Posted in Justice, Outdoor and nature, tagged biking on 29 May 2008 | No Comments »
Today, one of our students put me onto this website, My Cycling Log. I had been keeping track of my miles in a spreadsheet since I got back on the bike in April, but this site offers some additional features:
It computes the reduction in CO2 emissions that result from me riding instead of driving.
It computes [...]
Posted in Outdoor and nature, Spirituality on 21 May 2008 | 6 Comments »
OK, this may seem to be a little too “crunchy granola-ish,” but keep in mind that in my CLC group, we are in the 4th Week of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises…
My house mate has a list of spring chores that need to be done around the house, and I received my first introduction to a [...]
Posted in Outdoor and nature, Random thoughts on 13 May 2008 | 4 Comments »
Well, after several years, my friend J. finally talked me into it. On July 12 and 13, I’ll be riding 50 miles each day in the 2008 Bike MS event here in Michigan. I’m not much of a road biker, but since they now have a 100-mile route in addition to the usual 150-mile route, [...]
Posted in Outdoor and nature, Random thoughts on 7 April 2008 | 2 Comments »
Well, and that means literally - my bike saddle! And yes, the song by Gene Autry is stuck in my head…what is this with the old music?! A glorious weekend, and I made the most of it, riding 18 miles on Saturday, and 21 on Sunday. I fell once each day…on my generous behind, so [...]
Posted in Outdoor and nature, Random thoughts on 3 April 2008 | 1 Comment »
Finally…my first time on the bicycle of the year! All the way to work this morning, I had the following tune in my head…have a listen…
I know, it’s not high quality, but it is in the public domain…
Posted in Outdoor and nature on 7 March 2008 | No Comments »
Arrived safely last night, with lots of nice memories of my time in Florida with good friends. On my last post, a couple of you commented on the photo of the scrub jay. So here are a couple of photos of an even more colorful bird - the painted bunting - I saw the female [...]
Posted in Outdoor and nature on 4 March 2008 | 3 Comments »
Survived my biggest adventure today…we did a 9.4-mile hike at Jonathan Dickinson State Park today…started at about 8:30, and got off the trail a little before 1:30. I’m feeling muscles I haven’t felt in a long time. Yet, I’m pretty glad I was able to complete the hike without any major difficulty, especially since I [...]
Posted in Outdoor and nature on 2 March 2008 | 5 Comments »
I know…not a heading you would be expecting on the web site of a nun…
Just letting you know I arrived safely in Stuart, Florida on Friday. My friends are wonderful hostesses, and we are having lots of fun. On Saturday, we spent the better part of the morning in kayaks at the Savannas Preserve State [...]
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