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  • Update

    Number of comments: 3

    It's been a very nice summer, weather-wise. One of the best in years. Unfortunately, I haven't been feeling good for awhile. Really started impacting my life.
    So I finally went to the doctor. Yep, finally. I was just hoping I would start feeling better [...]
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    Posted: September 04, 2009, 11:04pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • My Kid is Joining the Air Force

    Number of comments: 4
    His lowest score on the ASVAB or whatever was a 75, his highest was a 98. He started out wanting to do special ops - intellegence, spy, behind enemy lines, freaky stuff. But he's now leaning towards something in the mechanical field, which is what he scored 98 in, they' [...]
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    Posted: June 24, 2009, 12:27am EDT
    by Michelle

  • New Friend - Michael Fatali

    Number of comments: 1



    After hiking around Zion, we visited a gallery and met an awesome photographer, Michael Fatali and his wife.

    We got to chatting and invited him and his wife to come up to Alaska and we will take them out to our cabin [...]
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    Posted: June 03, 2009, 2:43pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Flat Tire, Fat Tire and Vacation

    Number of comments: 5
    I have been riding to work regularly, it's been nice. The weather has been better this May than it was the entire last summer! I hope it sticks around.

    I got a flat tire on my ride to work. It was not the best way to start the day.' [...]
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    Posted: May 30, 2009, 3:27pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • I Rode

    Number of comments: 7










    In the rain todayAnd it was good!
    Lots has been going on. I'm going to try an post more often.
    We didn't make it [...]
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    Posted: May 06, 2009, 10:12pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Not quite ready to Ride

    Number of comments: 7

    Just when I think the weather will cooperate, we get snow. So I haven't gotten to ride to work yet. I haven't gotten my new tires on my commuter bike yet but I would have to ride my winter bike anyway because there is still [...]
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    Posted: April 12, 2009, 5:56pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • The Edge of Daylight!

    Number of comments: 5
    The sun is coming BACK!!!!! The snow is MELTING!!! It's almost time to RIDE to work!

    Still too dark in the mornings but in the next week or 2 it should be good to go!!!

    I have people lining up who want me to work on their' [...]
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    Posted: April 09, 2009, 12:04am EDT
    by Michelle

  • X-treme X-sport

    Number of comments: 7



    One of the best brews I have done. First time I have used liquid ale yeast. Just whipped up a quick label.

    I'm looking forward to beer o'clock! :)





    [...]
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    Posted: February 28, 2009, 5:50pm EST
    by Michelle

  • I Think I Love You....

    Number of comments: 9

    I did some long overdue maintenance on my commuter bike.

    The tread on the tires aren't rounded anymore, both tires are squared off from use.

    I'm inspecting them to see if I can squeeze out any more miles on them when I find [...]
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    Posted: February 20, 2009, 2:12pm EST
    by Michelle

  • Cabin Time

    Number of comments: 7















    We went to the cabin for Superbowl. It was a quick trip but a good [...]
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    Posted: February 05, 2009, 8:45pm EST
    by Michelle

  • Redoubt

    Number of comments: 2
    Is about to blow again.

    My dad was there for the 1989 eruption.

    So I'm heading out to the cabin for SUPERBOWL! 1st time ever a female has been allowed to go to this overly testrostrone charged trip. I hope I survive...


    And I hope I' [...]
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    Posted: January 31, 2009, 1:19am EST
    by Michelle

  • Ohh, the new year is getting old ...

    Number of comments: 11
    Ohh, the new year is getting old and I'm already worn out.

    The welfare office has been overwhelmed with people applying. Not unemployed, underemployed, but the average working American family, earning the average national wages. Somehow, word has gotten out that Obama has extended the welfare programs which' [...]
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    Posted: January 23, 2009, 3:19pm EST
    by Michelle

  • It's Been A Cold Ride

    Number of comments: 4


    Eagle












    So far 2009 is very beautiful but very cold. Temps have been consistantly 25 [...]
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    Posted: January 10, 2009, 5:00pm EST
    by Michelle

  • Merry Christmas!

