Have you ever had a time when you just didn't have any motivation to do the things you love to do. Today the temperature hit 70. The first time since November. And my favorite weekly gravel ride scheduled. On my Erie Canal trip, October 2024 And I didn't go. Instead, I came up with excuses: I needed to go to the store for groceries. There was a chance of rain during the ride. I hadn't ridden since last year. Stupid excuses. But why? I love riding my bike. I'm actually considering...

So, who has been watching the Olympics? The Winter Olympics don't seem to have as much panache as the Summer ones, but they are just as exciting. International Olympic Committee, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons And with almost any sporting event--it makes me excited to get out and be active. Which has been hard to do, since it has been brutally cold here in the Northeast. Plus we have 2+ feet of snow on the ground, with another Blizzard on its way as I type. So it's a good day to stay...

It's actually Christmas Eve morning, but you get the jist. I think everyone knows the first line of this poem from the early 19th century. It's actual title is A Visit from St. Nicholas , originally published anonymously in 1823. That's 200 hundred years ago! Various versions and interpretations of the poem have made their way into the popular culture, and some have even built upon it, like the story (and movie), The Polar Express . For some reason, I have (yet again) found myself in the...