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 →
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 →
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 →
Finding Folks I've been wanting to write about my life on two wheels, but my tendency to want perfection keeps getting in the way. Which is ridiculous since I don't believe in perfection. So, this isn't the perfect entrance to this topic. I don't care. We're just going to dive right in.There's a long story about... Continue Reading →
“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” - Ursula K. Le Guin The weather is warming! It’s one of my favorite things about living in Central Virginia. The “warm” seasons last a long time here. The week that I’m writing this has both... Continue Reading →
For those who have followed this blog over the years, you know that every so often I get bored with the look here. I begin to fiddle around and eventually land on something. I imagine that if you happen to drop by on the day(s) I'm playing around the effect could be bizarre. Images appear... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 