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I arrived in Fontana on the western edge of Lake Geneva midday yesterday and after getting a bit of a tour of the area and some food, I had a chance to relax before a late afternoon bike ride. Riding anywhere here involves some degree of a climb away from the lake and we didContinue reading “My most challenging ride thus far… around Lake Geneva”

In 1979 after a 2 week rotation on the urology service in medical school I decided I wanted to be a urologist. I went to medical school to be a geriatrician but the pace of internal medicine was slow for me. I really liked General Surgery but never once considered being surgeon. When I hadContinue reading “Lunch with a VIP in my life”

In addition to getting together with friends, I had hoped to cycle in Madison area but the weather did not cooperate. I drove through pounding rain Friday afternoon which the area desperately needed. We had a fun dinner at Quivey’s Stable in Fitchburg. I ate fried fish and cheese curds and felt very sluggish SaturdayContinue reading “Madison, Naperville and a 5 cocktail day”

I have been fortunate to have ridden borrowed bikes in Minneapolis and knew it great bike/walking trails. What a joy it has been to be here with my own bicycle and explore even more. We cycled on the east edge of lake Pepin in Wisconsin on Wednesday and on the Cannon Valley Trail from RedContinue reading “Leaving Minneapolis”

Since I arrived in Minneapolis 4 days ago, I have had 2 wonderful rides – 20 miles and 46 miles, strolled through Wood Lake Nature Preserve, had a quiet day because of rain, visited UMinn campus and Medical Center. I have been so engaged in my rides that I have not taken as many picturesContinue reading “Kids summer baseball -it all comes back”

I went to school with Ed from 6th grade through graduation. He lived down the street in the town of about 700 people that we grew up in. Ed was one of my brother’s best friends through school and adulthood. Ed contacted me about 2 months ago with a bladder problem following a knee replacement.Continue reading “In memory of Ed”

One of the friends I visited recently asked me where I considered home? I had to stop and think about that for a bit. I was born in California (lived there for 2 weeks); spent 30 years in Iowa; one year in LA; 10 years in Seattle, 5 years in Philadelphia, 10 years in ManhattanContinue reading “Where is home?”

My ability to “control” weather worked out pretty well yesterday. When we went to bed Tuesday night, there was 70% chance of rain Wednesday morning. When we got up, the rain was delayed until 1 PM. We took off just after 9 AM and rode 33 miles through beautiful countryside on paved roads with minimalContinue reading “Ohio to Iowa”

The weather today turned out to be much better than predicted. We went for a hike in High Bank Park – part of the Central Ohio Metro Parks system. It is a beautiful park with great trials that are wide and well maintained. A cicada flew into me as I was entering the trail andContinue reading “I heard and saw Cicadas in High Bank Park”

Yesterday was a beautiful day in Cleveland again – mid 80s and low humidity. We rode 5 miles to breakfast in University Heights and back. There are a lot of deer in the wooded areas in suburban Cleveland. Friday evening, a small deer wandered into my friend’s backyard 5 times. The dog would chase herContinue reading “Rainey Day in Delaware…… Ohio”