Category Archives: Christopher Cudworth

Spending Father’s Day in a cloud

Posted on June 17, 2019 by

There was no rain predicted in our area yesterday, which was Father’s Day. No green blobs on the radar. No threat of being bombarded on an early Sunday morning. But the weather forecast was not entirely accurate. It wasn’t raining … Continue reading →

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Against the wind and blown away

Posted on June 13, 2019 by

This morning my schedule called for a bird census trip to a restored prairie at a local forest preserve. It was windy out today. I’m not a fan of birding in the open when a strong breeze is blowing because … Continue reading →

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The trials and tribulations of a right hand man

Posted on June 10, 2019 by

This weekend my wife completed the Half Ironman in Madison, Wisconsin. That’s no mean feat given a course that is hilly beyond belief. At several points the grade reaches 10% and a long steep stretch up a country road called … Continue reading →

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What do we want from summer?

Posted on May 30, 2019 by

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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Overcoming a dialup brain in a wi-fi world

Posted on May 20, 2019 by

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

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

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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How adept are you at confronting your fears?

Posted on May 3, 2019 by

Fear is a real killer. It is a killer of confidence. A killer of trust. A killer of motivation. A killer of good judgment and a killer of performance. Yet fear is not the real enemy. It is only the … Continue reading →

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A legacy worth riding home about

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

The photograph above is an image of my late grandfather Leo Nichols. I don’t know the year the photo was taken, but it was sometime in the early 1900s. The image was sent to me by my cousin Kermit Nichols, … Continue reading →

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On actually seeing a woman

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

This morning on the way to the train station for her weekly once-weekly commute, my wife pulled an item out of her purse and opened it up. “I have new lipstick,” she told me. She applied it by memory, checked … Continue reading →

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