Thursday, 10/31/2024

                                                                          

2024 MILEAGE - 3252.5

Again today,  I did an easy ride inside today while watching three episodes of Frasier, a television comedy that Michelle and I have been binge-watching during evenings of recent weeks.

This gave me a ride today of 13.5 virtual miles in 1:13.

Theme to Frasier

Wednesday, 10/30/2024

                                                                         

2024 MILEAGE - 3239.0

After taking the day off yesterday (and still avoiding outdoor rides for now due to my gout), I did an easy ride inside today while watching three episodes of Frasier, a television comedy that Michelle and I have been binge-watching during evenings of recent weeks.

This gave me a ride today of 13.5 virtual miles in 1:13.

Theme to Frasier

Monday, 10/28/2024

                                                                        

2024 MILEAGE - 3225.5

As gout, from which I suffered in 1997 and then again several weeks ago, returned to me beginning Friday night, I did not ride over the weekend, as the pain is centered in the joint of my left big toe. Today, I did a gentle indoor ride, not pushing it too hard, while watching the movie Apollo 13.

This gave me a ride today of 23.0 virtual miles in 2:14.

trailer for Apollo 13

Friday, 10/25/2024 - 65th outdoor ride of 2024

                                                                       

2024 MILEAGE - 3202.5

Today, riding on a cool (51° when I started, and all the way up to a sizzling 58° at the end) and heavily cloudy day, I left at about 12:10, and rode the Platt/Packard Square (about as briskly as a sloth wading through mud). I wanted to wait out the rain we were getting this morning, and though the atmosphere and ground were quite moist, at least I did not have to contend with any precipitation.

This gave me a ride today of 13.6 miles in 1:56.

Relive video of today's ride

Thursday, 10/24/2024 - 64th outdoor ride of 2024

                                                                      

2024 MILEAGE - 3188.9

I took yesterday off in order to devote the time to music z9both piano practice and composition). Today, though, I got back to riding on yet another magnificent fall day—brilliant 54° sunshine when I began at 12:30, and up to 59° qhwn I finished. I rode the Packard/Platt Square.

This gave me a ride today of 13.6 miles in 1:47.

Relive video of today's ride

Tuesday, 10/22/2024 - 63rd outdoor ride of 2024

                                                                     

2024 MILEAGE - 3175.3

After being gone over the weekend for my 50th high school reunion up at Interlochen, and then taking yesterday off, too, in order to practice piano and compose, it was good to get back to riding today on a magnificent fall day—sunny and 55° when I began, at 9:45, up to 66° when I finished. (It got up to 70° yesterday afternoon, as we are currently experiencing a flurry of late summer temperature, and I wanted to get out today before it warmed up too much.)

This gave me a ride today of 13.8 miles in 1:46.

Relive video of today's ride

Wednesday, 10/16/2024

                                                                    

2024 MILEAGE - 3161.5

I cut myself a break again today, and rode inside this morning, while watching a relatively new and brief romantic comedy—Musica.

This gave me a ride today of 16.4 virtual miles in 1:29.

Trailer for Musica

Tuesday, 10/15/2024

                                                                    

2024 MILEAGE - 3145.1

I could have (and perhaps should have) ridden outside today. But as it continues to cool down (right now, at 4:50 p.m., it's 51°), I decided to take it easy on myself today, and rode inside while watching the romantic comedy Anyone But You, which was released last December.

This gave me a ride today of 19.0 virtual miles in 1:39.

trailer for Anybody But You

Monday, 10/14/2024

                                                                   

2024 MILEAGE - 3126.1

Having taken yesterday off in order to rest, today i got back to it with an indoor ride on a cool and wet day. I rode while watching the 2003 Disney comedy Freaky Friday.

This gave me a ride today of 15.9 virtual miles in 1:30.

Trailer for Freaky Friday

Saturday, 10/12/2024

                                                                  

2024 MILEAGE - 3110.2

Today's agenda includes a major adventure—I am doing an 18,000-foot tandem skydive. Michelle and I are leaving for the "drop zone" over near Jackson at 9:15. I wanted to start the day with a big indoor ride. However, not getting underway until the considerably tardy hour of 5:30 a.m., I didn't have time to watch the entirety of The Fellowship of the Ring, as it is a bit over 3:45. I settled instead for the first two and a half hours of it, which still felt like a worthy ride.

This gave me a ride today of 24.7 virtual miles in 2:30.

