So I’m back from Scotland! With my own wee Scottish cold, probably acquired somewhere in the Highlands while we went to see Nessie (who was a rude no-show), or whilst wandering the cobbled streets of Edinburgh. This means I’ve continued my high rate of tea consumption back here in the States, except now I’m putting [...]
Did my first 25 mile bike ride on Sunday, took about 2.5 hours with a snack break (which included the first pumpkin pie of the season!), as part of the Pumpkin Patch Pedal, a leisurely 25, 50, 62, or 100 mile ride. And it was a great experience. This was the absolute longest I’ve ever [...]
Tagged bike tour, new jersey, photographsOh, look, it’s been another…month almost. At the rate I update this thing, you’d be better off watching grass grow. But I have been on adventures! They just require photo-editing, and when you work a computer-based job 40 hours a week, you’re just a lot less interested in doing more of the same in your [...]
Tagged driving, new england, winterWhere does one draw that line? The easiest way to meet people is to talk to them (I know, there’s a Nobel Prize in my future), and it is a lot more accepted in the South than it would be back in New Jersey (thank goodness!), but I still feel myself wondering when I’m being [...]
Tagged arkansas, going solo, history, lecture, pennsylvania, philadelphia, photographsGreetings from route 70 in Ohio! A tractor trailer jack-knifed in the summer storm, and now 90 minutes (and counting!) of my life have been spent on this road. The rain was pretty intense, and I learned that in Ohio (and maybe other places) you put your hazards lights on in harsh rain when you [...]
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