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Ohhhhh and here I thought "something we all get" was a COLD!! Silly me!
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05-02-2006, 10:55 AM #1
I love headwinds! Really?
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Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming: "Yeah Baby! What a Ride!"
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05-02-2006, 11:52 AM #2
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In Little Rhody
May 19 there will be a kick off in downtown Providence.
there will also be a Ride of Silence in Cranston, RI...I think that will be on May 17 at 7pm...but I am not sure. I recently found out about the ride of silence. It is national and is run in various communities. It is in rememberance of people that were killed riding their bikes.
I don't have the link handy (I'm at the school library)...Once I get it I can post it if anyone is interested. They are held all over the country.
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05-02-2006, 02:16 PM #3
I love headwinds! Really?
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www.rideofsilence.com
I think someone posted it in the charity ride also but I rode this last year and I will ride it again this year - it was truly one of the most moving events I have ever done.Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming: "Yeah Baby! What a Ride!"
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05-02-2006, 02:23 PM #4
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thanks for finding the link Corsair! I haven't ridden one yet, but plan on going this year.
It sounds powerful.
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05-02-2006, 09:07 PM #5
Don't whine
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The ride of Silence for Seattle (may 17th) and Ride to Work Day (May 19th) are during the week i have my son, so I dunno if I'll be able to do either. I attempt to commute every day he's at his Dad's, and Wednesdays when he's with me.
I have a goofy health-care-worker's schedule. Darn it, would y'all PLEASE stay healthy so I can ride my bike more?!?!
"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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05-02-2006, 09:47 PM #6
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Oh, sure, like you wouldn't have to just sit around there just waiting for them to get sick! Welcome to my world. Do you think the pregnant women ever take my needs into account? NO they do not! Originally Posted by KnottedYet
The ride of Silence for Seattle (may 17th) and Ride to Work Day (May 19th) are during the week i have my son, so I dunno if I'll be able to do either. I attempt to commute every day he's at his Dad's, and Wednesdays when he's with me.
I have a goofy health-care-worker's schedule. Darn it, would y'all PLEASE stay healthy so I can ride my bike more?!?! 
That said, I will be riding my bike to work many days. L.Run like a dachshund! Ride like a superhero! Swim like a three-legged cat!
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05-03-2006, 05:13 AM #7
Mmmmm.....chocolate
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I ride my bike to work every day too. Or at least part of the way. It's about 40 miles, so I take the train most of the way and then cycle the last 2.5miles from the station to the campus. But it should still count, right?
And yesterday, I cycled half the way home agian. When I got to the station, no trains were running (accident on the line) and it would be at least an hour before any trains turned up. So I got back on my bike and thought I'd cycle up to the next station stop while I waited. Ended up getting completely lost at one point and did a long detour (today I brought the map and will find the right route). Did 22 miles before I got to the station I was aiming for. But the weather is so beautiful here at the moment that it didn't feel that long at all. And today it is even sunnier and warmer so I will cycle part of the way home again today, with a map this time.
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