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2009 starting mileage

Another year, another "starting mileage" post! Beemer: XT (the white one): The Beemer started 2008 with 16,119 miles, meaning that I rode 17,949 miles on it in the last calendar year.  Not bad!  The 2008 starting mileage for the XT … Continue reading

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Critters of 2008

OK, I'm having too much fun with this "….of 2008" theme.   Here are some of my best critter pics of '08, all taken on rides, of course. Lots of these guys where we live: Coyote near Mammoth, CA: Of course, … Continue reading

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Roads of 2008

Someone posted this over at Sport-Touring.net and I liked it so much that I'm stealing it. ;)  So, without further ado, here are my favorite road pictures of 2008. March:  NF-56 near Seattle, WA April: Santa Rosa Creek Road, CA … Continue reading

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More on embroidery

In my last entry, Gary told me that I should do a cross-stitch of my bikes, which reminded me that I never posted pics from my bike-related embroidery.  Hooray, topic for an entry today! This was Colleen's Christmas/birthday/housewarming present last … Continue reading

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You may now have a medical emergency around me (until 2010).

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know I didn't post all weekend.  But I have a good excuse!  I spent all day Saturday taking an Adult First Aid/CPR/AED class at the Palo Alto Area Red Cross. I'd last taken a first aid … Continue reading

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