Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Current riding statistics (as of 4/30): 16 rides, 217.45 miles, 3,796 feet elevation gain, 22 hours 57 minutes riding time The first third of 2026 is behind us now, and the cycling is doing pretty well. We survived the snowcrete catastrophe of 2026 (and a full week of snow days from school), but the weather... Continue Reading →
It was a year of new challenges, new wheels and new achievements. The hope is that it’s a year that sets me up for an even better year in 2026. I meant to do a year-end review of my riding along with the usual suspects of movies and books. But once the end-of-year break arrived,... Continue Reading →
I noted back in September that I was struggling. By the end of October, I knew that I’d run into several walls all at once. My physical energy never quite recovered from the longest year of bicycling of my life (81 rides and 1,100 miles!), my mental energy was ebbing, and my emotional energy was... Continue Reading →
Time to check in again on an important part of my creative life — bicycling! If you don’t see the connection between the two, here’s my logic. If I want to be creative, I have to be healthy. Both mentally and physically. I’m not saying that at any given moment I’m perfect on either account,... Continue Reading →
Today is my wedding anniversary. It’s been 43 years together with an amazing woman. As I went back through the last decade or so of tributes, it felt like I’d said everything there was to say. But it felt important to say something. If you’ve known me and the Lady in My Life for more... Continue Reading →
I don't write a lot of poetry. Over the years there's been a bit here and there. Almost all of it is free verse, as is today's offering. This was supposed to be an essay or short story, but it refused to flow. The creative voice suggested some verse, and it flowed. Hope you enjoy.... Continue Reading →
Creativity and Health With each passing year, it is clearer to me how important my physical health, mental health, and creativity are linked. If any of those three are not cared for, the other two will suffer. That makes this the worst time of year for me. There are tons of holiday related food still... Continue Reading →
Things Kind of Blew Up If you're glancing at this blog for the first time in a while (because it's been a hot minute or six since my last post), you may wonder what happened. There are now a LOT more posts here than before. No, I did not go on a writing binge. I... Continue Reading →
Part of the reality of The Life Creative is that the other parts of our lives get in the way. I'll talk some more about that in the future. In the meantime, I took advantage of a day off and set out with my camera. I don't get as many photo days as I'd like,... Continue Reading →
The last year and a bit have made a lot of changes in our lives and society. The most common hope I hear is that we will get back to "normal" or something like that. And the sooner the better.Normal. Meaning "the ways things were before". I'm not sure how close we can really get.... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 