    Number of comments: 3

    I'm sitting in my bike shop, drinking a white chocolate mocha, watching CNN, while everyone is still asleep. I just got off the phone with Drunk John, who is living up to his name. He's drunk, alone and will probably be passed out within the [...]
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    Posted: December 25, 2008, 1:27pm EST
    by Michelle

  • Winter Wonderland

    Number of comments: 6
    Photobucket



    I have to admit, I haven't been getting outside like I usually do. I blame it on my refurbished home. It's so nice and cozy that I just enjoy being at home. Not that I didn't enjoy being at home previously. I' [...]
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    Posted: December 13, 2008, 3:04pm EST
    by Michelle

  • Black Cat Ale and MRI

    Number of comments: 4

    I wimped out of my 1st MRI, turns out I am a bit claustrophobic.

    So I went back with some Valium this morning and although I wasn't totally relaxed, I got through it.

    MRI's are damn loud. My ears are still [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2008, 3:34pm EST
    by Michelle

  • Hurt shoulder.....redux

    Number of comments: 12
    Last week I slipped in the parking lot at work. As I was going down, my left arm caught on a vehicle. My arm stayed up while the rest of me when down. It was about 7:30 a.m and the parking lot had not been sanded yet. Immediate pain in [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2008, 2:21pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Kitchen remodel

    Number of comments: 6
    Amost finished with the kitchen/dining/living room! Remember, this was a grain bin which my husband made into his bacholor pad then added onto a bit when we got married but it still really was not much more than the bachelor pad. We had 6 different cabinets, the low roof, a [...]
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    Posted: October 11, 2008, 6:01pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Cabin Pictures, August/September 2008

    Number of comments: 8





    The fridge


    Newest addition to our Bald Eagle family
    [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2008, 6:47pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • I'm Here, somewhere

    Number of comments: 2

    Just thought I'd check in for a minute. Yes, I'm here and alive, barely.

    Still working on the house

    Still no kitchen

    Still no sunshine

    but now add snow on the mountain tops and the National Enquirer trying to interview anyone [...]
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    Posted: September 20, 2008, 3:27am EDT
    by Michelle

  • I'm leaving

    Number of comments: 3
    But I will be back in a week!
    Heading out into the wild, to no electricity, people, running water. To a land of outhouses, bald eagles, grayling, bears, blueberries, caribou, freshest air ever and no light pollution, lynx, salmon, grayjays, lake trout, wind, water and big open skies. Where everything [...]
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    Posted: August 30, 2008, 8:06pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • My new Flower Baskets

    Number of comments: 7

    Hanging on my bike shop


    Beer Heaven! Christmas came early! Contents of the care package sent by brewing buddy D Rock from Colorado. None of these beers are available in Alaska, so this is very special. He even [...]

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    Posted: August 16, 2008, 7:31pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Active Wildlife

    Number of comments: 10





    Not much weekend riding, we are ripping out our kitchen and living room to remodel so all free time is going towards this project. I haven't yet figured out' [...]
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    Posted: August 04, 2008, 3:47pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Weekend in Hope and Whittier

    Number of comments: 11
    We spent the weekend in Hope and then Whittier. Nice weather in Hope, major rain in Whittier.

    Hiked up a mountain at Hope, so not much riding as our legs were pretty pooped. In this picture, we are in a very vertical spot. I found [...]
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    Posted: July 21, 2008, 10:45pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • The Path is CLEAN!

    Number of comments: 4
    I sent an email to the State maintenance guys telling them that I was going to give public testimony at the Governor's Council on Disabilities (held at my office last week). I was going to report how the lack of maintenance of the bike paths presents a barrier to people' [...]
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    Posted: July 13, 2008, 9:36pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Sweet Eddy Honey Witbier

    Number of comments: 8
    Thanks to Old Man for the idea! I can't wait to try it in a few weeks!
    ' [...]
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    Posted: July 04, 2008, 4:37pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Super DOT of AK

    Number of comments: 3

    Last Friday, I had the day off. I was near the State of AK DOT office so I decided to "drop on in" for a chat about the bike paths.

    Just so happens that the "super" was there. His name is Kurt.

    Kurt [...]
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    Posted: July 02, 2008, 12:12am EDT
    by Michelle

  • Bears Are No Joke

    Number of comments: 4
    This is why we now carry a gun when we ride. This is right in Anchorage, a few miles from my parents home, right behind the high school I graduated from. I pray for the girl and her family.

