The other day — not too long after I noted how the brand new wall erected on the corner of Hammer Lane and Frontage 99 didn’t have that much graffiti on it, and didn’t even raise an eyebrow at the vagrant peacefully scrounging through some green, 50-gallon garbage cans four doors down from a friend’s home — my older brother observed how Stockton is starting to become more urbane. He even muttered something about the beginnings of a “cultural renaissance.”
What?! Continue reading »
Earlier in the year I reported how the bicycle-crazy city of Fort Collins seems to have some sort of cycling event every week. Well, add yet another one. A major one: the National Collegiate Cycling Championships! Continue reading »
This year I am spending the holiday and new year in California, so it was time to say goodbye to Fort Collins for the last time in 2007. How did I do so? With a brief jaunt along some back roads near my home, just north of Fort Collins and south of Wellington. Larimer County land, I think. Continue reading »
Today — as per annual tradition — I celebrated the Winter Solstice at my church, which (of course) is the Great Outdoors. But unlike in previous years, this was not just a solitary bonding with Mother Nature or an introspective exercise on top of some mountain. This is because today’s ritual was held with others from the Fort Collins Trailrunners. Continue reading »
“It’s not that cold,” proclaimed my friend Nick, holding up his hands which he had already taken out of his gloves as we were running around like reindeer well after darkness had already set in last Thursday. [Note: yes, I’m a week behind in posts.]
Funny, those are words I am often accused of using inappropriately. In fact, just the other day Tori had mocked me for telling her that “it wasn’t that cold” after I had already sent her a photo of me x-country skiing in the neighborhood wearing gloves and a fleece headband. But on this day I was certainly thinking otherwise. At least for the first ten minutes. Then it really wasn’t that cold! Continue reading »
&title=Stockton's Cultural Revolution "Colorful, vibrant artwork can be found in many places in Stockton, even under overpasses and bridges. (Photo: Stockton Record)")
 "Never mind that there was some snow on the backroads out here. It was sunny, so the Alfa's top was down.")
, but it was the day of the full moon (+/- one day).&title=Winter Solstice Run "Not only was today the Winter Solstice (+/- one day), but it was the day of the full moon (+/- one day).")