Trailer for Fellowship of the Ring

Friday, 10/11/2024 - 62nd outdoor ride of 2024

                                                                 

2024 MILEAGE - 3068.7

Our glorious weather continues—glorious bright 66° sunshine when I started, at 11:15, and glorious bright 76° sunshine when I finished. I rode the Platt/Packard Square on this last day before my 18.000-foot tandem skydive tomorrow.

This gave me a ride today of 13.6 miles in 1:50.

Relive video of today's ride

Thursday, 10/10/2024

                                                                

2024 MILEAGE - 3055.1

We are currently enmeshed in a stretch of glorious weather, and once again today we had calm conditions and brilliant sunshine (62° when I began my ride—the Packard/Platt Square—at 12:15, up to 65° at the end).

This gave me a ride today of 13.9 miles in 1:59.

Relive video of today's ride

Tuesday, 10/8/2024 - 61st outdoor ride of 2024

                                                               

2024 MILEAGE - 3041.2

Today, I struggled with the idea of doing a ride at all, but finally managed to push myself out the door about 12:30 and ride a round trip to Marsh Park in beautiful sunshine (63° when I began, and 69° when I finished).

This gave me a ride today of 10.2 miles in 1:26.

Relive video of today's ride

Monday, 10/7/2024 - 60th outdoor ride of 2024

                                                              

2024 MILEAGE - 3031.0

After a busy weekend in which I was not able to ride on either day, I got back to it with a big one today, riding a round trip to Baker Rd. for the first time since November 10 of last year! The ride was quite slow, but that didn't bother me at all, as I was never trying for speed ... just for the goal of that distance. And it was a gorgeous day—brilliant 63 sunshine.

I allowed myself a slightly shorter route than I usually take, as well.

This gave me a ride today of 18.2 miles in 2:32.

Relive video of today's ride

Friday, 10/4/2024

                                                             

2024 MILEAGE - 3012.7

Today I kind of backed off and did a very lightweight ride while watching The Two Towers, the middle movie of the trilogy which comprises the cinematic versions of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings (which, incidentally, also provides the basis for the name of our church handbell choir, The Rings of the Lord). The genesis of the book, as Tolkien recalled it, was that "I wanted to try my hand at writing a really long tale that would hold people's attention."

The novel IS quite long (conventionally referred to as a trilogy, although splitting it into three books was a publisher's convention when it was decided that to publish it as a single book was unwieldy and unrealistic), and the movies are commensurately long. This one (a third of the total) is itself about three hours, and as I got into it, I decided to settle for watching only the first third of it.

This gave me a ride today of 11.6 virtual miles in 1:00.

Trailer for The Two Towers

Thursday, 10/3/2024

                                                            

2024 MILEAGE - 3001.1

I am self-isolating all this week due to the positive COVID test I took Sunday evening, so once more today, I rode inside on our stationary cycle. My beloved Detroit Tigers are now in the baseball postseason for the first time in a decade, playing the Houston Astros in the wild card round. Detroit won yesterday, to move on to the next round (the American League Divisional Series),  so today I rode while watching my very favorite baseball movie, Field of Dreams.

This gave me a ride today of 18.0 virtual miles in 1:41.

Trailer for Field of Dreams

Wednesday, 10/2/2024

                                                           

2024 MILEAGE - 2983.1

I am self-isolating all this week due to the positive COVID test I took Sunday evening, so once more today, I rode inside on our stationary cycle. My beloved Detroit Tigers are now in the baseball postseason for the first time in a decade, playing the Houston Astros in the wild card round. Detroit won yesterday, and just before today's game, I rode while watching the movie For Love of the Game, a superb baseball movie, fictional, about a fictional pitcher for the nevertheless very real Detroit Tigers.

This gave me a ride today of 24.0 virtual miles in 2:12.

Trailer for For Love of the Game

Tuesday, 10/1/2024

                                                          

2024 MILEAGE - 2959.1

I am self-isolating all this week due to the positive COVID test I took Sunday evening, so once more today, I rode inside on our stationary cycle. As an avid lifelong science-fiction fan, during my ride today I watched Interstellar, a superb example of an excellent science-fiction movie which is of great general appeal, but also is noted for being sufficiently technically accurate to appeal to the geeks among us (here I sheepishly raise my hand).

This gave me a ride today of 29.4 virtual miles in 2:44.

Trailer for Interstellar