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Fall is falling by
Joy Beeson
Saturday, 2 November 2019
We had a snowstorm the day before yesterday. I woke up to clear roads
on Friday, but I saw some snow caught in dry leaves on lawns...
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Michigan by
Joy Beeson
The Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund (MNRTF) board
recommended $300,000 in development funds to be allocated
to Ottawa County Parks &...
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Bottles in the drainer by
Joy Beeson
Monday, 30 December 2010
When I washed dishes this afternoon, I finally remembered to include
the two water bottles that have been sitting on the counter...
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Left foot? by
Joy Beeson
I went to a lot of trouble -- or rather, I commissioned my spouse to
go to trouble (I don't do Amazon) -- to obtain a copy of _Cyclecraft:
North American...
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Cyclecraft: being seen by
Joy Beeson
I can't fault the section on Being Seen that runs from page 36 to page
39 of _Cyclecraft: North American Edition_.
It begins with a very useful distinction...
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Now that's depressing by
Joy Beeson
I started to type "pedestrian" into Duck Duck Go, and the first
auto-complete suggestion was "pedestrian hit by car".
Even more depressing: the first hit on...
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First ride of the year. by
Joy Beeson
Instead of sewing a snap on my new wallet, I went to Zale's Hometown
Pharmacy today. About two miles out and two miles back -- hardly
worth suiting up...
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Dogs by
Joy Beeson
One of the comments on today's Dogs of C Kennel
https://www.gocomics.com/dogsofckennel/2020/02/09
reminded me of the time I was riding on a back road in...
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Walking home from church by
Joy Beeson
When Ninth Street was built, it was designed as a boulevard to provide
an impressive entrance to the Publishing House, but it extended only
from Chestnut to...
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Why I hate riding in the winter by
Joy Beeson
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
Dentist, about five miles, about four hours
Left home at 10:13, for an appointment at 11:15
Arrived at 10:45
Still had a pair of...
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Parking by
Joy Beeson
People with sciatica ought not to lock bikes to trees with low-growing
branches.
I don't think I'd have liked continually getting my helmet thunked and
poked...
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I missed this story last September by
Joy Beeson
From Ink-Free News, Sep 24, 2019 @ 8:45 AM
WARSAW — Warsaw and Winona Lake police departments have recently
acquired two trek police electric bicycles. The...
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Helmets by
Joy Beeson
On Facebook, one of my nieces reposted a photograph showing what
happens when you allow an unsecured load to blow out of the back of
your pick-up and hit a...
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Cyclling Amid SARS by
Joy Beeson
I don't ride as much because I have nowhere to go. Riding in circles
is only marginally better than riding rollers, and my all-time record
on rollers is five...
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Third ride not happening by
Joy Beeson
It's a glorious day out there, and I know I'd enjoy the ride once I
got moving, and my diastolic is up to 85, so I *really* need the
exercise.
But by the time...
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I can ride to Leesburg again! by
Joy Beeson
I just got an e-mail from Duck, Down, and Above saying that I can
phone in my order, then make an appointment to have it brought out to
my vehicle.
I think...
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I rode a BSO yesterday by
Joy Beeson
I was standing around in the garage when I snapped, pulled my
"pedal-powered wheelchair" out of its corner, and mounted up barefoot,
intending to ride to the...
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First switchel of the season by
Joy Beeson
Sigh. I was supposed to be in shape to ride forty miles of the Tour
des Lakes this weekend, and I'm getting ready to carry tea and
switchel for the first...
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