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squeeze steal sit
susurrus squeezestealsit What I’m Reading: even the most difficult pathis a beginning — Charles Bernstein / “Clouds After Rain”
she is earthbound
The Point Clodomira’s legs are whirring pistons. She’s up over 100 revolutions per minute on her bicycle. The countryside streaks by her and in these few seconds there is no revolutionary struggle, no ultimate leader, no great leap forward. The fervor of … Continue reading
stress fracture thoughts
Why Aren’t You Bike Trekking on the ECG? Why aren’t I? I have stress fracture thoughts… I have surgically-reconstructed knee swelling galore… I had a surfeit of Bike MISERY… I was not enjoying myself… Mostly, I was following a tour … Continue reading
life’s gone by
Memorable Stuff I Read This Week Dream old pay phone ringing in hospital I pick upreceiver voice says “The answer is awe.”Still don’t know what to do with it last September rightbefore I was diagnosed and the dream is still irritating — … Continue reading
absolute misery biking
Nor’easter Biked the entire day through a nor’easter — mid 40’s for a high, feeling like it was 30 degrees all day in the high winds and absolutely soaked through early on and all day. Absolute MISERY. Shades of hypothermia … Continue reading
my view on tour
Day 83 Start: Providence, RIEnd: Putnam, CTMiles: 57.17 / 1,381 From Providence, Rhode Island to Putnam, Connecticut. Too tired for more than a few pictures. We expect wall to wall rain from a Nor’easter all day and night tomorrow. Taking … Continue reading
in this (my) neighborhood pt. 94
An auspicious start turned quickly as 5.7 miles into the ride our tour leader, Joyce, called me to ask if I was missing anything. Upon check of pockets for keys, wallet and phone I said: No. Then she said don’t … Continue reading
there and back
Down the Cape We biked bonus miles today due to a detour and resupplying a mile off the trail — a sort of there and back and off to the campsite in Rochester, MA. But the day started chilly, windy, … Continue reading
perfect weather day
Some S’mores Setting out from Dunes Edge Campground on a gloriously warm and sunny day on a relatively short 30 mile-ish day was a great welcome back to the group. We headed out of Provincetown toward the center of Cape … Continue reading
short day back
Pleased to Be Back The first day back was inevitably going to be short as the touring group was coming into my hometown and I was going to rejoin them at the Provincetown ferry terminal at the Boston Seaport. My … Continue reading
