Tag Archives: Florida

What I’m Reading: I’m more pessimistic. I don’t think it’ll take 20 years. The Philippines gets an average of 20 typhoons every year. We’re watching islands sink, and yet the west is debating whether climate change even exists. I think … Continue reading →

maladaptations i set myself on fire atop pottery shardsan incongruent sight on the public squarewhat corner have you backed into, huhi abraded my burns with salt before the machinesteamrolled me into the macadamim afraid i made up my mind fatalism … Continue reading →

Don’t The hibiscus were impartial but patricide was the topic of conversation, not the usual coacktail party banter. A dragonfly drained a pistil daiquiri, while a croo of white ibis pecked at some takeaway boxes, and Lagartija Ron watched silently … Continue reading →

Milestones I noticed this morning that I had not only bagged mile 500 for this trek, but I also hit (and passed 1,000 miles biking this year — yes I biked through January and February, sometimes in single digit temperatures … Continue reading →

Get to Work My bike and I will be entering next year’s Daytona 500–watch out NASCAR this 12-15 mph speedster will put your cars to shame. I hadn’t realized how close I was to the Daytona Speedway until I turned … Continue reading →

Not Done  A second day without riding, but I’m not done. Yesterday, I was done recuperating and today I’m back on the road to St. Augustine — and mile marker 500 on the trail! It was cool when I left … Continue reading →

a day (or two) off After 455 miles of doing this… … and this … … sometimes one’s right knee (your left of frame) may end up looking like this… … and that requires a day (or two) off of … Continue reading →

So… This never gets old. No matter how many times you see it, from where, or when. This was the sunrise over Melbourne Beach at 6:43 am yesterday. And that’s me, your shadowy host, happily riding into nearly nonexistent winds—a … Continue reading →