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Lesson plan
Tonight I sat in a room full of middle and high school students, where I was tasked with teaching them about creative writing. I had an idea more than a month ago about how I might approach this. That turned into an outline, and the outline turned into typed and printed notes, which then turned into the thing I was … Read more
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A healthy breakfast
What I ate for breakfast wasn’t all that healthy – two eggs, over easy, hash browns, bacon and toast. But the words that filled the air over that breakfast might have been the healthiest I’ve had in years. I met with a friend this morning, and I didn’t know what we’d talk about. I never do, but it’s always good, … Read more
Read MoreAn unplanned lunch
This has nothing to do with cycling, but this is where I’m going to start putting things like this that I want to write. Around 10 this morning, a woman stopped by the front desk and said she wanted to talk to someone in the newsroom. That someone ended up being me. Her name is Mildred, and she can’t hear or … Read more
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Harvested
On July 4, I rode to McPherson for the annual Smith Family Explodapalooza. I wanted to make a good ride of it, so I went through Hesston via Dutch Avenue, then up Old Highway 81 into McPherson. On the way, I saw this field of wheat stubble, and I stopped. It wasn’t too long ago that I rode this same … Read more
Read MoreNext year’s to do list
This is a quick post that probably won’t be much good for reading by anyone other than me. One of the things people on BAK told me to do is write out some notes about what I’d do differently next year. So I’m going to do that here, because it will be an easy way to get back to it. … Read more
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Crossing the line
Biking Across Kansas 2015 is officially over. We crossed the line into Missouri, held our bicycles triumphantly, snapped some photos and pedaled back toward Louisburg for lunch. We grabbed our bags, said goodbye to our friends and headed back to the real world. And the photographs will show that we crossed from one state line in the west to another … Read more
Read MoreLots of lessons
I learned a lot today. Very early, about 5 in the morning, I learned that the “Cobbler Ladies” can bring out the worst in cyclist, and the importance of their cobbler – sold at the first SAG stop out of Sterling – is not something to be taken lightly. I was told that I did not want to dally in … Read more
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