ONE OF MY PERENNIAL FANTASIES is to leave the demands of the day job, retire to a small town, and open a coffee shop. I'd carry only premium organic, fair-trade, free-range coffee (hand-harvested to classical music) and ephemeral pastries that would bring in people from several neighboring states. And while my dedicated, well-paid staff served …
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With such terrific spring weather here in southeast Michigan this week, I've gotten outside to run or ride every evening after work. It's felt like forever since I've been able to just toss on the gear and go, without worrying about being warm enough or bringing a headlamp. While I was out on the bike …
IT'S STILL A BIT HARD TO BELIEVE that 2012, my "year of being 50" is over and done with, even as full a year as it was. As a forward-looking guy, I'm more interested in what I'm doing and learning now, and training for events to come. But readers who joined me during the year …
I WAS BACK ON THE TRICROSS SATURDAY MORNING for the "Ride for Amy" event at Island Lake Recreation Area. It was around 40 degrees and overcast, so I took along some rain gear and extra clothes. Good thing. Despite the less than ideal weather, turnout was good. According to Eva, one of the organizers, around …
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