December 31. 2011

Last ride of the year. Over 3,000 in 2011. Setting odometer back to zero for tomorrow.

December 19, 2011

So little light even at 2:00 in the afternoon.
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December 17, 2011

A month ago there were trees over there.
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December 12, 2011

Thousands of geese.
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December 1, 2011

I stopped to watch the demolition of the most famous house flooded in the 2008 deluge, restored, and then bought by the city with FEMA money to be leveled... when a jogger who looked and ran exactly like Woody Allen passed in front of me, turned to me, and ,with out braking his stumbling stride, said with a frown, "A million dollar house." I understood his sorrow.

As of today's ride, I have fulfilled all of my goals: I have biked in all 12 months of 2011 (rides of 20 miles or more),  biked a day of RAGBRI, and, on Labor Day, road a 100 miles in one day. I've logged 2,800 miles this year and hope to keep it up right until January 1st. 3,000 miles would be nice.

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