Archive for September, 2005

Last Time Pays For All

Posted in September 29th, 2005
by PAgent in Cycling, FYI

I rode in this morning. That’s two days back-to-back, and makes ten trips in September. Which earns me a jersey. I’d cavort a bit, but I’m too wiped out.
The morning was overcast, which had three unexpected effects: 1) It was significantly warmer than it has been lately, 2) there was a lot of pre-dawn light [...]

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Pride and Prejudice

Posted in September 26th, 2005
by PAgent in Cycling, FYI, Parenting

I rode to work today. For those of you keeping track, that’s eight times so far this month. I have the rest of this week to make two more trips. The jersey shall be mine. Oh yes, it shall be mine.
I wore my Polartec tights today, and it made a big difference, especially to my [...]

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Pop Quiz

Posted in September 22nd, 2005
by PAgent in Parenting

While driving home from work last night, I heard about the JetBlue flight that was circling LA with cockeyed front landing gear. As soon as I got home, I turned on the TV. Live coverage was on several channels. I heard all about how the plane was circling, because the A320 Airbus can’t dump fuel. [...]

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The Crud

Posted in September 21st, 2005
by PAgent in FYI, Parenting

Nothing is certain but death and taxes. And The Crud. Parents of small children are very familiar with The Crud. Approximately two to three weeks after a child reenters school in the fall, they will begin to sniffle and cough. All the viruses that have been incubating in their classmate’s bodies all summer have joined [...]

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Today’s ‘Brevity’

Posted in September 20th, 2005
by PAgent in FYI, Flotsam

That makes me feel good about myself.
I’m fat. If you want to get clinical, I’m obese, at least according to BMI tables, height-weight charts, etc. I’ve pretty much always been fat. I’ve had a few dalliances with skinny, but they never lasted, and they pretty much ended when my metabolism downshifted in my late twenties.
Do [...]

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Ride Stats

Posted in September 18th, 2005
by PAgent in Cycling, FYI

I see signs of the coming autumn everywhere. The leaves are beginning to turn. The evenings are getting downright chilly. Any day now, the grey curtain of damp will descend on Portland, and it will be wet winter weather until spring.
But today was beautiful. Clear, sunny and warm. A perfect day for a ride. And [...]

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