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  • Biking Recap for December 2013

    Biking Recap for December 2013

    December had some unseasonably cold temperatures. But there is no bad weather, only bad clothing. My December Bicycling Accomplishments I reached the biking 2,000 milestone in a single year milestone. The next day, thanks to a beheaded spoke and a flat tire, I broke my streak of not commuting to work by car since sometime…

  • Rain!

    Rain!

    It’s finally raining! And I’m on my bike. I wouldn’t miss this. :-) Update: It’s getting better/wetter.

  • Rain in the Forecast :-)

    Rain in the Forecast :-)

    Q: How do you excite an Oregonian? A: Forecast rain after months of dry. We’re so excited! It’s nearly time to break out the bicycling rain gear. :-)

  • Biking in the New Year

    The New Year is here with beautiful weather: sunny and 50+. To celebrate, I rode my bike to Starbucks with my new Nook in my pocket. Woo hoo! A whole 4.07 miles on the bike on January 1. ;-) Because I know I’ll want to know what my bike odometer read at the beginning of…

  • Mid-October Lunchtime Walk, Part II

    Mid-October Lunchtime Walk, Part II

    Hillsboro is back to October weather: instead of yesterday’s blue skies and 73°, today is overcast and might reach 62°. In other words, it’s beautiful! After all, “There’s no such thing as bad weather; just bad clothes.” So, like yesterday, I grabbed my camera and set out on a walk. I had hoped the soft…

  • Blue!

    Blue!

    The weather prognosticators say Hillsboro will be 73 today and 85 tomorrow. We are almost giddy. :-)

  • Double Brrr

    And I thought it was cold yesterday morning.

  • Brrr

    It’s a little cold for the banana belt of Portland.

  • It’s a SUNami

    It’s a SUNami

    Remove the “T” from tsunami and what do you get? A SUNami. Credit for the #SUNami hashtag goes to Verso.