What I learned
I completed my Tour of Socal yesterday, a make-it-up-as-you-go-along kind of thing that started in Wofford Heights, went over to the coast through Bakersfield and SLO County, Ojai, Carpinteria, down …
Training
“The broken conformities of our so-called intelligent species”
I’m lucky to know smart people who can look beyond the surface. One of them commented on my peregrinations and the musings associated with them, and observed that I was …
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Fat chance
“How do you stay motivated?” “How do you force yourself to get up and do it all over again, every day?” “Don’t you get tired?” “What’s your secret?” My friend …
The answer
Hi Seth, Your most recent post about forgiveness was beautifully expressed. It is true that forgiveness benefits the offender, but I have also seen forgiveness benefit those who forgive. Forgiveness …
Requiem for a dad
Franklin Chandler Davidson died today surrounded by his cats and his wife. He didn’t pass, go onto his reward, reunite with his maker, set his burden down, or expire peacefully. …
How happy works
I used to think that happiness was a point in time rather than a state. In other words, you could be happy, but after that brief moment you would feel …
The varicolored, rainbow line
I’m camping tonight in a ditch. Actually, in a dry creekbed. Cramping, too. It’s far away from mostly everything. I’m about a hundred yards off the roadway, which has hardly …
Hill beater
I finally made it up and over Old State Road after being here since January. The snow had melted and I was able to take the left and get over …
Once a bike racer … Part 2, Interview with Andy Coggan, Ph.D.
A couple of weeks ago I had a great conversation with Andy Coggan, father of the infamous phrase “Functional Threshold Power” and creator of the diabolical training levels associated therewith. …
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Unconquered hills
Everyone has a hill that they just can’t climb. Some outdoors, some deep inside. I’ve been in the Kern River Valley for a little while, steep mountains lining the river, …