I’ve missed the chance to capture a bunch of non-migrating (sic) fix around B-ton. We had a blizzard a week or so back and I was very surprised to see quite a few winter fix the following week. What with suicidal 5 foot snow banks that create ice in the “bike-lane” and car drivers who will drive where they know there is a lane in good weather (which is now the bike lane!) Somehow my little capture the world cam has been sitting in my bedroom or missing altogether (found after a week…hiding in the glove box of the car.)
This one guy has a bob that he pulls too….forces him way out into the road. He cuts a wide enough swath that the cars leave him alone, mostly he tells me. He’s even got stickers that say winter-fixers-guild. I want one. Course I’m not walking the walk these days. My commute is about twice as long now as before and the blizzard has yet to be cleared away enough to make the bikemute less than suicidal. Anyway, some hardened VT fixers are out there continuing to not burn fossil fuels (they burn carbs and fats, obviously.) Cheers mates!
I went up to Sleepy Hollow yesterday for a solid two hours of skate skiing. I also call this interval training, since at my current fitness level, there are just two levels of intensity: running the redline and stopping to catch my breath. Wow. I’m a bit heavy after intentionally eating everything in sight after my pneumonia last fall. That said, I skied with only a half dozen quick breaks for the whole 2 hours. About 12 miles I think. Great conditions and my technique has made it back to the “I’m not embarrassing myself anymore” point. Big smile. I’ve always found that skate skiing gets the cardio going like no other activity (rowing maybe, which I’ve never done.)
Last nite I pulled the trigger and bought my plane ticket and my Burning Man ticket. I’ll be in Oregon for about 4 or 5 days before the festival. Lookout Bend, I’m coming to visit. Yo Vulture, you reading this? Got to get some record cases for the trip. I’d like to play some gigs while on the Playa. Anybody know any club organizers out there?
Over and Out, but back online.
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