Week One Construction Update

Week One Construction Update

 Posted on April 4, 2016

It’s been amazing to see what can get done in a week if you can get the time to focus on it. I started this week with a laundry list of home and garden tasks, some of which I had been ignoring for years. I end this week with some major projects done and progress on many others. The major task of this week was my front porch which has been long needing to be re-decked. [Read More]
Downsizing  Oklahoma  Oklahoma City  aluminumdreams  airstreams  aluminum-dreams  crossposts  Travel 

Lake Overholser Water Release

Lake Overholser Water Release

 Posted on June 7, 2013

After 3 years of endless drought, we here in central Oklahoma at least, were with desperately needed rain. It’s gotten so extreme, that our city reservoirs must release water to prevent flooding. After a tip from my Mother, Grace and I took a little photo date down to the Lake Overholser Dam to catch some photos and videos of the water release. Now if we could get some more rain for western part of the state, things would be really looking good. [Read More]
flood  lake  Lake Overholser  oklahoma  OKC  Oklahoma City  overholser  Photography  rain  video  vine  water  color  B&W 

#30DaysofBiking Day 22-23: Back to the Grind

#30DaysofBiking Day 22-23: Back to the Grind

 Posted on April 24, 2013

#30DaysofBiking Day 22 I guess the best thing about day 22 was that there was nothing unusual about day 22. It was the first day in awhile were I just rode to work and back. The headwind on the way home was a bit strong, but it wasn’t too bad. Little did I know what the next day had in store for me. #30DaysofBiking Day 23 I thought it was supposed to be spring. [Read More]
commuting  30daysofbiking  cycling  bicycle  Oklahoma  Oklahoma City  OKC 

#30DaysofBiking Days 19 - 21: Progress!

#30DaysofBiking Days 19 - 21: Progress!

 Posted on April 22, 2013

Still haven’t been able to get back completely into the regular posting schedule, but thankfully I’ve been able to keep riding! #30DaysofBiking Day 19: Just Another Day at Work I continue to get most of my cycling through my daily commute to work. The big change I’ve made is to start riding more and more in my work clothes instead of always wearing a change. My short ride is only 6. [Read More]
commuting  30daysofbiking  cycling  bicycle  Oklahoma  Oklahoma City  OKC  house 

#30DaysofBiking Days 13 - 18: Failure, Triumph and Baseball

#30DaysofBiking Days 13 - 18: Failure, Triumph and Baseball

 Posted on April 19, 2013

After a very long and tiring week, I’m finally getting a chance to catch up on my #30DaysofBiking posting. #30DaysofBiking Day 13 - Failure And then I have to start with a failure on my 30 day goal. As I’ve long been reporting, I have toiled away on the replacing of a sewer line. While it has been a great learning experience, a fantastic workout and the source of innumerable Cool Hand Luke jokes, it was also drug on much longer than I would have hoped or dreamed. [Read More]
30daysofbiking  commuting  Redhawks  Oklahoma  Oklahoma City  OKC  cycling  bicycle 

#30DaysofBiking Day 12 - Casual Riding

 Posted on April 13, 2013

It was great to be back at work, even though there is much upon which to catch up. I was too tired last night to get all of my stuff ready for my commute back to work, and to top it all off, I slept in a bit too late this morning. No time to find all my ride clothes, pack my lunch, check the air pressure, etc. etc. So instead I did something most unusual, I just hopped on my bike in my work clothes and just rode to work. [Read More]
30daysofbiking  commuting  cycling  bicycle  Oklahoma  Oklahoma City  OKC 

The End and New Beginning of OKC Bicyclist

The End and New Beginning of OKC Bicyclist

 Posted on April 5, 2013

When I started OKC Bicyclist in 2008, on-line communities for Oklahoma City cyclists were pretty much non-existent. There were a few mailing lists, but there was no consistent source for area cycling news including both events and advocacy. Since then, much has changed both in the local cycling community and with the ways and means to collect and distribute news. We’ve seen both large advocacy groups such as the Oklahoma Bicycling Coalition and personal advocacy efforts such as Susan Lash’s All For the Love of Bikes dramatically expand their on-line outreach. [Read More]
cycling  editorials  just-me  okc-bicyclist  oklahoma  oklahoma-bicycle-coalition  oklahoma-bicycle-society  oklahoma-city  susan-lash 

Buyer Beware for Ride in OKC

 Posted on February 21, 2013

2/22/2013: New information about this ride has been posted to OBS. In my duties with the Oklahoma Bicycle Society, I was alerted about a potential ride scam going on here in OKC that I think everyone should be aware of. My full story on the scam is as follows: OBS has been alerted by a kind reader about a potential scam ride that has made its way to Oklahoma. The Bike The City ride was announced as a ride in Dallas, going along Hwy. [Read More]
OKC Bicyclist  organized-rides  bike-the-city  dallas  Oklahoma  okc  oklahoma-city  organized-ride  scam  warning