Thought for today
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Read More Thought for todayWhere do we go from here, as the United States of America?
It’s been about 5 days past the USA’s 2020 national election and most of the US and the world has acknowledged that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have won, and Donald Trump will be replaced in January of 2021. Trump, as expected, refuses to believe it and those officials looking to profit from staying attached […]
Read More Where do we go from here, as the United States of America?Return to Sailing in 2019
2019, early spring, only a few months after my official retirement from an auto service business that lasted 38 plus years. I’m back to rediscovering what I enjoyed about sailing in the early 80’s. Then, I had just started my auto service business and was just getting interested in cycling, but sailing was taking a […]
Read More Return to Sailing in 2019Saturday, Last Travel Day Summary 10.3.20
If you want to read the whole story head over to the menu on the right side of the home page and click on the Saturday description under the Sailing main topic. Below is the quick summary of the last day on the water motoring/travel day. Saturday was the last travel day of my 6-day […]
Read More Saturday, Last Travel Day Summary 10.3.20Friday mast down day in Afton 10.2.20
Go to the menu on the right and look for the page about Friday at Afton for a story about my Afton day. Not the most exciting day of the journey up the river but necessary. Part of the reason for this river trip is not only to get to a closer to home winter […]
Read More Friday mast down day in Afton 10.2.20Sailing, fall trip to winter the boat 9.29.20
Tuesday, 9.29.20, was the start of my planned boat trip from Pepin Marina in Pepin Wi to Watergate Marina in St Paul via Afton MN on the St Criox to use the gin pole there and get my mast down for the winter. I’ve been adding daily details in the MENU area to the right […]
Read More Sailing, fall trip to winter the boat 9.29.20Instead of Manchester 2020
Just realizing that under normal circumstances next week I would be in Manchester UK for my 11th World Masters Track Championships events. It’s 2020, I shouldn’t have to explain the reason I’m not there. Like most, I’m trying to find a new way to find value and purpose in life when things are so unreasonably not […]
Read More Instead of Manchester 2020A Story, a search, fall of 2020
A story my coach asked for, careful what you ask for My first memory of a bike experience was when I was quite young, maybe not even 10 years old. Youngest of three brothers in the family, we had one bike. It as a classic old chrome fendered 3 speed Schwinn that was bought probably […]
Read More A Story, a search, fall of 2020Standing Start video
Great inspiration for track racing or anyone who wants to excel
Read More Standing Start videoTravels and Adventures, mostly track cycling but more to come
What you find here is a lot of reports and ramblings about my part-time career as a Masters Velodrome track racer. It started out as comments about each event, how they occurred, what worked and what didn’t work as far as getting good results and getting through the events successfully. What it has become is […]
Read More Travels and Adventures, mostly track cycling but more to come