    [www.adn.com] [...]
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    Posted: June 30, 2008, 11:04am EDT
    by Michelle

  • Things I haven't done this Summer while biking

    Number of comments: 12

    1) Worn shorts
    2) Worn short sleeves
    3) gone without gloves
    4) Mountain biked more than 1 time
    6) Road on a nice, clean bikepath that isn't full of sand, gravel, glass, garbage, feces
    7) Had much positive to say about State of AK Dept' [...]
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    Posted: June 23, 2008, 11:48pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Check out the Quike

    Number of comments: 1
    Those Aussies are on a mission

    I wish them best of luck

    [www.steppebysteppe.com.au] [...]
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    Posted: June 17, 2008, 3:52pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Success and Tragedy on the Path this Week

    Number of comments: 6



    I'm starting this post off with a beautiful, calming photo of the lake I pass on my ride to work.

    I'm still fighting the State of Ak and City of Wasilla about sweeping off the bike paths. I have been passing out [...]
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    Posted: June 13, 2008, 2:05pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Ahhhh...Weekends, Camping, Canoes, Bikes, Beer

    Number of comments: 10









    Yes, it is safe to say I live for weekends. I work to support my playing on the weekends.
    Capt'n Balance, the dog and I went camping last' [...]
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    Posted: June 05, 2008, 11:18pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • It's Still Cold

    Number of comments: 4
    The weather is cold...COLD! My morning commutes are cold...mid 30's, not counting wind chill. I am still wearing my cold weather clothing, gloves and helmet liner, which still haven't been warm enough some mornings.

    The afternoons sort of reach up to 60, add the wind chill and it [...]
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    Posted: May 26, 2008, 11:09pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • The new Bike

    Number of comments: 15



    I have finally gotten a picture of my new road bike, the replacement of the Kona Zing. It's not on the same level as the Zing but I am starting to bond with it. Being a women's specific model, it fits me better [...]
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    Posted: May 16, 2008, 8:13pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • I started riding to work last week. ...

    Number of comments: 8
    I started riding to work last week. The mornings are still very cold, averaging around 35 degrees. There is still ice on the lake that I ride past and the wind is usually blowing icy air off of it. The bike paths are in crappy shape and haven't been swept [...]
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    Posted: May 06, 2008, 3:13pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Winter...again

    Number of comments: 9

    I have a winner for the name of my latest batch of beer: Old Man wins with his entry of "A Whiter Shade of Pale Ale". Fitting for this snowy spring day. We opened a bottle at the cabin and took a taste test, it [...]

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    Posted: April 26, 2008, 4:21pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • The Zing is gone from my Life

    Number of comments: 3
    Well, I sold the Zing...I bought a different, much more relaxed geometry road bike, lower end components and overall a much wimpier bike....but with the more upright positioning I should be able to keep riding it. And it is PINK! By PINK, I mean BRIGHT PINK. Brighter than I thougt [...]
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    Posted: April 12, 2008, 8:59pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Yep, I'm still here.Just feeling ...

    Number of comments: 11
    Yep, I'm still here.

    Just feeling a bit negative.

    Selling my Zing...

    I don't want to...

    But the wrist issues are making it impossible to ride the Zing.
    I'm ready to trade this defective 40 yr old body in for 2 twenties.

    Check out
    [...]
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    Posted: April 01, 2008, 10:26pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Night sled ...

    Number of comments: 4
    Night sled ride

    Test run on the sled Easter Bunny, can you find it?


    I'm back from the cabin - 8 days of serenity, amazing starry skys (I only see [...]
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    Posted: March 23, 2008, 11:29pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • FINALLY...The Cabin

    Number of comments: 9
    I FINALLY will be going out to the cabin!!!

    I have been working tons of overtime at the new job. No time for anything but eating, sleeping
    (barely - too much thinking about the job), working and then doing it all over again.

    A week off work is [...]
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    Posted: March 06, 2008, 12:04am EST
    by Michelle

  • I've been left behind again, the boys ...

    Number of comments: 8
    I've been left behind again, the boys are off playing at the cabin, I'm here working overtime.

    I learned something about myself: Don't watch infommercials in the middle of the night after drinking margaritas and a credit card sitting right next to me... I'm expecting some packages pretty soon. [...]
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    Posted: February 24, 2008, 1:43pm EST
    by Michelle

  • No Shows and BEER!

    Number of comments: 8





    BEER! I just couldn't wait any longer, I opened my 1st bottle of my wheat homebrew - I have to say the 1st taste was a little on the mild side, but it's still early, only [...]
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    Posted: February 17, 2008, 3:17pm EST
    by Michelle

  • I was talking to my son about ...

