On Mon, 24 Oct 2022 19:48:12 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>On 10/24/2022 6:28 PM, Catrike Rider wrote:
>> On Mon, 24 Oct 2022 12:06:52 -0400, Frank Krygowski
>> <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Bicycling - Have You Ever?
>>>
>>> Have you ever:
>>>
>>> - Joined a bike club?
>>>
>>> - Ridden on a club ride?
>>>
>>> - Led a club ride?
>>>
>>> - Ridden your bike to a bike club meeting?
>>>
>>> - Volunteered for a bike club committee position?
>>>
>>> - Been a bike club officer?
>>>
>>> - Volunteered for a bike rodeo?
>>>
>>> - Served on a bike advocacy committee or board?
>>>
>>> - Ran an invitational bike ride or event?
>>>
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>
>>> - Read a book about bicycling?
>>>
>>> - Written a book about bicycling?
>>>
>>> - Had an article published in a bicycling magazine or newspaper?
>>>
>>> - Had a photograph published in a bike magazine?
>>>
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>
>>> - Taken a bicycling class?
>>>
>>> - Taught a bicycling class?
>>>
>>> - Practiced a rock dodge?
>>>
>>> - Practiced emergency braking?
>>>
>>> - Practiced an emergency evasive turn?
>>>
>>> - Jumped your bike over a pothole?
>>>
>>> - Been chased by a scary dog?
>>>
>>> - Been bitten by a scary dog?
>>>
>>> - Trained someone’s dog to not chase you?
>>>
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>
>>> - Displayed a bike-themed decoration inside your house?
>>>
>>> - Displayed a bike-themed decoration in your yard?
>>>
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>
>>> - Biked to work?
>>>
>>> - Biked to buy your groceries?
>>>
>>> - Ridden at night for fun?
>>>
>>> - Ridden at night for transportation?
>>>
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>
>>> - Used a generator headlight?
>>>
>>> - Put a rack on your bike?
>>>
>>> - Put fenders on your bike?
>>>
>>> - ... with a mudflap?
>>>
>>> - Put a kickstand on your “good” bike?
>>>
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>
>>> - Ridden a bike wearing lycra?
>>>
>>> - Ridden a bike wearing wool instead of lycra?
>>>
>>> - Ridden 25 miles in blue jeans?
>>>
>>> - Ridden with toe clips?
>>>
>>> - Ridden with clipless pedals?
>>>
>>> - Ridden with a rain cape?
>>>
>>> - Ridden without a helmet?
>>>
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>
>>> - Repaired a flat tire?
>>>
>>> - Adjusted a derailleur?
>>>
>>> - Wrapped your own handlebars?
>>>
>>> - Built a bike wheel?
>>>
>>> - Built a bicycle frame?
>>>
>>> - Built a bike from the frame up?
>>>
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>
>>> - Ridden a racing bike?
>>>
>>> - Ridden a fixed gear bike?
>>>
>>> - Ridden a mountain bike?
>>>
>>> - Ridden a recumbent?
>>>
>>> - Ridden a tandem? As captain? As stoker?
>>>
>>> - Ridden an adult tricycle?
>>>
>>> - Ridden an antique “ordinary” or high wheeler?
>>>
>>> - Ridden a unicycle?
>>>
>>> - Ridden an eBike?
>>>
>>> - Towed a bicycle trailer?
>>>
>>> - Ridden carrying a kid in a bike child seat?
>>>
>>> - Owned more than three bikes?
>>>
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>
>>> - Visited a bicycle museum?
>>>
>>> - Watched an organized bike race, in person?
>>>
>>> - Competed in an organized bike race?
>>>
>>> - Won an organized bike race?
>>>
>>> - Competed in an organized time trial?
>>>
>>> - Ridden on a velodrome?
>>>
>>> - Competed in a velodrome race?
>>>
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>
>>> - Crashed?
>>>
>>> - Ridden more than a year without crashing?
>>>
>>> - Ridden more than ten years without crashing?
>>>
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>
>>> - Ridden 50 miles?
>>>
>>> - Ridden a metric century? (100 km)
>>>
>>> - Ridden a century? (100 miles)
>>>
>>> - Ridden a double metric?
>>>
>>> - Ridden a double century?
>>>
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>
>>> - Ridden faster than the speed limit?
>>>
>>> - Ridden faster than 35 mph?
>>>
>>> - Ridden fast than 50 mph?
>>>
>>> - Gotten a ticket while riding your bike?
>>>
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>
>>> - Ridden across Ohio?
>>>
>>> - Ridden across Pennsylvania?
>>>
>>> - Ridden across any other state?
>>>
>>> - Ridden across the U.S.?
>>>
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>
>>> - Ridden 2000 miles in a year?
>>>
>>> - Ridden 5000 miles in a year?
>>>
>>> - Ridden 10,000 miles in a year?
>>>
>>> - Done an overnight bike trip?
>>>
>>> - Done a multi-day camping bike trip?
>>>
>>> - Done a really long bike tour?
>>>
>>> - Done a bike tour overseas?
>>>
>>> - Planned and navigated your own bike tour?
>>>
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>
>>> - Ridden on a bike path?
>>>
>>> - Ridden on a four-lane road?
>>>
>>> - Ridden on a freeway (where legal)?
>>>
>>> - Ridden somewhere that was definitely not legal?
>>>
>>> - Ridden your road bike where most people would use a mountain bike?
>>>
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>
>>> - Ridden in the rain?
>>>
>>> - Ridden in the snow?
>>>
>>> - Ridden hotter than 100 degrees?
>>>
>>> - Ridden colder than 32 degrees?
>>>
>>> - Ridden colder than 0 degrees?
>>>
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>
>>> - Ridden a month without missing a day?
>>>
>>> - Ridden a year without missing a day?
>>>
>>> - Parked your car for a week and used your bike instead?
>>>
>>> - Parked your car for a month and used your bike instead?
>>>
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>
>>> - Ridden in a Tweed Ride?
>>>
>>> - Ridden in a Naked Bike Ride?
>>>
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>
>>> - Attended a regional bike convention?
>>>
>>> - Attended a national bike convention?
>>>
>>> - Thought about other items to add to this list?
>>
>> Have you ever minded your business?
>
>I take that to mean your answers are all "No."

