Thursday, November 28, 2024

Thursday, 11/28/2024 - THANKSGIVING DAY

                                                                                    

2024 MILEAGE - 3626.6

This morning, I wanted to get the holiday started with a good substantial ride—The Sound of Music, which is just shy of three hours long. But in the end, I  decided to cut it short, and stopped at Intermission.

This gave me a ride today of 20.2 virtual miles in 1:52.


Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Wednesday, 11/27/2024

                                                                                   

2024 MILEAGE - 3606.4

This afternoon  I rode inside while watching four 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 18.8 virtual miles in 1:40.


Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Tuesday, 11/26/2024

                                                                                  

2024 MILEAGE - 3587.6

This afternoon  I rode inside while watching four 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 18.0 virtual miles in 1:39.


Monday, November 25, 2024

Monday, 11/25/2024

                                                                                  

2024 MILEAGE - 3569.6

This afternoon  I rode inside while watching four 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 16.8 virtual miles in 1:31.


Sunday, November 24, 2024

Sunday, 11/24/2024

                                                                                 

2024 MILEAGE - 3551.8

This evening  I rode inside 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 14.5 virtual miles in 1:11.


Saturday, November 23, 2024

Saturday, 11/23/2024

                                                                                

2024 MILEAGE - 3537.3

Again today,  I rode inside while watching four 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 16.7 virtual miles in 1:36.


Thursday, November 21, 2024

Thursday, 11/21/2024

                                                                                   

2024 MILEAGE - 3502.9

I am currently reading a superb book, which is both highly moving and greatly disturbing—Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. In it, mention is made several times of the American classic To Kill a Mockingbird: both the 1960 novel by Harper Lee, and the 1962 film adaptation of it starring Gregory Peck.

I had never experienced To Kill a Mockingbird, and decided it was high time that I rectify that omission. So I put in a request for the book this morning from the library, and during my ride this afternoon, I watched the movie.

I was curious how the book was received at the time of its pusblication, and upon Googling this question, I found:

When "To Kill a Mockingbird" was published, contemporary reactions were largely positive, praising its powerful depiction of racism in the American South during the Civil Rights era, with many seeing it as a moving plea for tolerance and a significant commentary on social justice, despite some criticism regarding its portrayal of complex racial issues through a somewhat idealized lens; the novel became immensely popular and won a Pulitzer Prize upon release.

This gave me a ride today of 24.7 virtual miles in 2:10.


Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Wednesday, 11/20/2024

                                                                                 

2024 MILEAGE - 3478.2

Again today,  I rode inside while watching four episodes of Frasier, a television comedy that Michelle and I have been binge-watching during evenings of recent weeks. I hope to get outside for some more rides before winter fully arrives, but the forecast for tomorrow calls for plummeting temperatures and the chance for snow, so we'll see.

This gave me a ride today of 18.3 virtual miles in 1:37.


Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Tuesday, 11/19/2024

                                                                                

2024 MILEAGE - 3459.9

Again today,  I rode inside while watching four 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 17.8 virtual miles in 1:34.


Monday, November 18, 2024

Monday, 11/18/2024

                                                                                   

2024 MILEAGE - 3461.5

After taking the entire weekend off, (Saturday because of hiking with friends, and yesterday taking my semi-regular Sunday rest day) I got back into the swing of things today with another inside ride. I had never seen the Disney movie Moana, and when she learned that, my daughter Christy recommended it highly, so I enjoyed Moana during my ride today.

This gave me a ride today of 19.5 virtual miles in 1:40.


Friday, November 15, 2024

Friday, 11/14/2024

                                                                                  

2024 MILEAGE - 3442.1

On the sports talk radio station I listen to regularly (97.1 The Ticket, out of Detroit), two of the hosts (Karsch and Anderson, or Doug and 'Gator') are big fans of the television show Yellowstone, and are constantly talking it up. I had never seen it, so I decided to watch the first episode Wednesday.

During yesterday's ride, I watched Episode 1 again and also Episode 2. Today I watched Episode 2 again and also Episode 3.

