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Notes from Steve (Posted August 5, 2024)

I got back Saturday afternoon from the week of RAGBRAI.  My eighth one in a row (except for 2020 … it was canceled).  People have asked me: 1. Did you do the whole week? (yes) 2. Were the hills really awful? (yes).  They also say, “Why do you do this? You must really...
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Notes from Steve (Posted July 29, 2024)

Last week was RAGBRAI*.  It was awesome.  I rode every mile at high, efficient speeds, and there were absolutely no issues, except that people’s faces hurt from laughing too much.  Also, the weather was stone cold, perfect.  No rain, and oddly enough, the wind was always at our backs.  God smiled and said it was...
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Notes from Steve (Posted July 15, 2024)

I was at band practice last night in the Annex (house next to the Clarion community garden) during the torrential downpour, and the basement actively started flooding.  And we were in the basement!  We moved everything up off the floor, but memories of 2009 or 2010 came back to me.  I remember hanging...
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Notes from Steve (Posted July 8, 2024)

A common thing to say during this time of year is, “Where is the summer going?  Slow down!” Then, we all politely laugh and move on.  But seriously, people - where is it going??  It’s going crazy fast.  I know I’ll blink, and suddenly it’ll be November.  And it’ll snow.   My friend, who’s riding with...
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