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 →
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 →
Wherein, I rat myself out. One of the great things about New Year's resolutions is that, by this time of year, everyone has forgotten that you ever made any. But I did make some (HERE), and the idea was to work towards them all. So with half the year behind me, it's time to see... Continue Reading →
It's always one step at a time. One pound at a time. One challenge at a time. Last week I talked about the changes needed in my activity/exercise level. I'm happy to report progress on that front. The bicycle is out of storage and was on the road twice this past week. One of my... Continue Reading →
Continuing the "plateau". Which isn't bad, just a little frustrating. I've been thinking about the next set of changes needed to get moving again. Clearly, the exercise component needs to be changed. My bicycle is out of storage and I got my first ride in. More about that next week. My thoughts this week have... Continue Reading →
There is truly nothing to say about this week. Just look at the number, lol! Let's just say that...nope, I got nothin'. See you next week. Onward. My resolution remains: I want to am going to be The Guy again. The Guy weighed 175 pounds and looked good and felt good. And his blood... Continue Reading →
The weekend kind of got away from me! Followed up a surprise great week with a less than great one. But OK. Lots of little things. A temporary change in the schedule I had established (beyond my control), and an associated change in my exercise/food routine. That's never good. A little backsliding on my... Continue Reading →
Then you have a week like this. It didn't seem like a great week. Of course, it didn't seem like a bad one either. I got almost no exercise. Schedule and weather just got in the way. Included in that was no exercise on my shoulder, and I saw some very quick negative... Continue Reading →
Just a tiny bit of movement. At least it's in the right direction. The weather is improving so I have no excuse not to increase my activity levels. The bicycle will come out this weekend as well, so I will have some miles to chart there. Food is fine, exercise is low, blah, blah,... Continue Reading →
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