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Exquisite foolishness

I got in my car as usual this evening for the drive home, chose the music for the ride, and on auto pilot headed in the right direction. I travel on I-94 back into the city and as anyone from Chicago knows, the traffic is always heavy. As I switched lanes for my exit,...

Ten miles alone

As I savored my Sunday morning coffee, I read the story in the new issue of Bicycling about a guy who lost 331 pounds by riding a bike. There’s a point in the story where they talk about the “aha moment” in every successful weight loser’s life. I’ve been thinking...

And so it began

January, 2009, marked both my 50th birthday and a life-changing decision to purchase my first “serious” bike. So, in my typical analytical style, I scoped out the bike shop that felt right to me, did a lot of research on what I wanted, went through a proper bike fit,...