I’m so angry, I’m shaking. This isn’t what I want to write about it. I want to write all kinds of good things about Monday night’s panel (which I will), but I’m just so over it. As seems to be the case so very often, some mundane task has to end in conflict simply because I’m on a bike. This is getting old. One of the things I said at the panel on Monday night was that you have to be thick-skinned to ride around here. I’m realizing now I’m not as thick-skinned as I thought. (more…)
On 03.05.10 | In General | By Angie
On 02.11.10 | In Family Biking Adventures | By Angie
In case you were wondering, I have not fallen off the face of the earth. The situation is slightly worse–my entire family has The Crud. What started with a cough from little Vivian has now become an entire family of four moping around, generally feeling sorry for ourselves. I finally took Viv to the doctor and it was, as I suspected, nothing more than a particularly persistent case of a respiratory virus that we can expect to be fighting for the next several weeks and there really isn’t much else to do but wait it out. The NP did put Viv on albuterol, which is serving as a type of baby speed. When remembering that Viv is already suffering from a case of being two, I hope you all feel as sorry for me as I do.
So there has been very little riding for me, aside from a short trip to a local eatery for a Mommy-Sofie date night last weekend. Poor Jesse has been stuck riding in spite of being sick and tired, as we only have the one car and his early teacher schedule pretty much eliminates the possibility of us car-pooling. I’ve suggested calling a cab, but apparently the benefit of being The Sorriest of Us All outweighs the benefit of hitching a car ride to work. Friendly competitive martyrdom aside, I really do admire his dedication. I don’t know how he does it, but his commitment to biking makes me want to figure it out.
On 11.19.09 | In Commuting | By Angie
Considering how much I love being in the bunny club, I’m not sure if this qualifies as good or bad news. Either way, I’m now officially in the Gator Club. I was cruising along the Little Econ, looking for bunnies, when I saw a gator just cruising around in the water. I tried to get a picture, but I was too scared to get close to the bank. I also heard a lot of gator activity at different points on the trail–I wonder what it will be like in mating season!
My commutes were wonderful this week. The ride itself has become much easier and, at the same time, I feel like I am getting faster. I tried a different strategy this week and drove twice and rode twice. Jumping in full-force the first week was a bit overwhelming and I need this to be sustainable. Next week, I plan to ride three times, drive once, and work from home one day. I’m feeling far less pressure, which is really allowing me to fully enjoy the ride. I’m tacking on a few unnecessary miles but, in true Scarlett O’Hara fashion, I’m just going to have to think about that tomorrow. (more…)
On 11.09.09 | In Family Biking Adventures | By Angie
Another lovely weekend by bike. Saturday a friend called and invited us out to Lake Eola (downtown) for the Fall Fiesta in the Park. My first thought hovered somewhere around the idea of “don’t you know we have to bike everywhere now?!?” However, one of the most important rules we made about this challenge was that we would never turn something down because of biking. If we didn’t want to go, fine – but not going because it was too many miles out of our total or too hard to bike to was not an option. Otherwise, what’s the point? Anyone can live on 4,000 miles if they stay inside all day! (more…)
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