Monthly Archives: December 2020

Fit To Ride   Awareness of the outside world. When one & one’s spouse are a pair of curmudgeonly hermits, Christmas 2020 doesn’t look that different from any other year. I realize this is not the case for others. If your holiday has been disrupted and you are worried about tomorrow, remember this. December 25Continue reading “Disc Stroll, Santa Fe International Virtual 5K, Hoover, AL, September 2020”

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. “It’s fashionable to pretend that the US response to COVID-19 has been disastrously, unconscionably bad, but that’s really not true. We could have and should have done better, but we’re not really all that different from other similar rich countries.” “Cases are a different matter. The US reallyContinue reading “Weekly Check-In, Rodney & Milton”

Blogging About Blogging   Awareness of the outside world. Commentary on the form, both from late 2019, Whatever: The Death of the Blog, Again, Again and Viva Carlos: Is Blogging Dead?, also a comment on commenting by VC [Meh]. ~~~ Here’s to nine years and post #3195. [We begin. Again. December 22, 2011] As IContinue reading “Blogiversary, Blogger Meet-Ups, and Christmas Books”

Thoughts   Awareness of the outside world. Solstice! Longer days! Kermit dance! ~~~ Be careful out there. Not in the way you’d think. Last week, on my way to Lee Springs Park, I was stopped for speeding. [5K To Nowhere] When I saw the lights, I pulled over, half-expecting the car to blast by. ItContinue reading “Mood on Monday, Be Careful Out There”

Images   Awareness of the outside world. Wall of Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Wall. Artist. Article. ~~~ Artist: Jim Davidson Or maybe not. Who knew? The Denver Post: The bronze sculptures you pass every day might not be “real” By Josie Klemaier 2016 Photo taken during virtual 5K.[Another Lakeside Stroll] ~~~ 5:28 pm StayContinue reading “Corporate Bronze”

Thoughts Awareness of the outside world. From the bookshelf, *A Christmas Cornucopia: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Yuletide Traditions* by Mark Forsyth (Penguin 2016). Book announcement. Don’t think of this as a repeat posting. Think of it as the start of a Christmas tradition. [Christmas Gift] ~~~ Last year, I made of list of thingsContinue reading “The Unlikelihood of Accomplishing 60 Before 60”

Fit To Ride   Awareness of the outside world. Premier Charity Cerebral Palsy Education Centre. ~~~ Virtual Melbourne Marathon Official – December 5-13, 2020 My Date – Thursday, December 10, 2020 Bib Number – 2729 Location – unnamed corporate park, Inverness, AL Time – 49:20 officially, 1 hour 7:23 minutes actually Results, Overall – 280Continue reading “Another Lakeside Stroll, Westin 5km Run, Virtual Melbourne Marathon, December 2020”