Which Side of the Tracks Do You Come From?
A fundraising goal of $12,000 was a stretch goal (contributes are still welcome and coming in though!) but one could argue that the other goal, biking to end division, was…
Pedaling to the Beat of Arthur Ashe’s Motto
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can ~ Arthur Ashe Between Cedarburg, WI and Port Washington My good friend Gary Greer wrote in comments to…
Psychological Debris from an Anxiety-Ridden, Failed Attempt to Orbit a Big Lake
On any of my long-distance bike rides, the whirl I took around the Grand Illinois Trail (600 miles), the sweep up and down the Katy in Missouri (443 miles), or…
Hurtling toward the Next Oblivion in a Honda Fit
In the parking lot of the EconoLodge in Oconto, WI, on Wednesday, the day of my rescue, I received a phone call from a lifelong friend, who told me of…
How Abruptly Plans Shatter in Oconto, WI (or Anywhere, USA)
On sale here in Oconto, a motorized bicycle Last night in my Econo Lodge motel room, here in Oconto, WI, I peeled a thick rubbery section of skin from the…
How Quickly Fear, the Quicksand of the Psyche, Can Drown You
The Majesty of Old Grain Silos I intended to use this trip to meditate on fear. To that purpose, I was far from cheated. I was flabbergasted by own dread,…
Kringle Me When It’s Raining
I had a layover day to recuperate in Green Bay thinking it would be wise. And it would have been wise, if it was a wise man recuperating. Alas, twas…
When Garmin Makes Candleabras…
Candleabra I have a Garmin watch, bike computer, cadence sensor, speed sensor and taillight with radar. If Garmin made a candleabra, I'd have one mounted on my handlebars and suffer…
Just Left Belgium, Denmark’s Gotta Be Around Here Somewhere
When you think of Wisconsin, what do you think? Cheeseheads, cheese curds, the Packers, Governor Scott Walker? Naw, you meant to say red barns. It's the ferrous oxide (iron) that…
Trekking to Manitowoc, WI—Backwoods QAnon Theorists be damned
I didn't sleep to well the night before. I was a little feverish and woke up too often. The dogs were barking as they used to say. My anxiety was…