Yesterday, I went for my first bike ride in the city. I still have the same bike I've had for a few years: a beautiful black Schwinn beach cruiser. It is not a fast bike. It has only one gear and weighs quite a bit. It's built to move slowly and is terrible to pedal up hills ( Read more... )

Dang, my allergies are really rotten this year. I usually get just a hint of the ol' hay fever each spring, which is quickly chased away by some loratadine, but this year it's been bad. Stuffy nose, sneezing, and some rather irritated sinuses. I'm really sick of it, but the pollen count looks like it's going to continue to be pretty rotten for ( Read more... )