Archive for May, 2006
Friday, May 26th, 2006
getting the boot
Today in the doctor’s office my red cast came off, revealing…well, I’ll spare you the particulars. It wasn’t a pretty sight. To me, anyway. The doc said it looks great and I guess I can take her word for it. She’s seen her share of freshly uncasted limbs. I started to get reacquainted with my […]
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Sunday, May 21st, 2006
envelope of safety
Here’s a try at a short post that doesn’t use the words “bike” or “wreck.” I was riding two days ago, the first longer out-and-about ride (16-18 miles) since the…you know. It was a wonderful day, warm, not too breezy…perfect for a ride to/thru Champoeg Park—down the forest path and out the Buttville […]
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Thursday, May 18th, 2006
tradition
You can’t see all of us, but four generations are represented in this picture. The planter and its mate across the sidewalk were among the items of interest I loaded into our van at my parents’ home in Jacksonville, Florida, after my mother died in 1988. I could choose from the bigger things, since I […]
1 Comment » - Posted in family matters by Sherry
Friday, May 12th, 2006
look who came for mothers day
This smiling girl woke up at 5:45 this morning, looked out the window, and announced, “It’s time to go to Gus and Gum’s house! Do we have our tickets?” Since then she’s been on the go, no nap, just a ball of energy and chatter. We’re going to have fun! Oh, by the way, she […]
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Monday, May 8th, 2006
getting to know the neighbors
Just before we left on our “blowout” ride I spent some time pulling weeds around the yard. From the backyard I heard the sounds of a father and his four-year-old son who live two houses to the east of us. I looked up and noticed the little boy was cruising the sidewalk on his skateboard, […]
6 Comments » - Posted in in the neighborhood by Sherry
Saturday, May 6th, 2006
blowout…a captain’s perspective
Tandem talk is a little unusual. Some of it is directed toward the bike…”she’s not pedaling,” or “cool bike” (a common kid response to the recumbent machinery). Talking on the bike is one of the cool aspects of tandem riding, and it’s relatively easy to do, as opposed to…that other way of riding. Two […]
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Friday, May 5th, 2006
blowout - part 8
Today was my red-letter day—RED being the operative word! I went into the doctor’s office fully decided to leave in a black cast. After all, black is my color. But when the doc and her assistant saw the cute and colorful “castlet” my friend Lisa made for me, they would hear nothing of putting a […]
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Monday, May 1st, 2006
blowout - part 7
I’m watching my back these days. If I become too demanding in this recovery mode, Mauri might load me in the back of the van and drop me in the Willamette River just down the road. With this concrete cast on my leg, I’d sink straight to the bottom and entertain the fish with my […]
