Musings about life on two wheels

Nice hike with Brian G. To the peak of Mt. Margaret yesterday. Took a short dip in Lk. Samamish and had a great dinner.

Tl;Dr: saddle sores almost healed. Went to see the doc today. He says: almost healed, no need for dressing, continue on about your bizness. I got some cycling ‘bibs’ bike shorts with suspenders. Basically what everybody says is the Right Thing. I have to say, feels ok. I’ll have to see how things shape up…

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Tl;Dr: Vichyssoise & Peruvian Chicken A fair bit of messing around, but should be a nice combination of heat and dampening

Tl;Dr: I lost 4% body fat and almost half my visceral fat, while only losing a pound of lean tissue! More later

Tl;Dr: the ability to make money from drama makes for suspicious news News is supposed to help us understand the world by providing factual information. Adding profit to the equation can cause strange results. Imagine a peaceful, stable world – what would the news look like? Pleasant but cloudy weather; neighbors are grocery shopping; elected…

Finger numbness is pretty common in cycling – sometimes for a few moments, sometimes for days. Here are a few videos that show nerve ‘flossing’ motions that may help. https://youtu.be/yZJ1MfKqByY?si=Me5N8THR_ID-f4L8 https://youtu.be/ieH5q3gt3yo?si=8AGzpjRnJXpYbqEY

Lovely day yesterday – amazing weather, a walk on the beach, fantastic dinner and an early evening snuggling with my sweetie. I really like James Clear’s conceptions of habits – one quick take away is that your ‘identity’ drives a lot of unconscious behavior (also called Habits). Key to changing habits is changing identity. I…