Last weekend I was in New York City with my family. We walked in no rush to get anywhere and ate 5 meals a day and tried to stay warm. It was excellent. I had my first post-treatment checkup with my oncologist. With the exception of a still-and-maybe-forever low white blood cell count, my blood …
Monthly Archives: January 2012
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Today, I picked up my new cross bike that I had ordered back in October. And promptly slammed that stem. 3000 miles is gonna be too easy. Especially if it never snows.
Resolution
I rode bike to work today. To the other office, closer to home. It was dark and below freezing and there was ice and snow and I was on my fixie with skinny tires and people gave me crazy looks when they saw my helmet sitting on my desk. Because this is the Midwest and …
Snow
It’s the first substantial snowfall of the season, not the turning of the calendar, that makes for a better new beginning. Everything is clean. A fresh slate to play on, in. Meticulously shoveled walkways, footprints and shoe treads, tire tracks. Cars on the highway drowned out by winds buffeting the windows. It’s somehow less cold …