Category Archives: Christopher Cudworth

The Tar Bubble Chronicles

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

During my run today I looked down and saw a few small bubbles poking up from the surface of the tar at the edge of the road. I stopped and bent down to use the tip of my pointer finger … Continue reading →

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Is it ever okay to be selfish?

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

Back in 1982, I was transferred by my employer from Chicago out to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in a consolidation of the marketing department. That situation lasted about eight months before the EVP in charge of the division decided the VP of … Continue reading →

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A crash course in human conscience

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

We traveled to Madison, Wisconsin this past Saturday to do some riding in the hills on the Ironman Wisconsin course. I rode 65 miles with 4,000 feet of climbing and my wife was on track to do 100 miles when … Continue reading →

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The yellow days of summer

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

This is the time of year that the color yellow begins to take over. From coneflowers and sunflowers to sprays of goldenrod burgeoning in the open fields, yellow demands its time before the chill of fall takes over. I love … Continue reading →

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What sharing the roads means to American civility

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

I composed this meme this morning because I spent a couple hours studying the roads while on a 30 miles ride. I was noticing how many types of road shoulders cyclists need to navigate while riding. It also occurred to … Continue reading →

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There has to be a cure for the current state of things

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

Coming off a week of taking powerful antibiotics to combat sub-lingual infection from a compromised tooth, I knew there was a risk that the balance of my good gut bacteria might be equally compromised. And sure enough, about six days … Continue reading →

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Not every race is a blessing, but every race holds a lesson

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

The photo above is as old as it looks. It is a snapshot taken by my father with one of his jury-rigged cameras in the late 1970s. My folks had come up to Kenosha, Wisconsin from our home back in … Continue reading →

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My annual ride in the Tour de Chicory

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

America’s roadsides in July and August typically bear a ribbon of bright blue flowers known as chicory. They are tough plants that grow in disturbed soil, often popping up through gravel and grit to unleash their starlike blue blossoms in … Continue reading →

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Learning to live with pain

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

Outside of the gates the trucks were unloadin’The weather was hot, a-nearly ninety degreesThe man standin’ next to me, his head was explodingWell, I was prayin’ the pieces wouldn’t fall on me ––Bob Dylan, Day of the Locusts The after … Continue reading →

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The vicious truth of an infected tooth

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

About a month ago, I felt sharp pain in a #18 molar at the back of my mouth. It led to some dental work, then a root canal. Then other treatments to deal with the side effects of the root … Continue reading →

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