• Books,  Outdoors

    Bikes and books

    I have successfully biked both to and from work today. It was more labor than I thought having an actual gym workout as well. I discovered that while Jackson is scary, its manageable. Drivers, in general, are used to a lot of bikes on the road in the loop. The inevitable happened. Now that I am riding a bike in the city, I see them everywhere and it wasn’t unusual to have a few of us lined up at a stop light. What I also discovered, is that this will be a little hard on my knees. These bikes are not light. The bike in the morning wouldn’t hold it’s…

  • Faculty activity,  Library,  Outdoors,  Teaching

    Day in Review May 27, 2015

    Today was the first day of my Divvy riding. I successfully, and enjoyably, rode from Union station a half mile west to my library. I don’t think it saved me any time, but I think it will save me some money and give me some exercise at the same time. I went to the gym and at least I feel like I’ve had a full workout. I figure that if I use Divvy three times a week to work, that’s saved me minimum $24 per month. Four times is $32. At that price, if I bike for two months, I break even. I don’t mention riding back from work, because…