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New Bike – OMG!

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My honey got a package delivered today and it was a new bike for me!! OMG!It’s beautiful – and just the female geometry I needed!He was supposed to get me an older version but he splurged and got me the 2008 Specialized Dolce Elite in white with pink accents. She rides like a dream and […]

We did it! Thank you!

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I’d like to thank all of you who donated before December 1, 2008 for helping me raise over $1,000! Benchmark #1 has been reached! More than 1/3 of my required minimum and 21% of my personal goal of $5k! I’m so touched by your support!I said I’d give the incentive prize to whomever helped the […]

37 is my lucky number

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On Sunday, Shannon took me on the Paradise Loop in Marin. We rode from the Mission all the way thru Tiburon, around the Paradise Loop and then had Indian food in Sausalito and took the ferry home.This is the first ride that I’ve felt in my legs a few days after. Seems I’ve found my […]

I rode to work sooner than expected!

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I woke up on Thursday morning seeing the beautiful sunshine, knowing that I didn’t need to be at work until noon and I said to Shannon “wanna ride to burlingame with me today?”He was very excited and immediately got to cookin’ up his special steel cut oats with peanut butter – really sticks to the […]

WOW! Over 10% already!

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I just wanted to post a quick thank you to those of you who jumped in so quickly to support this ride of mine!I’m happily stunned to have gotten to 11% of my goal in less than 30 days!I regret to inform you all that my only training done this last weekend was to ride […]

i’m going to ride my bike 545 miles next summer!

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Ever since I moved to San Francisco and heard about this crazy bike ride from SF to LA, I’ve thought about doing it. Two years ago, I discovered that a friend of a friend, Emily, (who is now a dear friend) is the volunteer coordinator for the SF AIDS Foundation. I discovered this when I […]

First training weekend!

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On Saturday, Shannon took me to Marin for my second long ride ever and first training ride for ALC! We drove to Nicasio and then biked about 28 miles r/t to Pt. Reyes.Shanny encouraged me to leave behind my “civilian” hoodie (cotton, not cycle worthy) but I held firm and am so grateful as it […]

Timber Phoenix, Kitty Extraordinaire

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The Friday night before Mother’s Day, we drove from Burlingame to Pacifica down a road called Sharp Park. It’s a two lane road with a 4 foot tall cement median dividing the two sets of two lanes. It was still very light out at 6:45 or so and I was able to notice, as the […]

overheard

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today i overheard myself in this conversation:person bagging groceries: oh, you don’t want a bag?me: no thanks – I’ve got one here. no need for more plastic.pbg: [something something about his neighbors that I couldn’t quite make out] yeah, they love plastic.me: they better, it’s not going anywhere!cute girl at cash register: well said. i’m […]

quake

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We just had a pretty big earthquake! 5.6 ain’t no joke! I hope everyone in the southern part of the east bay is okay. The room was shaking and everything that was hanging, was swinging. There was a subtle sound of creaking or movement. The whole thing lasted for about 7 seconds which is a […]