Certain events since the bicycle adventure Debbie and I had in 2010 added special meaning to our recent Altantic Coast bicycle tour. I frankly didn’t know whether I would be trekking long distances again, despite Debbie’s almost immediate pleas for a follow-up tour.…
When is the last time you cleaned out your closets?
After forty-seven days on the road, and feverishly trying to address overdue work issues thereafter, Debbie and I are still catching up on things around the house. On Saturday, we cleaned out the bicycling closet and made a dent in…
Hard Work Never Felt So Good!
Growing through Hard Work…and Fun! Hard work: even the sound of those very words has a draining effect. When I’m on vacation, or away from work, do I really want to work hard? What about you? Do you like to…
Post-trip Thoughts on Mom-to-Mom Tour
Over a week has gone by since our Mom-to-Mom bicycle tour ended. Here are some post-trip thoughts. We miss you, Mom-to-Mom! It may be difficult for those of you who do not bicycle on a regular basis to relate, but the…
Flooded with Memories August 25
The circumstances of the past several days–including a TV shoot, seeing and talking to old friends, being in the old neighborhood, reconnecting with brother Randy, and cycling 373 miles in five days–coupled with the anticipation of some reunions in Houlton,…