Although my alarm was set for 4:50 am, I was awake long before the first “beep beep beep” sounded from my phone. This morning started like so many others: throwing the covers back, drenched in sweat. Ah, hot flashes. They rob me of precious sleep, make me feel...
It happens after every big snow in Chicago: residents shovel out a parking space and stake their claim with random objects. Technically, “Chicago Dibs” is illegal, but city officials look the other way for a couple days before they issue a statement that...
I was traveling for work last week; left on Sunday, arrived home late on Thursday. I was craving a bike ride. Yesterday was spent catching up on email, work obligations, laundry, blah blah blah…all those things that happen when you’re not around to tend to them in a...
The dialog in my head this morning went something like this: “It’s 5:30. Get up and make coffee.” “What’s the temperature? 30? Not bad. I should ride outside this morning.” “No, go to PWP. Better workout. I need that today.” “Boy, this coffee is good. I should have...
Yesterday was a great day. I had the day off, and was looking forward to a long weekend. It also just happened to be my birthday. I had a few things planned, and by late morning I was headed to the first stop of the day. It’s always a pleasure to visit Velosmith...
