• Proper Cross

    Proper Cross

    The British cyclocross TV commentators use a term “proper cross”. It is basically used to describe a wet and muddy race, with racers finishing covered in dirt. Obstacles and certain…

  • Always a Curve

    Always a Curve

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    Straight is boring. I guess. Anyone who knows me can confirm that drama is something I avoid relentlessly. That’s why diabetes, with its ups and downs, or curves, was the…

  • Am I still on X? It’s Complicated

    Am I still on X? It’s Complicated

    When Twitter first launched, the prompt it presented to users was “What are you doing?” So my First Tweet… … was in response to that question. Frankly I’m embarrassed I’ve…

  • Cyclocross Countdown Music

    Cyclocross Countdown Music

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    Ok, not to cement my obsession with cyclocross this holiday break, but I feel compelled to talk about some minutia of the races that have been so plentiful from November…

  • The Silent Partner

    The Silent Partner

    I’ve been playing a sort of Kevin Bacon game recently where I wanted to watch Mary Poppins (1964) because of Dick Van Dyke (he recently turned 99). His co-star in…

  • Coffee & Cyclocross

    Coffee & Cyclocross

    One of my late fall/winter pleasures is watching cyclocross racing on the streaming platforms of Max or YouTube. Sipping warm coffee while watching racers complete several laps of a complex…

  • A Christmas Present from a Geography Professor

    A Christmas Present from a Geography Professor

    I’m well underway enjoying my Christmas break, taking an extra two days off before the University of North Florida is officially closed for the holidays. I don’t think I’ve anticipated…

  • A Warning

    A Warning

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    First. This post is not about travel. OK, with that out of the way… I wasn’t going to write anything like this. Maybe it’s a flaw in me that I…

  • Reclaim Social Media – My Federated Workflow

    Reclaim Social Media – My Federated Workflow

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    Since Twitter/X has become a garbage site, and Facebook is only marginally better, I have been using Mastodon as my social media outlet. What follows is my workflow for sharing…

  • Feed Your Blog. Feed It!

    Feed Your Blog. Feed It!

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    There’s a Scotsman on my blog! UPDATE! OK, a little context. I’ve been working on a cross posting workflow. The last piece of the puzzle was to either re-publish posts…