Afternoon bike ride

My bike ride this afternoon started off nice, but then turned into a bit of a struggle. It wasn’t very cold and the wind was easy when I started, heading east to Cross Road and then north towards the Altamont. The climb got steeper on Flynn Road, and the stiff headwind combined with my lack […]

Aerobies: from flying rings to coffee

Aerobie flying ring

Some years ago, in addition to our Frisbee disks, we acquired an Aerobie flying ring. It was the champ for long distance throws. In fact, it has been thrown over 400 meters. We didn’t come anywhere close to that, but we sure could throw it farther than a Frisbee. I never […]

Bike riding

This afternoon I took my first bike ride of 2010—32 miles to Peet’s Coffee at the Gale Ranch shopping center on Bollinger Canyon road. Last year (2009) I didn’t start seriously riding until the end of March, but ended the year with a little over 2500 miles. Perhaps this year I’ll ride a little more. […]