On Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 1:08:31 PM UTC-5, Luis Garcia wrote: > > This is a great thread. I truly enjoy reading everyone's posts. > > I live in Dallas, Texas close to downtown. I mostly ride by myself. > Occasionally, I ride with my like minded cycling friend and regular > contributor to this group, Paul Cunningham. During weekdays, my rides > rarely exceed 10 miles. Typically, I ride to a park after work, do the > outdoor exercise machines, and then head back home for dinner. On the > weekends, I go for longer rides complete with coffee, reflecting time, > photos, and food. These past 2 weeks my alone time on the bike has been > more focused...more concentrated. By that, I mean my thoughts. 10 days > ago, I had an endoscopy and colonoscopy. Long story short, the doctor > removed polyps from my colon. It was determined that I had a touch of > cancer in one of the polyps. The doctor said that I dodged a bullet and > that I am cured. I will need to have a colonoscopy every year. (I am okay > with that!) I am sure you can now understand why I say my alone time on > the bike has been more focused and concentrated lately. As I ride during > these strange days, I have been reflecting upon all of the things that have > been happening in my life and in the world. Sometimes, I listen to music > through my little blue tooth speaker. I have been listening to just about > everything from Pavarotti to Darden Smith (Texas singer songwriter). Most > of the time, I haven't been listening to music. I have been quiet. The > city is quiet. Not much traffic. I have been riding on streets that I > would normally never ride because of traffic. As I ride, I think about so > many things. I pass by churches and pray that the ministers have the right > words to say to comfort their parishioners and also inspire them to do good > works. I think about friends and family. I think how fortunate I am to > own a beautiful A. Homer Hilsen bicycle. I think about the homeless. I > think about my sweet wife who is out there working as a flight attendant. > As I ride, all of these thoughts combine to create a singular feeling of > joy and sadness...but, not too much sadness. Right now, it is 1:00pm on > Sunday afternoon. I am about to get off the computer and get on Homer. > Cheers my friends! > > On Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 1:44:38 PM UTC-5, Andrew Huston wrote: >> >> I had a thought. Considering the current situation it could be fun to get >> ideas on how you ride solo. I want specifics. Where, how far, what bike, >> how you make it special? Do you bring coffee, bourbon, a pipe, food? Do you >> pedal hard or take it easy? Maybe read at a favorite spot, meditate, >> whatever. Go nuts. >> This could give us ideas on how to reinvent our time on the bike while we >> deal with this weird new world. >> >>
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