Take 2 There once was a man from Nantucket … No, I won’t go there, although for a time I had a T-Shirt that said “I am the man from...

There once was a man from Nantucket … No, I won’t go there, although for a time I had a T-Shirt that said “I am the man from Nantucket”....

The wind in my face is a pain My legs and my lungs they do strain With a breeze from behind I will pay it no mind And cruise down the...

Just a quick recap before I get on with it. When last I wrote, I was still drying out from a very wet golf outing at Ballyliffin in...

I’m stepping out and writing about something other than a bicycle ride at the request of friend and golf buddy, Dan Lamey. Dan is one of...

“Roll, roll me away I'm gonna roll me away tonight Gotta keep rollin' Gotta keep ridin' Keep searchin' 'til I find what's right And as...

“White knuckles and sweaty palms from hanging on too tight. Clenched shut jaw … I think I finally had enough. I think I maybe think too...

“I'm a man of means, by no means King of the road” - Roger Miller Today was spectacular in its nothingness. The closest thing to...

“…I’m stuck in colder weather, maybe tomorrow will be better…” - Zac Brown Today I violated one of my core principles. Something I have...

I’m shamelessly borrowing a song title from my favorite album of all time - Fizzy Fuzzy Big and Buzzy by the Refreshments, circa 1995 -...

I like to think about these daily posts throughout the day. Typically, I start to notice various trends annd then a theme emerges. Today...

Here we go again. Tomorrow, I meet up with Dan in Oklahoma City and we begin the next segment of our Route 66 journey from OKC to...

Segment #2 of the Route 66(ish) ride is now in the books. 7 days, 412 miles, 17,266' of elevation gain. 0 bike problems, but 1 scare with...

There was absolutely nothing good about today. Starting with the discovery that the only "hot" breakfast at the hotel was a pancake and...

With proper shout out to Keith Urban for ripping off his song title, today had everything from a wide array of riding conditions to not...

Today was a short ride at 30 miles and we were in Springfield before lunch. The first half of the ride was parallel to the interstate...

I do not mind getting older, in much the same way that I have embraced my baldness. I turned 59 last month but still feel reasonably...

I'M SORRY!! I had to do it. That was an actual billboard along I-44. Let me backup for a minute. Last night, I got a comment on my post...

This break in the action has been brought to you by: Two graduations in the Bay Area The 26th Annual Buddies at the Butte golf tournament...

The best sign for a Route 66 business goes to Hamel, Illinois

Section 1 of Route 66 came to a close yesterday in the Gateway to the West, St. Louis. We had close to perfect conditions with a slightly...

Last year, after a bit of a rough start physically, I was able to settle into a pretty simple routine. Big hotel breakfast followed by a...

There is only one other human being on earth that would understand that reference (two now since I told Dan about it earlier this...

This is a BOGO special on blog posts. Given the general sameness of the scenery, yesterday and today have been pretty similar so I'm just...

If I learned anything from my ride last year, it's that very little goes as planned, even when it seems like it does. Case in point -...

There is a lot to unpack in that simple statement. First of all, it implies that the orator of that phrase actually HAS better judgment,...

No, no, no! I am not referring to the 2022 odyssey around the lower 48. I am pleased to report that it has been nearly 3 months since I...

"Well I rode that ribbon highway I saw above me the endless sky I saw below me the golden valley Well this land was made for you and me"...

“From the mountains high to the wave-crashed coast There’s a way to find better days, I know It’s been a long hard ride, got a ways to go...

“Don’t you know, it’s gonna be sweat And some tears And some hard years Best believe they’ll be hurt And some pain Expect some rain” -...

“I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord And I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord Can you feel ir coming...

“We didn’t start the fire It was always burning since the world’s been turning We didn’t start the fire But when we are gone, it will...

“I finally see the dawn arriving I see beyond the road I’m driving Ooh far away and left behind, left behind Oh the sun is shining And...

“At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet And a freight train running through the middle of my head” - Bruce Springsteen Heat, heat...

“These are days you’ll remember Never before and never since, I promise Will the whole world be warm as this And as you feel it, you’ll...

“Leaving home, out on the road I’ve been down before Riding along on this big jet plane Thinking about my home” - Steve Miller Once...

“Tried and I tried but I don’t understand Never seemed to work out the way I had it planned” - Jimmy Buffett I posted early yesterday so...

“You see that mountain over there? Yeah? One of these days I’m gonna climb that mountain” - Alabama Considering today was such a short...

“I’m gonna wish I had a storm warning I’m gonna wish I had a sign I’m gonna wish I had a little heads up Little leeway, little more time”...

“And I smell my motor burn in’ Underneath the hood Is smoke Can’t stop, and I can’t stop Got to keep movin’ on or I’ll lose my mind” -...

“You may ask yourself Where does that highway go to? And you may ask yourself Am I right, am I wrong? And you may say to yourself My God,...

“We never even said a word We just walked out and got on that bike And we rolled And we rolled clean out of sight” - Bob Seger and the...

“Moving in silent desperation Keepin’ an eye on the Holy Land A hypothetical destination Say, who is this walking man?” - James Taylor...

“Ooh, that smell Can’t you smell that smell Ooh, that smell The smell of death’s around you” - Lynyrd Skynyrd Today was a day for the...

“I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles Oh, yeah” - The...

“We’d go down to the river And into the river we’d dive Oh, down to the river we’d ride” - Bruce Springsteen I had an entire range of...

With all due respect to the Proclaimers, I’m changing up the lyrics just a bit to serve my purposes tonight. “But I would ride 500 miles...

“S (s s s) A (a a a) F (f f f) E (e e e) T (t t t) Y (y y y)” - Men Without Hats This song has absolutely nothing to do with today’s...

“Today the sun is shinin’ on me Sitting with my feet in the breeze Ain’t sweating the little things And who knows what tomorrow is gonna...

“Well, it’s all right, riding around in the breeze Well it’s all right, if you live the life you please” - The Traveling Wilburys It is...