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The Power of Vacation

January 6, 2020January 5, 2020 Posted in Alexa, biking, Carmel, dogs, Monterey Bay, Point Lobos, relationships, thrift store, Tor House, travel, vacationLeave a comment

The week after Christmas is a dead time for scheduled activities. Chorus rehearsals are cancelled. The city building where I exercise three times a week is closed. There’s a lot of extra time during the day. So . . . . . . for the first time in two and a half years, I went… Continue reading The Power of Vacation

Magee Preserve is Good for Danville

October 6, 2019October 9, 2019 Posted in bicycles, biking, cows, Davidon Homes, hiking, hiking trails, housing development, Magee Preserve, Mount Diablo State Park, ranch1 Comment

There is a rancher in my town whose family owns 410 acres of pristine grazing land. His name is Tom Magee. Today Tom and Davidon Homes hosted a Tails and Trails walk for people to bring their dogs and hike through the ranch to see what future park trails would look like. I went along… Continue reading Magee Preserve is Good for Danville

Interfacing with Nature

June 19, 2019 Posted in best, biking, California, dreams, hiking, humor, hunting, husband, memoir, nature, outdoors, relationships, survival1 Comment

(re-run) I live in a town that backs up to a gorgeous mountain in the middle of an otherwise flat part of the San Francisco Bay Area. Bicyclists come from all over to climb the mountain and then get their joy ride on the way down the winding road. The hiking here is phenomenal, and… Continue reading Interfacing with Nature

Mountain Lion

May 31, 2019 Posted in biking, California, escape, hiking, humor, memoir, Mendocino, nature, relationships, survival, Van Damme State Park, Washington, worstLeave a comment

(re-run) The latest mountain lion attack got me to thinking about how we humans hike, bike, and enter into cougar country and should know what to do in the event that we run into one. The newspaper article today tells about the two mountain bikers in Washington this past weekend that encountered a mountain lion.… Continue reading Mountain Lion

S is for Scrolling (Surfing)

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 Posted in Amazon, artificial intelligence, beach, biking, cats, dancing, dictatorship, dogs, exercise, hiking, middle class, relaxation, scrolling, Wordpress, YouTube1 Comment

It used to be when I had a few minutes of free time, I’d try to get something done, like work on a story, clean a drawer, or do some squats. Oh, I could’ve written about squats since it starts with an S. But what can you say? Bend down, butt out. Stand up, repeat.… Continue reading S is for Scrolling (Surfing)

Mountain Lion

January 17, 2019January 16, 2019 Posted in biking, California, escape, hiking, humor, memoir, Mendocino, nature, relationships, survival, Van Damme State Park, Washington, worst1 Comment

My Day Offline

December 30, 2018December 30, 2018 Posted in biking, California, childhood, divorce, dogs, holidays, humor, internet, memoir, mom, nature, offline, relationshipsLeave a comment

Every morning I get up, feed the dogs, boil a pot of water, and make a blog post. Then I drink my cup of hot water, scroll through Facebook, and wait for my reflux meds to kick in. Then I eat breakfast, take a shower, and start my day. I usually return to the internet… Continue reading My Day Offline

A Deer, a Rabbit, and a Ghost

September 25, 2018September 23, 2018 Posted in biking, California, canyon, CornHole, deer, ghosts, nature, party, rabbit, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Yesterday was the annual singles’ club party/picnic at one guy’s lush estate in Hayward. I picked up my girlfriend, and we let the GPS woman’s voice direct us down Five Canyons Road to a bunch of turns until we finally found the place. I’d been there many times before but always as a passenger, never… Continue reading A Deer, a Rabbit, and a Ghost

Interfacing with Nature

June 25, 2018 Posted in best, biking, California, dreams, hiking, humor, hunting, husband, memoir, nature, outdoors, relationships, survivalLeave a comment

I live in a town that backs up to a gorgeous mountain in the middle of an otherwise flat part of the San Francisco Bay Area. Bicyclists come from all over to climb the mountain and then get their joy ride on the way down the winding road. The hiking here is phenomenal, and the… Continue reading Interfacing with Nature

Mountain Lion

May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 Posted in biking, California, escape, hiking, humor, memoir, Mendocino, nature, relationships, survival, Van Damme State Park, Washington, worst2 Comments

The latest mountain lion attack got me to thinking about how we humans hike, bike, and enter into cougar country and should know what to do in the event that we run into one. The newspaper article today tells about the two mountain bikers in Washington this past weekend that encountered a mountain lion. The… Continue reading Mountain Lion