Jan
29
Yoga, no Cali, and snow on golf courses
January 29, 2008 | 1 Comment
I’ve been doing Bikram yoga since early December. I was a bit unsure about trying it because it seemed kind of wussy. I mean, stretching? I regularly ride my bike anywhere from three to six hours up and down hills in hot and cold temperatures. Surely yoga is a walk in the park compared to [...]
Dec
19
New boots!
December 19, 2007 | 2 Comments
It snowed a lot here over the weekend, but more to the point is that it then rained on top of the snow and froze solid. It’s nasty. If you didn’t dig your car out before the freeze, you won’t see it again until spring. Luckily I managed to get my car free of the [...]
Mar
19
Gear!
March 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment
My friend Sally always makes me laugh when she refers to all her belongings as “gear.” She doesn’t have clothes and shoes, or bike equipment and climbing stuff, or surfboards and skis – nope, it’s all “gear.” She’s just that sporty.
Now even I have more gear! I am now the proud owner of equipment for [...]
Mar
7
Sore everywhere; also shivering
March 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment
A few weeks ago, I tried cross-country skiing for the first time at a little ski area on a golf course in Weston, outside Boston. The classical version looked too easy to me, so I tried skate skis first. Keep in mind that I had never before attached skis to my feet, ever. So there [...]
