I want to tell you what this means (an open letter to my family)
[Image by Michael Robertson] My sister texted me last week to find out if I would make it to the family gathering at the ocean over the 4th of July. Which is when I realized that maybe I’d not been communicative enough with her (or my parents) about how I will be spending July. I [...]
Read MoreTurning the Corner
[Dodgy iPhone photo by Olivia Bleitz. What better way to celebrate corner-turning than with a nerdy photo vest and a row of porta-potties?] If you’ve been reading my weekly training updates for Peloton Magazine, you may have picked up on a certain darkness there. I’ve been heady, agitated, worried and a little depressed. I haven’t [...]
Read MoreA Little Love from The Oregonian
In case you missed it, OregonLive featured a little Q and A with me last week as part of an ongoing series they are doing with their partner bloggers. It was so interesting to think about how long I have been blogging – and why. Also interesting to think about how this opportunity in France [...]
Read MoreOn becoming the lazy bastard I was meant to be
Sal finds me back in bed at 9:00am. I got up at 5am and started working. He’s been on an early conference call with China. When he’s done he creeps up the stairs to see me there, curled up. With the cat. (After a few hours of work, I’d made a dramatic retreat.) “What are [...]
Read MorePortland Peeps: What Are Your Favorite Long Rides?
It was bound to happen, even with all the traveling. I’m tired of all my Portland rides. I’m tired of Larch. I’m tired of Vernonia Century. I’m tired of Skyline. I’m tired of Sauvie Island. I’m tired of Bridge of the Gods. I’m tired of Marine Drive. Bored. Tired tired tired. So, I ask you: [...]
Read MoreLeaving the Garden
I’m flying to Santa Rosa today, but my body wants to be home. As a form of protest, it spent the last 5 days plaguing me with intermittent fever and fatigue. I stayed in bed for a few days and ate nothing, woke up hot from the inside and cold from the outside. Things are [...]
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