10 Days; pobrecito
Ten days. It has been ten days since the last time I rode my bike. And when I did, the ride ended abruptly. After a great day of mountain-biking, I drank a bit too much alcohol on the porch and …
Category: My Story
Captain Safety Gets Certified or, make your dreams a reality
While this may be hard for some of you to believe, in the early ’90s I had visions of being a police officer. In fact, I even took a two-year community college course with that goal in mind. No, really, …
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Down By The River or, looking for a place to park in Toronto
Okay dear friends, I’m asking for a bit help. As you know, I live out of my converted Sprinter van, allowing me the ability to travel easily and migrate between Texas and Ontario. With my return to Toronto just around …
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Toronto to Texas; home to home
Wow, what a summer, such a grand time. I enjoyed a hugely rewarding time spent working at Sweet Pete’s Bike Shop in Toronto; I completed both the Noble Pursuit team road race and the 100km Paul’s Dirty Enduro mtb race; there were …
Paul’s Dirty Enduro 20th Edition or, how I beat my demon
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. On Saturday, that’s exactly what I did. On my third attempt at the 100km Paul’s Dirty Enduro, I completed that gruelling race. I’d been carrying around the demons of failure for …
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