This, ladies and gentlemen, is an osprey: (picture from Wikipedia) They hang out and breed in Portland during the spring and summer, then head south come fall like I want to do sometimes. They’re pretty amazing birds with my favorite fish-grabbing dive ever, and as winter turns spring-like I make …
In a bit of bummer news today, I was told by my doctor to stop running for at least the next 4-6 weeks to let a foot injury heal. I know, 4-6 runningless weeks probably doesn’t sound like that much, but as I have been running 4 times a week …
There are a lot of really sad bicycles in New York. Bikes chained up (and, in fact, most of them are chained, not U-locked) and seemingly forgotten about litter the sidewalks. Many are missing integral pieces — say, a wheel, or two, or a seat, or the handlebars. Many have …
Sometimes, you make plans to go bike camping and everything works out: the sky is blue, the air is warm, the wind is at your back. You have an idyllic ride to your destination, set up camp and explore the beautiful world, maybe hanging out around a fire when the …
