Archive for July, 2006

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Were you named after anyone?My middle name, Diane, is […]

Where the hell am I? Texas?!?

When the opportunity for a move back to the west coast came up, I was thrilled to move away from life below the Mason-Dixon Line and back to the land of the free. It’s been quite a while since I’ve chimed in on the political front and although I’ve had many concerns about much […]

Post-Tour Slump

With Floyd Landis safely in yellow as the riders took to the streets of Paris today, Chris and I parked ourselves in the butt-shaped dents we’ve managed to carve into the sofa over the past three weeks. We watched the endless play-by-play as Paul and Phil called out the drama. And then, it […]

I survived STP

Sunday afternoon, my dad and I crossed the finish line of the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic in one (well, two) pieces. While I enjoyed the ride, the experience taught me more about myself as a cyclist than I ever imagined it would. For now, read my guest blog at bikehugger. More […]

Off to Portland

Most of our day has been spent tricking out the tandem for our ride tomorrow. Cycling computer is ready to go, my super-cool Terry saddle has been moved and pedals have been switched up. Unfortunately, the road tandem we had reserved had an “accident” last week and when Montlake Bike called to let […]

Time flies when you’re having fun. And when you’re too busy moving cross-country and chasing babies to realize that in what seems like a blink of an eye, our three-year anniversary is upon us. Part of me feels as though our wedding was an eternity ago, back when I had a career, before […]

After commuting all over the city with Dillon the past couple of weeks and nearly been taken out by two cars on my ride last Sunday, when MJ asked me if I was up for a ride in the ‘burbs this weekend I was psyched. Though Seattle offers some decent routes for getting around […]

Le Tour

I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect from my recovery when I fell five weeks ago. Although the doctors had said I was looking at somwhere between six and twelve weeks before I had full function back in my shoulder, my own research proved even more vague and completely useless. There is little […]