    Number of comments: 2
    I was talking to my son about the Susitna 100, the Little Su 50 and
    Iditarod Trail Invitational ,telling him they take place this weekend and next weekend, and I was concerned about the warm temps causing bad trail conditions. He said he didn't know what I [...]
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    Posted: February 13, 2008, 10:34pm EST
    by Michelle

  • A Future Cyclist is Born

    Number of comments: 9




    I'm a Grandma! Yep, I am. And yeah, I am hearing all the comments about being young. No teenage parents though, just very early 20's. At least I'm not going to be an old, broken down grandma. Bike boy does great [...]
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    Posted: February 12, 2008, 3:50pm EST
    by Michelle

  • I don't belong here

    Number of comments: 7
    I shouldn't be here at home, I should be there. I couldn't get Monday off work so I couldn't go. Left behind while the boys play. At least I have my dog and my beer. Tonights pick: Alaskan Amber. Save your beer bottles, boys. Watch the video at the end [...]
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    Posted: February 02, 2008, 6:31pm EST
    by Michelle

  • Steve-O-Licous

    Number of comments: 8
    I got my beer bottled! :) Still working on a name for this batch. I was going to go with Steve-0-Licous but that would take too much time to explain. I actually think I like GEARHEAD...we will see.

    I found this at www.solonbicycle.com

    What type of Cyclist [...]
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    Posted: January 28, 2008, 11:42pm EST
    by Michelle

  • Name that Beer

    Number of comments: 12
    I got a Mr. Beer Kit for Christmas. I have my 1st batch of beer happily fermenting away. I'm going to let it sit in the fermenting keg for an extra week to let the flavors develop and lager until the beginning of March. It'a a [...]
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    Posted: January 19, 2008, 2:18pm EST
    by Michelle

  • We went ...

    Number of comments: 4

    We went up to Hatcher's Pass today for the Winter Trail Day. There was a bike Slalom time trial race put on by the Valley Hiker's and Bikers but I didn't get there in time to sign up and ride in the race. I did [...]
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    Posted: January 12, 2008, 7:43pm EST
    by Michelle

  • Payback Is a Bitch

    Number of comments: 3
    FULLERTON, California — Police said they arrested a man who acknowledged digging holes on a park bicycle trail in southern California as payback for nearly being run down by a cyclist.
    Warren John Wilson, 52, faces a single felony count of vandalism, police Sgt. Linda King said Friday.
    King said [...]
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    Posted: January 06, 2008, 2:55pm EST
    by Michelle

  • 2007

    Number of comments: 4
    Winter Riding


    Winter Tubing





    Mountain Biking and Burning Weeds

    Road Bike Crashes and Gashes

    Amazing Sunrises while Commuting 81 miles per week


    [...]
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    Posted: January 05, 2008, 1:14pm EST
    by Michelle

  • I think I was Pretty Close to Being Arrested

    Number of comments: 15

    It may be unknown to some of you, but I have the ability to be a smart ass. On Christmas Eve, I think my mouth almost got me arrested.

    Bike Boy didn't get his Christmas shopping done, so I stupidly agree to take him [...]
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    Posted: December 29, 2007, 5:41pm EST
    by Michelle

  • Merry Christmas

    Number of comments: 15






    Merry Christmas, boys. Look quick. It may be gone tomorrow.





    And if I find any of you peeking in my bike shop window after this, just remember that I have a gun and [...]
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    Posted: December 22, 2007, 2:59pm EST
    by Michelle

  • Tagged Redux

    Number of comments: 17


    Today's ride: 14 degrees, lower body overdressed. Goggles on! I have today off work so I had a daylight noon-time ride rather than my 5:30 a.m morning rides in the darkness. It's been about 15 below the last week or so, so I have been doing my [...]
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    Posted: December 21, 2007, 4:58pm EST
    by Michelle

  • Addendum to Yesterday's Post

    Number of comments: 8
    My eyes hurt.

    I can't see without glasses. I wear contact for active activities but don't see as well with them as I do with glasses.

    Yesterday, I put in my contacts for my ride. I couldn't find my goggles and daylight was fading fast, so I grabbed [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2007, 5:42pm EST
    by Michelle

  • The Cold is Back but Its Not Winter without SNOW!

