🦋 Sunday riding
Riding your bike uphill is, properly considered, a meditative activity. On a long incline, one is (well, "I am") moving slowly enough that one doesn't need to pay as much attention to the roadway and traffic as one does on a downhill or level stretch. As I was riding up South Mountain this morning -- a particularly brutal hill, it takes me more than 5 minutes, maybe closer to ten -- it occurred to me that if I could get the internal DJ (who this morning was spinning a bizarre mix of "Ripped off and promoted lame" by the Pop-o-pies and Bach's Double Concerto) and the internal Narrator (who was busy composing this very blog post...) to  quiet down, it would be a good opportunity for introspection. Ellen's suggestion this morning that we drive up to the park on top of the mountain and go for a walk made me think what a nice day it was for a bike ride, and I ought to ride up and meet Ellen and Sylvia (and Pixie) -- this turned into a long, peripatetic bike ride for me, Google Maps tells me I rode 16 miles in all, with the midpoint of the ride being meeting the rest of the family for a walk in the park. A really nice time (though those uphills made me wish I weighed a little less.)
posted morning of Sunday, March 21st, 2010
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it would be a hike for me by byclcle to Livingston too Bally's gym on Northfield ave in the center, one hours time sometime cut to a 45 minute ride when going up I look down at my feet so when I did look up I would be at the top of the hill.
posted afternoon of March 21st, 2010 by gregory graham
Nicely done! Uphills require small gears, in my opinion.
A triple on the crank is very welcome.
posted evening of March 24th, 2010 by George
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In today's NY Times, translator David Bellos 
