Tag Archives: bicycling

Here and there, this and that

Posted on January 29, 2016 by

Just a few photos of recent events. In my last post I mentioned I had one more bike lock/cable to get open.  I found the one pictured below on the streets of Springfield, locked.  It is reprogrammable with any one … Continue reading →

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Road Swag

Posted on November 19, 2015 by

This was the third bikelock/cable combination I have found this year.  Two of them have been solved.  One more to go. Stay Happy,

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Columbia Trails

Posted on October 14, 2015 by

Our daughter has moved to Columbia, Mo., and we went there last weekend to visit her and her man, Patrick, who owns Renew Missouri.  This company advocates for more clean energy in our state. Saturday afternoon Jan attended a yoga … Continue reading →

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A few things

Posted on June 6, 2015 by

I know a lot of us have had nails or some type of spike through our tires.  I even save mine as some sort of trophy, “Look at what I survived!”  But this last week I had a close call … Continue reading →

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Finally a sunrise

Posted on May 15, 2015 by

This has been Bike To Work Week here in Springfield.  Some of us have tried to meet each morning to view the sunrise and afterward visit a local coffeehouse before heading on to work.  My workday begins at 0700 and … Continue reading →

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Taxes at work

Posted on May 5, 2015 by

Yesterday and this morning I noticed two examples of Government At Work. Now, I am not a big fan of government.  James Madison observed, “The necessity of any Government is a misfortune. This necessity however exists; and the problem to … Continue reading →

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Rain, lots o’ rain

Posted on October 30, 2013 by

Lots o’ rain here. Do I ride in rain? Yes. Do I like to start out in rain? No. Jan told me today that she thought she had seen everything. Hardly. The report is that she saw some old boy … Continue reading →

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