cars, motorcycles have no practical purpose. No one commutes to work on a motorcycle. No one drives to pick up their children from soccer practice on a motorcycle. But for some people a motorcycle is … Continue reading →

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Not fishing and bike helmets

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Ted

This morning Monika and I loaded the mountain bikes in the back of the van and headed for Boards Crossing/Sourgrass.  We parked the van in the south side parking lot, unloaded our bikes and headed out. We saw some beautiful … Continue reading →

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No bike ride today

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Ted

Friday when I rode the Murphys-Angles-Murphys loop I encountered a little debris on the road that the the wind the night before had chosen to leave there.  At the speed I was going and given the roughness of the road … Continue reading →

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Last half of the weekend. Updated

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Ted

Monika was off at O’Dark Ugly to ride the a portion of the route of Stage 4 of the Amgen Tour of California. I took Kat to a birthday party for one of her classmates, came home and rode 17.64 … Continue reading →

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Sunday.

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Ted

Well I got started on melting the stick on Wheel Weights, but I ran out of daylight so I’ll try and finish them tomorrow. In other news, Monika and I took the Mountain Bikes out to New Melones Reservoir and … Continue reading →

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The weekend.

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Ted

Yesterday the weather was lousy, today was a horse of a different configuration.  Scattered clouds, temp in the low to mid 60s with light winds.  Monika and the girls went skiing/snowboarding and I remained home to try and get a … Continue reading →

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Life just gets in the way.

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Ted

Two weeks ago my son went in for surgery.  Nothing major but it slowed him down a bit and is a very unexpected crimp in our pocket book. Last week the weather was pretty vile, almost like it thought it … Continue reading →

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Tuckered dog.

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Ted

Took the Wee Bitch for a 6.5 mile run today behind New Melones Reservoir. A gorgeous day after last weeks gloom and rain.  Warm enough that I wish I had worn bike shorts instead of pants but not  yet hot.  … Continue reading →

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