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Entries from May 2008

Good day Sunshine

May 24th, 2008 · No Comments

This morning was a fine how do you do.  It’s raining, in Concord on May 24th, Memorial Day weekend.  This so cancels this morning’s bike ride.  I’ve been reading in various articles how people are staying home more now that gasoline has hit $4. a gallon.  It’s driving up the cost of everything.  The GM [...]

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Tags: Around the bay

The road is long

May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

An era ended around these parts.  Dennis Richmond retired from KTVU 2 news.  He’s been doing the news for 80 percent of my life.  His voice is the soothing voice of reason when disaster has struck the Bay Area.  I’ve never met him in person, but he’s always been hanging around somehow.  Enjoy your retirement, [...]

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Tags: Around the bay

And echoed in the wells of silence.

May 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Tonight, throughout the country, world.  Take a moment for the cyclists that have been hurt and/or killed by vehicles.

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Tags: Around the bay · Cycling

No time for losers, cause we are the champions

May 15th, 2008 · No Comments

One of the greatest golfers of our time announced her retirement this week. When an athlete can be referred to by only one name and everyone knows who you’re talking about, that’s greatness. Annika Sorenstam will ride off into the sunset after this year. Officially, she’s “stepping away” from the game, but [...]

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Tags: Golf

Harmonic dogs, house dogs, street dogs

May 13th, 2008 · No Comments

This morning on the way to work I drove by Newhall Park, like I do every morning.  The difference was this morning I saw something that caught my eye on the walking path.  I thought it was a loose dog, so I slowed to get a better look.  There, behind a tree, on the walking [...]

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Tags: Concord

The conflict rubs against my grain

May 11th, 2008 · No Comments

It was an interesting weekend out here in Coco County. Gorgeous warm weather on Saturday and nice, but funky wind thing going on today. I took my new bike out and road it along the Canal Trail this afternoon. It’s much simpler to ride the trails than take your chances on surface [...]

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Tags: Concord · Cycling · Shout out · Walnut Creek