Tag Archives: Paranoiac-Critical

about the ice … 

… and the cranky knee Today ended the way it began — icing down my cranky knee —although, admittedly, it was less cranky this morning before I biked 49.12 miles on it. But the knee abides. My choice of routing … Continue reading

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your own ride

a more human knee My one and only job and objective today was to get my knee to be a more human knee, and a lot less volleyball. As I spent all day and night icing it down I think … Continue reading

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in this (my ) neighborhood pt.  137 (knot the knee)

Egg Harbor City Lake, NJ. Egg Harbor City, NJ. The Mullica River, from Green Bank, NJ. Cranberry Bogs, Chatsworth, NJ. Hot Diggidy Dog, Chatsworth, NJ. Hot Diggidy Dog, Chatsworth, NJ. The Brendan Byrne Ranger Station. Shamong, NJ. El Aguacate ( … Continue reading

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creature or cryptid

The Jersey Devil? Getting ready to roll with Richard, et al., into the New Jersey pine barrens after a day off — the first, and hopefully not the last. Cape May, NJ. Bobby pointing out the local flora, in this … Continue reading

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as my brothers

Memorable Stuff I Read This Week Being a criollo in America— no matter how innocent we are— is to be born an entitled pig. — Alvaro Enrigue / Now I Surrender child’s born and mothercries in hospital for days less … Continue reading

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“e” is silent

Three State Day Every day has to start somewhere, today starts here: (above) as I leave the hotel and (below) as I traverse the Ocean Gateway Bridge en route to Ocean City Beach, MD. My stomach has asked me to … Continue reading

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2,000 mile mark

Blue Skies Materialized I was so exhausted yesterday, after the long day, that I didn’t notice there was a billiard table in the front parlor of the Garden and Sea Inn and nearly walked into it on the way to … Continue reading

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winding thru windage

The Two Food Groups: Saturated Fat & Caffeine We had an early morning because we had a long day. I was out of camp at 6:30am and biked 1.5 miles to Sting-Ray’s Restaurant for breakfast 3 (not the above pictured … Continue reading

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a police escort

Poseidon wishes he had Richard’s Gazelle… Wow! Only 47 degrees on Knotts Island this morning…  Bidding goodbye to the homey cabin at Sandy Point Campground & Cabins on the North Carolina side of Knotts Island. Many Yellow-bellied sliders spotted near … Continue reading

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in this (my) neighborhood pt. 136 (severe headwinds warning)

So very spent from a day riding into gradually increasing headwinds that were sustained at 25 mph at mid morning to 32 mph gusts by midday. Thoroughly enervating, but great to be pedaling with a group of others living out … Continue reading

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