    Number of comments: 3
    This evening's ride. 15 degrees.


    Frosty Sheep



    Today, frosty field




    The last patch of SNOW!



    [...]

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    Posted: December 01, 2007, 4:52pm EST
    by Michelle

  • Another Snow Bike Upgrade

    Number of comments: 8

    5 minutes ago I was nice and healthy. In that time, it seems that I have come down with a cold: congestion, sneezing and wheezing. What's with that?? Just in time for Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving EVERYONE! I have 4 days off work!!! After spending 4.5 [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2007, 11:12pm EST
    by Michelle

  • Future Cyclist

    Number of comments: 3

    In our video game obsessed world of full of obese kids, I think this is a GREAT idea. However, I don't know why they used a car graphic instead of a bike graphic. I'm sure the person who thought of this is a cyclist.
    [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2007, 1:01pm EST
    by Michelle

  • I HATE it when I do THAT!

    Number of comments: 6
    I'm working away on my Kona Hahanna snow bike, changing out the grip shifters for rapid fire shifter, changing out the pedals and getting it all cleaned up and ready for some serious riding...if the snow actually sticks around.

    A big dufus friend stops by for a visit. 1st [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2007, 7:48pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • A Bear, a Butt and a Titanium Snow Bike

    Number of comments: 7


    Many of you have see pictures I have posted when we rent a yurt in Eagle River (see July 2006 and July 2007 archives for pictures) while backpacking. This yurt is our home base before moving back further into the valley and where we [...]
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    Posted: October 28, 2007, 8:19pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Directions

    Number of comments: 6
    To the North




    To the East



    To the South




    To the West, taken the evening of 10/13/07, before [...]
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    Posted: October 24, 2007, 10:43pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Kitty JuJu

    Number of comments: 7
    I'm really glad this week of over. It's been a difficult one.

    It started off routinely enough, then progressively went downhill to a new level of yucky weirdness.

    It started on Wednesday. I hit a cat on my way to work. It was one of those dark, dark [...]
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    Posted: October 20, 2007, 10:17pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • How to Communicate with the OTHERS

    Number of comments: 5

    Now I understand how to communicate better with the OTHERS that we share this island with.



    Written by Elden "The Fat Cyclist" on BikeRadar.com



    "The fact that you are reading this tells me all I really need to [...]
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    Posted: October 12, 2007, 2:32pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Just Wondering...

    Number of comments: 4

    What is your general opinion on tattoos???

    On guys?

    On girls?

    Ugly/Evil ones?

    Pretty ones?

    Do you have one (or more)?

    Would you get one?

    I personally I don't get the evil/ugly ones. And some canvases are [...]
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    Posted: October 11, 2007, 9:54pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • The End

    Number of comments: 7

    Of my commuting has arrived. Not because of the weather, although it has been getting down to freezing, but because the City of Wasilla has dug up almost every street corner and a large portion of bike paths/sidewalks that I use to get to work. [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2007, 8:58pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Cut (in)To the Bone

    Number of comments: 7



    I was putting my crock pot (how mundane) away about 2 weeks ago, when I accidentally knocked a heavy glass vase off the shelf.



    It fell and made a direct hit on my right outer ankle bone.

    [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2007, 11:12pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • S***

    Number of comments: 6

    No, I don't mean the SH** word, I mean the SN** word, the cold, white stuff. It's getting closer. I couldn't ride to work on Monday because of the 1/4 inch of I**, that frozen water stuff, coating everything. It was S*** (the sh** word) [...]
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    Posted: September 20, 2007, 11:46pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Sunrise

    Number of comments: 8



    I almost got splattered on my ride home today. A young girl going the opposite direction tried turning right into me....not very smart...she saw me...you could tell she just has no idea of pedestrian laws...yes, [...]
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    Posted: September 05, 2007, 10:51pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Cool Ride

    Number of comments: 2
    Check these guys out. Riding from Washington to Maine. Yeah, I think that is my dream ride. Their blog and webisodes are cool. Viewing their webisodes helps them raise $ for their cause. Go ahead...give it a view.

    Bike the U.S. for MS [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2007, 3:14pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • The moon was beautiful ...

