Monthly Archives: July 2011

SMCNHA Bean Hollow Walk

When April and I went camping in Half Moon Bay last month, I picked up a flyer for the San Mateo Coast Natural History Association.   I quickly donated my $35 membership fee and became a proud SMCNHA member, as I … Continue reading

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July progress report

What’s Going On? I seem to have skipped a June progress report entirely.  Bad blogger! I feel like I’ve made huge improvements since my May progress report.  Let’s look into that.

Posted in Ruptured Disc Adventures | 3 Comments

Camping: Portola Redwoods State Park

OK, now that we have that nastiness with the minivan out of the way (“Other than that, Mrs Lincoln, how’d you like the play?”), I can post about the nice part of our weekend: our annual camping trip to Portola … Continue reading

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Peter vs Minivan

So, on the importance of wearing your motorcycle gear — Peter was hit by a minivan yesterday. What happened? We had been out camping on Friday night and were heading to a lunch spot on our way home.   The … Continue reading

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A real ride to work!

When I saw New Back Doc on Thursday evening, he did my 8-week exam (more on that in a future post) and said I should be good to try riding twice a week.  I asked if I could ride to … Continue reading

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