This gave me a ride today of 19.8 virtual miles in 1:41.


Thursday, November 14, 2024

Thursday, 11/14/2024

                                                                                 

2024 MILEAGE - 3422.3

On the sports talk radio station I listen to regularly (97.1 The Ticket, out of Detroit), two of the hosts (Karsch and Anderson, or Doug and 'Gator') are big fans of the television show Yellowstone, and are constantly talking it up. I had never seen it, so I decided to watch the first episode yesterday.

In order to "get it" a little better, I watched the initial episode again today, and then watched the second episode, too.

This gave me a ride today of 28.0 virtual miles in 2:13.


Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Wednesday, 11/13/2024

                                                                                

2024 MILEAGE - 3394.3

On the sports talk radio station I listen to regularly (97.1 The Ticket, out of Detroit), two of the hosts (Karsch and Anderson, or Doug and 'Gator') are big fans of the television show Yellowstone, and are constantly talking it up. I had never seen it, so I decided to watch the first episode today.

This gave me a ride today of 17.3 virtual miles in 1:33.


Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Tuesday, 11/12/2024

                                                                               

2024 MILEAGE - 3377.0

Again today,  I rode inside 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 13.1 virtual miles in 1:00.


Monday, November 11, 2024

Monday, 11/11/22024

                                                                              

2024 MILEAGE - 3363.9

Again today,  I rode inside 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 14.4 virtual miles in 1:13.


Sunday, November 10, 2024

Sunday, 11/10/2024

                                                                             

2024 MILEAGE - 3349.5

For the last two days I didn't ride, having been buried in a music project for Michelle, and then yesterday we also did a substantial road trip, going to visit my in-laws, close to 85 miles.

Then again today,  I rode inside while watching four 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 18.2 virtual miles in 1:35.


Thursday, November 7, 2024

Thursday, 11/07/2024

                                                                            

2024 MILEAGE - 3331.3

Again today,  I did an easy ride inside 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 14.4 virtual miles in 1:12.

Earlier in the day, I enjoyed a lunch with some of my Borton cousins ... we agreed that we're all getting old now! Ages of the group ranged from 65 to 86, so, at 67, I was one of the younger ones!


Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Tuesday, 11/5/2024

                                                                           

2024 MILEAGE - 3316.9

Again today,  I did an easy ride inside 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 14.0 virtual miles in 1:11.

Also, this is Election Day, and the presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is historically close this year, so I look forward to an evening of watching the results roll in.


Monday, November 4, 2024

Monday, 11/4/2024

                                                                             

2024 MILEAGE - 3302.9

A couple of nights ago, Michelle and I watched an excellent documentary on the noted film composer John Williams (his scores include those for the Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Indiana Jones movies, as well as Jaws and Jurassic Park). At one point when they asked him to comment on various movies he has scored, he spoke extremely fondly of E.T., the Extraterrestrial. I saw this 1982 film when it was in the theaters, but not since then, and I could remember very little of it, so I watched it during my indoor ride today.

This gave me a ride today of 22.4 virtual miles in 1:31.



Saturday, November 2, 2024

Saturday, 1/2/2024

                                                                            

2024 MILEAGE - 3280.5

Over the last couple of years, I've become a great fan of the program Music by Request, streamed each weekend on Interlochen Public Radio, and listening to it each Saturday morningias an inviolable part of my schedule.  Since my gout persists, and I am uncomfortable with the thought of trying to ride outside right now, I climbed onto our stationary cycle this morning and rode for an hour while listening to Music by Request. (I have, in the past, listened to it during an outdoor ride many times, as well.)

This gave me a ride today of 11.5 virtual miles in 1:00.



Friday, November 1, 2024

Friday, 11/1/2024

                                                                           

2024 MILEAGE - 3269.0

Again today (for the third consecutive day),  I did an easy ride inside 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 16.5 virtual miles in 1:16.


Tuesday, 12/30/2024

                                                                                                  2024 MILEAGE - 4015.5 I finished up 2024 t...