Jeanne BustamanteLast week I was feeling under the weather (and the weather itself has been getting worse, cold and wet). I’d…
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I’m having a hard time getting myself to write this. I, in response to a challenge on another blog, one…
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Back in my entry on the trip that Ambrose and I took to Stump Lake, I mentioned that I was…
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The other night, in the pre-class chatter, I overhead the instructor talking about running. Specifically, that it doesn’t ever get…
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Last night, when my class broke up into groups, one of the members of my group mentioned that she felt…
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On Sunday Ambrose and I went for a run, on what seems to have been the last nice day that…
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Slate had an article by Amanda Marcotte during the recent shutdown describing how the Democrats could deal with the Republicans…
Continue ReadingThe Limits of My Winter Bike Commute
I’m the kind of driver who insists on seat belts. The kind of driver who gets paranoid about going over…
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My English 275 class has moved on to poetry. At first, I was like, ugh, poetry, spare me. Then we…
Continue ReadingThe 5 Stages of Cold Weather Bike Commuting
Stage 1: PreparationYou’re smart. You know that layers are the way to go here. Normal pants and shoes will do…
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