On a recent morning, I was on our second-story deck practicing taijiquan. Since the deck is ten feet off the … Continue reading Shall We Dance?

I’m seventy-two years old, white-haired and retired. Not long ago, I had a quiet epiphany when I was surprised by … Continue reading Waking from Waiting

Sunday was always a special day in our house. But Easter Sunday was in a world all its own. It … Continue reading Easter, 1955

The soft chattering of wet leaves under the wheels of my bicycle takes me a thousand miles and sixty years … Continue reading The Call of Fall

The 2023 Olympic Peninsula Loop organized by Bike the US for MS is now officially finished. Those of the 33 … Continue reading 2023 BTUSFMS #8 – Epilogue

August 12 | Shelton to Seattle Multi-day bike rides are, in many ways, a world apart. The simplicity of their … Continue reading 2023 BTUSFMS #7 – Coming Home

August 11 | Amanda Park to Shelton I have many teachers. They come in many forms. One of them is … Continue reading 2023 BTUSFMS #6 – The Power of One, The Strength in Numbers

More than two million people visit Olympic National Park every year. They come to see thousand-year-old trees that grow to … Continue reading 2023 BTUSFMS #5 – The Star of the Show

August 9 | Port Angeles to Forks One of the things I love about cycling is that every day, every … Continue reading 2023 BTUSFMS #4 – The Road and I