Musings about life on two wheels

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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…

Soooo nice to be home. Me, Selma and the whole kit seem to have arrived safely home last night at midnight. Now busy making coffee and about to go out for the first of many walks. I lost just under 13 pounds, door to door. We will see how much of that stays away, but…

I decided to get home asap – traveling over holiday week/weekend seems a bit hard. There are not a lot of transportation options in Del Norte but my excellent hosts drove me to the Alamosa airport, and I was able to get flights (2) to Seattle but this evening. I’m confident I’ll arrive today, not…

Tl;Dr: Saw a doc, it’s time to stop. Next stop: Seattle Background: I’ve been struggling with saddle sores (Laurel & Hardy) for a couple weeks. It’s hard to know if they are simply uncomfortable or actually harmful without an in-person exam. I stopped at the clinic in Del Norte and was able to see an…