Monthly Archives: December 2012

Suzy Favor Hamilton shows how difficult the race against depression and anxiety can be

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

There is a scene in the movie Men In Black where the characters played by Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones resort to the supermarket tabloids to find out what’s really, truly, actually happening in the world. That feeling crossed … Continue reading →

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Getting out of the rat race

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

Imagine the surprise I found a month or two ago when I went to refill the bird feeder that had been hanging on a limb of our pine tree all summer. Upon opening the lid of the bird feeder, what … Continue reading →

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Why we should forgive rather than forget Lance Armstrong

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

Retired professional cyclist Tyler Hamilton’s book The Secret Race documents the doper’s decade of the 2000s when bike racers made a common practice of taking performance enhancing drugs and doing blood transfusion to increase hematocrit counts and raise oxygen carrying … Continue reading →

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For those who run and ride, the right car can be a Godsend

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Anyone who runs and rides knows it is important to have the right support vehicle to enjoy your activities. A good car has to be reliable, get decent gas mileage, hold a roof rack and have storage … Continue reading →

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Running and riding past the tarsnake of those sexy cigarettes

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth I once did the math on the number of cigarette butts along a stretch of busy road near my home. It had come to my attention that there were quite a few butts stuck on the roadside … Continue reading →

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Sunday contemplation: A rider in the rain

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Click on pics to view The Christmas Bird Count comes around once a year, usually in the second week of December. Having worked both the Christmas and Spring Bird counts (technically part of the Fermi Circle Count) … Continue reading →

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Saturday Artwork: Migration Marathon by Christopher Cudworth

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

This whimsical artwork by Christopher Cudworthdepicts more than 25 bird species lining up for the “big race: down south. It’s a Migration Marathon with an eclectic set of competitors just like the human race. You can easily order a print … Continue reading →

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I yam what I yam. Hewwhhgh. A runnersk and a cyclisk. Hek hek hek.

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth “Hewwwgggh. Hi theresk, mateys. Gladsk to sees yah’sk.” Heck eck eckeck.  Ahhh, Popeye. You could hardly understand a word he said, but that was the point, wasn’t it? Popeye was a man of action. Once he got … Continue reading →

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Concealed carry laws open new roads for cyclists and runners

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Before anyone gets all hot and sweaty about what they’re about to read, know that I am not against the right to own guns. I respect the Second Amendment like every other aspect of our Constitution. But … Continue reading →

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Is 12/12/12 a supposedly lucky day? Well, bring it on.

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

A year ago this morning my wife Linda emerged from surgery to remove a cancerous tumor at the base of her pelvis. The surgeon also repaired a hernia resulting from several previous surgeries. For 7 years my wife has been … Continue reading →

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