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this and that #47
L has been having a small influx of Ukrainians to her gymnastics team – a new girl her own age, and a new coach. I can’t help but wonder what path they took here. At least there is a small community they can be part of here. When we joined gymnastics, the coach said L…
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Tour d’Eastside
Another weekend, another bike ride. This weekend, I finished my longest ride ever (by about a mile) – 44.5 miles with 2220 feet of elevation gain. It was a great ride! It makes so much difference when the weather is decent. I had loaded up all this cold weather gear on a bag on my…
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In a surprise to no one, rain is in the forecast
We are in the thick of swim season here. One of the things about swim is that you are required to “volunteer” 8 points per family, where each point is a little over an hour of volunteer time. Alternatively, you can pay out the points for around $300. Last year, we paid out most of…
a wet rainy cycle
Two weeks ago, I went for a 37 mile ride with 1700 ft of elevation gain. It was very pleasant and went well. Yes, I was very tired, but nothing crazy. I should note that other than the morning I went for my cycle, it rained for most of that weekend. The following weekend, I…
a pox on both your houses
This is kind of hilarious and kind of not. I noticed last week, per the NY Times, that the CDC had introduced a recommendation that everyone, including in the US, wear masks during travel to avoid monkeypox. I was surprised at the lack of coverage of this recommendation. Given that monkeypox, like Covid, is not…