<Chuckle> Some day, I may get to the point in life where you seem to
be, Frank, but nowdays, I'm just too busy doing things to spend that
much time trying to relive all the things I've already done.

Got home from ocean kayaking yesterday about six, too tired to wash
down the truck, kayaks, trailer, and gear and put it all away, so I
have that to do today. We need to go grocery shopping and that
involves us going to the regular grocery store as well as Sams, and
probably, to the drug store. Hope to get a bike ride in tomorrow,
I'll also do a quick check on the Catrike.

The bike ride tomorrow will use up 4+ hours, what with the drive to
and from my start location, preparation, and post ride load up,
putaway and recoup. I generally spend a half hour or so eating an
orange, a granola bar and drinking my post ride Yeungling. It's
supposed to be up in the eighties tomorrow so I'll finish up the ride
dripping with sweat, so I'll have to towel off and slip into sweats so
as not to crud up the truck seats.

I'm planning on doing the same thing Thursday, but tomorrow we'll be
going to my annual doctor checkup followed by a stop for lunch,
probably at our favorite Mexican restaurant.

Friday involves an hour drive each way to take my grandson to his
weekly little league private lesson. Then Saturday, like last
Saturday. and most Saturdays, another even longer drive to watch his
game, followed, most likely, by a trip to our fav pizza place.

In much of the time we're not out and about, I'll spend some time
writing, while she paints or builds crafty stuff, which she sells at
local crafty hooplas.

I feel sorry for you, Frank, that your life has been reduced to
looking back instead of looking forward.