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New Web Host!
After 25 years, my existing web host got funny with the billing and wanted to increase the rate 400%. I worked with a support tech for quite some time as they repeatedly took five minutes to chat with their supervisor only to return with a 5% decrease. Ultimately they came down about 30%, but not […]
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Ride: Circus Ride
A local route steeped in history. I was without a bike or much fitness after moving last year so this was the first opportunity I had at it. It was a tough one, but it was a glorious one. 100% redeemed my Overland ride. The flooding from the past year had washed pretty much all […]
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Bryn, 18 months
What they say is true – every child is different. While they have their similarities and get along splendidly, these girls are so different. Bryn is an independent woman. I won’t make a blanket statement like “that’s a second child for you” because my sister would get mad at me. She doesn’t need our attention […]
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Adirondacks Vacation
We’ve just returned from a week at The Hedges in Blue Mountain Lake, NY. This was our first proper vacation as a family of four [plus Grandma and Grandpa] and it was amazing. I can’t say enough good things about where we chose to stay; all-inclusive (turn food-prep brain off!), rustic enough to not break […]
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Race: Vermont Overland 2023
Woof. That’s over with. This year, against logic, Rebecca and I hung our training on a single race. For her, it worked out. She had a good time, put in a nice constant effort, felt fine, and finished with a smile on her face. This was her first ever bike race and she slayed it. […]
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Bryn, 15 Months
We are walking, we are running, we are talking (single words, but dozens of them), we are singing, we are climbing, we are joking, we are playing, we are sleeping well. We had a long run where the bath was evil, but I think that has ended. Phew! Her latest trick is to steal a […]