"no mud, no lotus"

Last year at this time, we were out and about exploring and getting places. This year, we are doing hard things like staying home and practicing social distancing in hope that it slows the spread of a pandemic. It's a sad but necessary state of affairs, and to somewhat lessen the isolation, I will be trying to run some Zwift Meet Ups on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays through April. The Omcyclingbuffalo rides take place at 3:30 EST. To join, you need to message me (FB, IG,

"Strange Days" (Jim Morrison, The Doors) Strange days have found us Strange days have tracked us down They're going to destroy Our casual joys We shall go on playing Or find a new town With the Covid-19 pandemic now upon us, many people are now working from home, out of school, or newly unemployed. Gladly, not many in our area are sick, yet. These troubling and unsure times have created lots of fear and uncertainty. I am finding myself with lots more free time, as work h

Sometimes it is a little unsettling getting old. You know that you are not the same at 50 as you were at 40, 30, and certainly not 20. But that doesn’t mean that you cannot still be a complete bad-ass and have the best time of your life, especially when things quiet down a little with kids grown and gone onto bigger and better things. I have not written too much lately because I have been extremely busy at work and eagerly anticipating a spring that still has not sprung. That