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This book was on the best seller list over a decade ago, I only just now read it. That's OK it will probably be a classic 100 years from now, so being reviewed 10 years later is not a problem.

Rollicking Good Time

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The first thing I promised myself after a 15 month contract finished was a straight 21 day cycling spree.

I finished it Tuesday of this week. That was a couple days ago, and my body is still thinking about what it was that I did to it. I swear, I've even got callouses on my butt now, on the bone tips that touch the seat. Guess it's only logical.

It's been nice getting a couple of whole days of work in without a riding interruption, but mostly it's been nice just getting some physical rest, and trying to remember what normal feels like. 

Photos

I've got all my best photos from this circuit stored mostly on this blog. Too lazy to re-post them here. They are pretty though.

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Here in Texas, we have a vigorous growing season in springtime, especially when it comes to certain species.

Oh well, it looks great anyway. Along side the hundreds of miles of hike&bike trails you might find in the area, you'll find a lot of poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac. Does this guy have any clue how close he is getting?

This is what it looks like, close up.

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The film "Departures" showed up in my mailbox this week, and it may go on my top ten list.

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It can be tricky to dodge of the sappy emotionalism of do gooders when this kind of save the world music video is presented, but this one came recommended from a respected source, so I took a chance. Good stuff:

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What is it like to be hit by a car on a bike?

This blog proposes that there is no solution for this problem other than absolute determination to stay out of the way of cars. I will end this blog by concluding that There is no "safe" way to be on a street with cars.

Many of us don't live to tell about our experience with such matters. I can, fortunately. Read more »

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This cycling route is published on Livestrong.com in it's own page.

There and back, 40 miles total, a quite pleasant trip that can be done in 3 1/2 hours.

Starting at Addison Circle this is a scenic route through the following parts of Dallas Read more »

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Every year about this time, there's a free car show for everyone at White Rock Lake. You can see for yourself if it would interest you some day.

 collage

There are always great cars, this year I had my camera so you've to some shots to view, if you're interested. Read more »

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You might be surprised how many bike trails are in and around Dallas, Texas.

And you might be even more surprised how hard it is to find it all on a google search. Spent couple hours on it this morning just looking for one silly trail that was hard to find on a map - it seemed like it should have been easier...hence, this blog. Read more »