Monthly Archives: May 2019

What do we want from summer?

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

In two days it will be June. That is the official start of summer in my mind. Which meant it felt a little bittersweet to stumble upon this photo taken in August of last year. Summer often goes too fast… … Continue reading →

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Ugly ducklings of one kind or another

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

The photo above shows the goslings that come to our backyard bird feeder every day. They’re not ducklings, per se, but they are rather “ugly” as birds go. They’re still in their coating of down feathers. Soon they’ll be pushing … Continue reading →

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I never made the state track meet, but still scored

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

The events I’m about to share happened quite a long time ago. But like a good Bob Seger song, some things never quite fade from memory. It was May of 1975. As a senior in high school I was gunning … Continue reading →

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God spare me the white shoes of death

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

What you’re about to read is insulting to many people. But either I’m honest about what I think about life or I should quit writing. And I’d rather cease existing than do that. So here goes. See those shoes in … Continue reading →

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Overcoming a dialup brain in a wi-fi world

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

We traveled to Madison, Wisconsin this weekend for a training trip, joining the crew from Madison Multisport and its coaches Steve Brandes and Cindy Bannink. The purpose was to ride the Madison Half-Ironman course, which loops south of the city … Continue reading →

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The adventures of Road Child and Aero Boy

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

Way back in 2003, I decided that it might be interesting to try triathlon. But it didn’t start well. I took my first couple swim lessons and lost one of my contact lenses in the pool while taking my goggles … Continue reading →

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Useless skills abounding

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

This past week the neighbor kids up the block were dribbling and shooting a basketball in their driveway. I was headed out for a run when the ball escaped them and rolled to my feet. I scooped it up and … Continue reading →

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Who knew running downhill could hurt so much?

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

Years ago during a training trip out west in the Grand Tetons, our cross country team ran from Jenny Lake at 6000 feet up to Lake Solitude at 9000 feet and back down again. We did that run without water, … Continue reading →

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The cause and effect of our own circumstance

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday afternoon while cleaning out the bird feed bins I looked around for the container of black oil sunflower seed that has supplied the cardinals and other birds with food all winter. It started with a 60 lb. bag from … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a diehard rule-breaker

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

I hopped onto the website for The Rules of cycling as described by a less-than-merry bunch of riders who go by the scribe Velominati. There is plenty of good and wise advice on the site for anyone seeking to slot … Continue reading →

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