Author Archives: sevencyclist

Either Heat or Fitness or Umunhum Did Me In

Posted on August 26, 2019

I’ve done Mt. Umunhum a number of times since the road had been been opened up to the top. However, this summer for some reason, I’ve had issues making it all the way to the top. The last few times … Continue reading →

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Summer Fitness Competition at Work

Posted on August 17, 2019

In an effort to build morale, companies will organize some friendly competition between different groups of teams.  They count number of steps, and they even included an option to convert cycling miles into steps.  That’s cool … with all the … Continue reading →

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How Did I Get That Many Miles In?

Posted on July 31, 2019

It’s end of July, and I decided to look at my Strava stats … Whoa. 782 miles in the month of July? I didn’t ride a really long day … I think the longest was 55 miles, but I guess … Continue reading →

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Heat Advisory and Like a Doofus, I forget To Fill my Water Bottle

Posted on July 28, 2019

The news broadcast a heat advisory warning for the Bay Area.  So I decided to buy a 1.5l bottle of water from 7-11.  I was going to fill it up, when I got to the ride start (I was driving … Continue reading →

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Making the Best out of being On Call

Posted on July 21, 2019

Ever since a department re-org, my weekends have been pretty crappy. You see, they moved two products that I support away from me, and they laid off 3 of 5 in my staff. That left 2 if us left, so … Continue reading →

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Certifications … They Only Test that You Can Take a Test

Posted on June 28, 2019

In Tech Support, the big thing is to gain as many certifications as you can … Oh boy.  I’ve been at this for 20 years, and just because you have this fancy CCIE or JNCIE, all that means is you … Continue reading →

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iTunes LP: Another Reason Why Apple Sucks

Posted on June 27, 2019

Fresh off the announcement that iTunes is going away, I thought I’d review all the songs/titles I have on iTunes.  One that I haven’t played in a long time is the Beatles Box Set.  This included some exclusive videos, as … Continue reading →

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In Between Two Social Bike Clubs

Posted on June 24, 2019

I have to admit, I’m a little spoiled here in the Bay Area.  I live geographically in the middle, between two social bike clubs.  Western Wheelers, usually starts rides in the Palo Alto/Los Altos area, while Almaden Cycle Touring Club … Continue reading →

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Heatwave … Yeah it does feel like June

Posted on June 12, 2019

This year has been weird weather-wise. Yes, I’m glad we are out of the drought, and we’ve had tons of rain, and snow in the local mountains. It was even raining as recent as a couple of weeks ago (and … Continue reading →

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Oh no, It can’t Be Over

Posted on May 20, 2019

… No, I’m not referring to the end of Game of Thrones … although it is kinda sad that it is over.  No, I’m referring to the fun of seeing the Amgen Tour of California, live, and in person, along … Continue reading →

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