Category Archives: Really Deep Thoughts

January is Warm–and Arty

Posted on January 30, 2011 by

I rode Green Mountain yesterday around sunset–it was 68 degrees in Denver, which is absolutely nuts–and found myself viewing every panorama as contemporary art. Seems like I saw some Pollock on the trail, some Warhol in the parking lot, some … Continue reading →

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01.01.11

Posted on January 2, 2011 by

Welcome to the new year, all cold and white, finally. Riding on this day isn’t possible. Being outdoors is possible only in small tokens of time (it’s 7 degrees here in Denver as I write), and so for a while, … Continue reading →

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Acquisition = Good Citizen?

Posted on December 27, 2010 by

At our house, now that Christmas is over and we are finished cleaning up the detritus of plastic packaging, shiny bows, torn wrapping paper, and the like, we can play with our stuff. And, like most, there is a lot … Continue reading →

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Memory, Emerson, and the Speed of Time

Posted on December 12, 2010 by

Yesterday, I rode my single speed up onto North Table Mountain, just outside of Golden, on a new trail, one I hadn’t ridden before. The steep grade made turning the pedals over almost impossible. Slow I went, stopping a few … Continue reading →

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Nostalgia

Posted on December 5, 2010 by

I am a nostalgic fool, though less so than I used to be. I sometimes find myself lost in the past, glorifying it, deifying it, lamenting it, deconstructing it. And really, most memories are all pretty wonderful in their own … Continue reading →

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November Riding. Part 2.

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

Seems like I am falling into a nice pattern–riding every Saturday. My two daughters, 6 and 8, have tennis lessons on Saturday morning, and afterward we drop by an exceedingly busy Starbucks to jostle for a table, where we chow … Continue reading →

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The Trail Always Lies Ahead

Posted on June 18, 2009 by

The season has begun in earnest, though the weather has been incredibly bad here in Denver these first few weeks of June–daily tornado warnings, wicked heavy hailstorms. Plus, as usual, I am a very busy man, with classes to teach, … Continue reading →

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