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A fulltime REALTOR who plays as hard as she works -- sometimes harder. I race my bicycles; some are faster than others. It's a good life!

Traditions

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Last week we bought new outside lights, because our old lights died 3 years ago, and we just didn’t bother for 2 years. We installed them and admired them, texted pics of them to…

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Traditions

Last week we bought new outside lights, because our old lights died 3 years ago, and we just didn’t bother for 2 years. We installed them and admired them, texted pics of them to Miss M in Brooklyn, who cannot … Continue reading

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Enjoying a Tradition

Our son and one of his roommates hosted us for Thanksgiving 4 years ago. Our daughter, severely depressed, actually brightened up and encouraged us, so she did the tofurkey, and we made our standard dressing and pecan pie, vegan style. … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Eve

For the 4th Thanksgiving in a row we aren’t hosting — we’re sharing with Colin, his roommates, and now his girlfriend and her father, who’s flying in from Russia. Oh, yes, this will be interesting. We’ve met the GF & … Continue reading

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Tandem Time with Friends

We picked up a friend who rides for LLS fundraising rides; I’ve ridden with her numerous times but my husband has not. We rode half-bikes yesterday so today we chose the tandem. Our tri friend needed an easy >30 <50 … Continue reading

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Friday Surprised Me

As much as I hate the manipulation of time (in countries that don’t manipulate their clocks, the days get longer at the beginning and end, just as they do under DST, without the need to adjust to the artificial adjustment … Continue reading

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What Fulfillment Feels Like

Yes, I know the blog title isn’t grammatically correct — in this context I don’t care. Our daughter, our firstborn, came home from Brooklyn earlier this month, with her new BF. We’ve talked about him, she discussed her concerns about … Continue reading

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Riding My Age in Miles, and More

In 2007 I discovered BikeForums.net, and dove in with no reservations. Many connections continue even now: Fifty+, NorCal, Women’s, Tandem, Racing — so many ways to connect to so many people!  To this day I maintain the connections, whether through … Continue reading

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Another Spin Class

My husband, at least as competitive as I, and probably more so, came with me to a Spin class tonight. I planned Spin + Body Pump, and Spin was enough. I’m still sore from Tuesday’s effort, so Spin was enough. … Continue reading

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Finding Balance

Riding my bike makes me who I am, and helps propel me into a better version of myself. When I have the time to workout I choose the bike — always I find something I didn’t know I had, or … Continue reading

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