Actually, it is probably more of a journal rather than a blog. All the same, please feel free to read what I wrote. It is mostly about things interest or annoy me. I hope what I'm posting here and sharing with the world will either interest or annoy you too. I retired from the U.S. Coast Guard in 2011. I work as a professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. I love wife and my dogs, in that order. I enjoy riding bicycles. I am currently working on my doctorate in philosophy. I think I will keep the info sort of sparse in this block. Life is always moving fast, and I rarely have a good idea of what is going on.
THE BEGINNING: I started on a journey about three years ago…or maybe it was five. I guess it depends on how you look at it. In June of 2007 I moved to Seattle. I already considered myself a cycling enthusiast of the recreational and commuter variety. Hell, I even contemplated proximity to my workplace, as in safe
Nine months and one day ago (or 274 days or how long a manned trip to Mars would take or the gestation period of a human baby) my wife, two close friends, and I entered into a friendly wager. As these things typically happen, it started small and ill-formed: we were planning a trip to Hawaii
The last time I wrote anything substantial and stuck it up on this site was 570 days ago, give or take. That is pretty pathetic. I pay for this site; both the URL and the space for content. I also get 201 email addresses along with 200 MB of email storage. Currently I am using only
It’s been awhile since a post. There are a few reasons why I don’t hammer out a few paragraphs every other day and slap them up on my page. Primarily, I hate spewing out a diatribe if it has no “meat”. If you are going to spend your time reading this I better say something important
Two days…two posts! Look out…I’m on a roll! A zero-carbohydrate, high-fat/high-protein roll of deliciousness! Let’s do this… In 2000, while I was neck deep in my studies to become a physician assistant, a “dietary craze” (I believe this is how the mainstream viewed it) was re-establishing itself throughout the nation. A diet book written in the
I’m not going to do the STP this year. Last night I sent the request to The Cascade Bicycle Club for a refund. Today was the deadline — I can expect to get about three-quarters of my money back (a whopping $70.00). I also cancelled my Portland hotel reservation. The penalty for this was a bit
The curse of February does exist! Initially I was strong — kept to riding, eating right, and focusing on the future. But in the second week I contracted a wicked cold. Also, the new job started getting a little crazy. This got me in the mood for some “deep thinking”. If you know me then you’ve
I did a ride this weekend. I will post some info on that over on my “past ride” page pretty soon. It was fun and uneventful…I was outside, which is always a big plus. I stepped on the scale this morning. The digital readout triggered a chain reaction of thoughts… My desire and drive to lose
So, this weekend I decided on “hitting it hard”. What that means is doing a longer, semi-difficult ride. All week long they were predicting mild temperatures (in the 50s) with on-and-off rain and gusting winds. Initially I had four or so buddies that were planning on joining me but by Saturday they had all bailed for
I signed up for the Seattle-to-Portland (STP) and the Ride from Seattle to Vancouver and Party (RSVP) on Monday the 10th of January. The STP is in early July and the RSVP is sometime in August. Both are planned two-day rides sponsored and organized by the Cascade Bicycle Club (www.cascade.org). I signed up for both last