    Number of comments: 7
    The moon was beautiful and full on my morning ride to work the other day. The sunrise behind me, the moon in front of me. Cranes, ducks and swans flying overhead, going south for the winter. The leaves are starting to turn. Streams filled with salmon, spawning [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2007, 1:35pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Shimano Disk Failure

    Number of comments: 6

    While riding my Santa Cruz, I noticed there seemed to be some play in my rear wheel when I had my brake on. I thought I needed to replace the pads. I got it on the workstand, the pads were fine.

    So I started [...]
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    Posted: August 18, 2007, 3:34pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • My Week

    Number of comments: 3



    I have been happily commuting all summer, 8.2 miles each way. It's been different this year due to a lot of construction going on, sidewalks and bike paths are torn out at multiple areas in the town I work in. Finding [...]
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    Posted: August 12, 2007, 5:19pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Tag

    Number of comments: 7


    I was tagged twice last week by A Midnight Rider and Karen of Travelin with/against the Wind. So here is a few random facts about me:

    1) I was given a car the other day: 1969 Datsun 2000 Roadster [...]
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    Posted: August 04, 2007, 9:27pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • It's Worth It

    Number of comments: 11








    My hands and legs are splotched with mean looking burn-ish marks from riding through fields of cow [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2007, 11:50pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • I'm Hip, Not a Hippy

    Number of comments: 7

    My daughter calls me a hippy. I'm not sure why, I shave my armpits and I don't wear Birkenstocks or whatever. However, I have been comtemplating soy burgers recently...

    I found a podcast/website that describes what I am..I'm more Hip than Hippie. I'm [...]
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    Posted: July 14, 2007, 10:29pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • My 1st Day as a 40 Yr Old

    Number of comments: 10








    Has been rather mundane, but that's ok, we are all recovering from the past week.

    The backpacking [...]
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    Posted: July 08, 2007, 6:01pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • [nt]

    Number of comments: 5





    Eric and the Broken Chain
    Kincaid Park/Coastal Trail Ride Photos
    Sleeping Lady Mountain [...]
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    Posted: July 01, 2007, 6:57pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Recent Rides

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    Good rides last weekend and this weekend.

    We have a friend, Eric, who is visiting on 2 week off hitch on the North Slope. He works 2 weeks on, 2 weeks [...]
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    Posted: July 01, 2007, 5:30pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Wildfire Time

    Number of comments: 9


    Several wildfires are burning around where I live in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley. The skies are smokey. We live near the airport where the air tankers, which drop retardant, take off. It's quite exciting when they take off, fully loaded, over my home. [...]
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    Posted: June 22, 2007, 4:13pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Scarred for Life

    Number of comments: 8

    I was out riding my Zing last Sunday with Capt'n Balance and Drunk John. We were going along a new bike path that was just laid down. The guys were in front of me, I was just following along.

    One of the guys yelled [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2007, 3:50pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Beer, Hammer, Bikes, Farm Animals and Gold Mines

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    A few days ago, I mentioned to Capt'n Balance that I needed a bottle opener in my bike [...]
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    Posted: June 08, 2007, 7:24pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Off She Goes

    Number of comments: 8

    My little bird has left the nest and has taken a part of my heart with her.

    She had trouble in Seattle, all of her money was stolen at her hotel, but was recovered a few hours later...I suspect it was an employee. I got [...]
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    Posted: June 01, 2007, 2:06pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Random Happenings

    Number of comments: 5
    The weather improved for a few days and we had nice weather for my daughter's going away parties. Shiskabobs and a pig roast, yummy. Now it's back to cloudy and rainy, there is even fresh snow on the mountains. We got the garden planted and school is out. Bike boy [...]
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    Posted: May 27, 2007, 5:40pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • Sometimes, I can be a real BONEHEAD

    Number of comments: 8

    Today was SPC. John Barbonus' memorial service. The roll call, when they call the fallen soldier's name and there is no answer is heartbreaking. John is a hero, his actions saved may other soldiers.

    My daughter is moving to Montana at the end of [...]
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    Posted: May 17, 2007, 6:34pm EDT
    by Michelle

  • I Almost Forgot WHY I do it....

    Number of comments: 5

    The wind just hasn't quit blowing. Yesterday it was blowing quite hard. It is also a cold wind, wind chill down to just above freezing in the mornings.

    My commute to work yesterday had me wondering why I am doing this. Yes, I enjoy [...]
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    Posted: May 15, 2007, 4:54pm EDT
    by Michelle
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