I somehow missed the second rest area. I’m now about 40 miles in. Fortunately, a support vehicle came by and I was able to get more water just now. I had run out a bit ago. So only 10 miles left to go!

I’ve made it to the first stop. It’s just over 16 miles into the ride. To= ok about 1.5 hours to get here. That included a couple of quick stops to t= ake pictures. I didn’t have time to post more at the start, as I arrived i= n Pittsfield a little late, and only … Read more

In less than 12 hours I will be in the Berkshires, accomplishing several firsts. I’ll be visiting the Massachusetts towns of Pittsfield, West Stockbridge, and Great Barrington for the first time each. I’ll be doing a fundraising ride for the first time. and I’ll be riding 50 miles in one day for the first time. … Read more

On Saturday I went for one last long training ride. This time I rode from Northampton up to Greenfield, and then came back by way of Montague. The total distance is about 46 miles. The big advantage of this route over previous ones I rode is that it has virtually no hills, so I was … Read more

Last Sunday I went for another training ride, in preparation for my MS fundraising ride. This time, I decided to ride a route that I’d never been on before, not even by car. I figured it would be fun to explore the countryside, and see at least one particular site I’d heard about. So I … Read more

I received an e-mail the other day of news about They Might Be Giants, including this link to a video for the song “Shadow Government”, which is on their new album.  A pretty neat video, IMHO. The animation style in the TMBG piece reminded me of a video that I saw a few years back … Read more

The assessment given by the vet who diagnosed Shark’s cancer was correct. He said that Shark probably had a few weeks, maybe a month, to live. That pronouncement was made on August 13, and the end came on September 12. I originally got Shark in the summer of 1994. We had stopped by a dancewear … Read more

I went for another training ride today. This one was shorter, but with more significant (i.e. steeper) hill climbing. It was also raining for part of the time I was riding. The rain almost deterred me from riding, but I eventually decided it might be useful to try riding in the rain, because it may … Read more

So I initially set my fundraising goal for the MS bike ride to be $250, which is the minimum that riders must raise. That got blown away within 24 hours, so I doubled it to $500. You folks are great! I think I’m well on the way to making that goal (a couple of folks … Read more