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When you think you're number one it's
humbling to know you're closer to zero than number two |
Tuesday May 7, 2008 Commuter Fair Today on It was a warmer
start today and I was able to leave the jacket and gloves at home. It is
getting a little easier to get up for the longer ride. Less thirty minutes of
sleep is hard to adapt too by will. Here is a site that
can be used to find the lowest gas prices in http://www.knoxvillegasprices.com/ |
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Booker T. Washington |
Tuesday May 6, 2008 Maintenance I will be riding my
backup bike the rest if the week because the primary is in the shop for
maintenance. Earth Traverse Outfitters offers (or offered at the time of my
purchase) a one year free maintenance agreement. This has been a wonderful
benefit with the amount of riding I do. The guys there have really taken care
of me too (I bet they love the free advertisement), so if you are on the
market for a bicycle or other outdoor gear, swing by and check them out. The long route has
thrown up an obstacle. The city has decided to tear out some of the brand new
concrete on the section of Greenway between The otter was not
out today as far as I saw but I will continue to watch for him. The geese are
very aggressive this time of year and the squirrels are daredevils! Here are some
statistics that I pulled from Smart Trips. This is the monetary and
environmental impact that is a result of my commute From 4-6-2008 to
5-5-2008: Drive: 28.6% Bicycle: 71.4% Vehicle Miles Reduced: 180 Miles CO2 Emission Reduced: 164.88 lbs VOC Reduced: 3762 grams NOX Reduced: 250.2 grams Fuel and Maintenance
Cost Savings: $36.94* I finished reading The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. If you are looking for a positive outlook on
life this book is a good one. It is an easy read but full of good stuff! Of
course here is his site: http://download.srv.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/news/index.html Here is another interesting Blog that a
coworker has shared with me: Tucker’s Heart |
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I am learning all the time. The tombstone will
be my diploma. Eartha Kitt |
Monday May 5, 2008 Interesting! I had an eventful weekend. Saturday I
joined a friend in a strawberry field to pick strawberries which I took home
and prepped for Freezing and Jelly making. Those for jelly making were taken
as far as being boiled to juice. Yesterday I woke did my typical routine of
yoga and then mowing and then started learning the process of making jelly (I
had never made jelly before so I had worked out a jelly for help deal with my
aunt). Several hours and lots of work later we had about 18 jars of
strawberry jelly (I haven’t gotten to try in yet because it is technically
only getting ready now). Saturday evening I went for a ride and
along the way I joined up with a large group of riders. I have seen these
guys riding around town but this was the first time that I have joined them.
It was lots of fun and I hope to join them again in the future. I took a
couple of pictures. This is the best one:
The Pictures I found Friday have been
disputed by several family members. Though they very much looks
like my grandfather, we have decided that it is not him. In fact, After much
scrutiny, I have decided that most of the pictures are of the same man over a
long period of time. This was still an interesting investigation. I got off to a late start today so I road
my typical route. Tomorrow I will get back to the longer route. Today’s
starting temperature was 48 Degrees. On Thursday pick up a copy of the Metropulse and look for an ad featuring me promoting Smarttrips.
Not sure how it looks yet because the photos were just taken today. In the News Raw Milk Raid on the Mennonites: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=63225 Riots in http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/05/somalia.riot/index.html Antipsychotic Drug Use Soar: http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/05/05/psychdrugs.children.ap/index.html |
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Eventually, all things merge into one,
and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and
runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless
raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. I
am haunted by waters. |
Friday May 2, 2008 Modified Route I changed it up a bit today! I still used
the Greenway but picked it up at a
There were three other families of geese swimming
about but this was the best picture (got to stop relying on the cell phone
camera). An interesting thing happened along the way
today. I rounded a curve that runs behind the KUB water treatment facility on
You notice little things along the path
from a bicycle. |
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A good plan is like a road map: it
shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there. H |
Thursday May 1, 2008 A New Approach The new route to work using the greenway affords
a better sunrise. Unfortunately, I kept getting the lens flare. Having left
only 10 minute early, I was clocking in 10 minutes later than usual. The
Greenway is the way to go! With that said, I am going to start looking
at the whole ride a little differently. No more lazing about in the morning,
I will be getting up about 6:15 AM and out the door no later than 6:45. Why
ride 6 miles fast when I can enjoy the nature of the 9 mile route. The early
bird gets the worm! In my case, the worm was actually the opportunity to see
a river otter and a bird that I am going to have to do a little research to
figure out what it was. Another surprisingly chilly day at 43
Degrees.
Were you affected by Smart Fix 40? There
didn’t seem to be anymore traffic than usual on Middlebrook
Pike. I am trying to be optimistic about the whole thing and in reality it is
probably the best decision for the project. It at least on paper appears that
it will save time and tax dollars. Let’s hope that all goes as planned! |
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