Christmas 2012 has come and gone, too fast for my tastes.  No Christmas letter composed, no cards addressed or mailed, too little time spent shopping and too much time at work.  We had some memorable…

Fall has settled into the Tennessee Valley, this time for good I think.  I go to work in the early morning fog, which blankets low areas till the sun comes out and burns it off.…

Every once and a while, a person should do something that makes them uncomfortable.   For me, swimming falls into that category and today was my day to step out of my comfort zone.   As a…

We’ve acquired some new toys this year and most of them have been for me! Finally replaced my circa 1992 Trek 1400 with this sleek Trek Madone  3.1 WSD. Wow, gears on the handlebars instead…

After our last bike ride on Old Walland Road, I told John that it was time to throw in a few more hills. I had successfully powered up a couple of short, marginally steep hills…