According to T. Boone Pickens, Texas oil-man-extraordinaire, America is facing a true, very real crisis: We must change our approach to both energy and consumption, or we will forever be paying ungodly amounts of money for gasoline and be captive to foreign interests, not our own.
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Today is my Dad’s birthday. And I have given him a lot of thought today during my ride in to work, so let me start by asking everyone to say Happy Birthday to my Dad.
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On this morning’s ride, I found myself reflecting on successes, failures, lessons learned so far for May. Lesson #1 – Concentrate every moment and don’t be vain.
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I used to count trucks at rest stops or between certain exits as a sign of how commerce is running. I am in the logistics business and have long counted trucks during my morning drives to see how much freight is moving on the highways. The more trucks, the better the economy. Now that...
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What a morning to ride to work!! Cool, dry, light to no breeze. 23.6 miles in 1 hour 14 min. Second best time, but the judges have disallowed the 1 hour 11 minute ride as wind aided.
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Who commutes by bike from Sanford to Orlando?  I do. Hi.  My name is Whit, and we moved here from Houston, TX, not quite 4 years ago.  Sounds like I am being introduced at an AA meeting, doesn’t it.  We lived in College Park and Baldwin Park before finally buying a historic home in Sanford,...
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OK, I am new at this. All of this. Blogging and commuting. But I thought it was important, so last week I decided to begin commuting from my home in Sanford to my office in College Park, 23.64 miles each way. I was nervous at first, not because of the riding bit, but how...
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