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View from Artist Point on Mt. Diablo State Park.Photo by Joe Lewis. I was talking with Julie and Maya last night at dinner about a program I was listening to on our local NPR station (“Forum” with...
View ArticleHow To Celebrate a Birthday
My brother Steve celebrated his 50th in style on Sunday. He wanted to do something special for himself since, well, this is a milestone birthday for him. So why not throw a party! And what a party he...
View ArticleBike Journal
One of those “not too hot, not too cold” spring rides today… My knees have had some pain (mostly hill climbing), so I rode from Walnut Creek to Dublin to the bicycle shop where I got my bike. They are...
View ArticleBike Lanes on Diablo Road to South Gate in Danville
Back in May, it was reported in The Contra Costa Times that the town/community of Diablo (a rather ultra-rich place where the country club life abounds) were looking at passing a law/ordinance that...
View ArticleBirthday Ride in the Oakland-Berkeley Hills
Another year, another birthday… And for the last few years, I’ve done a “birthday ride” where I bicycle through an area I’ve never had the chance to ride through. One year I biked across the Golden...
View ArticleBike Journal: Trying to Ride Away The Pain
Looks like some religious movie, huh. Okay, it’s not really pain per se. But last night I came home from work and wasn’t feeling all that well. Kind of nauseous, a little stomach ache, and just a hint...
View ArticleOnce Upon A Time, I Used To Bike…A Lot
Maya as a toddler in the bike seat attached to my Schwinn Varsity I started bicycling a long time ago. Around the time Maya was almost 2-years-old, I used to put her in a baby seat on my handy Schwinn...
View ArticleBicycle Diaries: Walnut Creek to Concord to Walnut Creek Loop
Me at Boundary Oak Golf Course in Walnut Creek I’m still not biking as much as I used to, but when I do bike, it’s been a real joy as of late. Back in 2013, I was really hardcore into the sport, and...
View ArticleRental Bikes and e-Bikes
For the past few years, there’s been a proliferation of bicyclists on the road in my neck of the woods. It’s common to see more and more people riding their bikes to work, to public transit, and to...
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