Walking on the beach. Walking on the seaweed washed up on the shore, the air bladders give a satisfying pop when I walk over them. The pop is not unlike the the jacaranda pop as I ride my bike over them. It’s the same satisfaction I get from popping packing bubbles. I bet there’s a […]
Two years ago I was unable to do the SB Triathlon due to a knee injury. Last year I was prevented by a shoulder injury. I think this year, the culprit will be a bulging disk in my back. Back pain causing tingling in my left arm led to an MRI which showed that I
The jacaranda have begun to bloom. The events brings me nostalgic joy when I see the purple blossoms littering the roadway. In May 1984, after a particularly depressing winter, I noticed the flowers on the expanse of lawn on the UCRiverside Campus. I was ready to be happy, ready to enjoy spring, to be alive,
Each year during UCSB’s “Staff Appreciation Week” there is a Bike to Work day. The event held in conjunction with CycleMAYnia, a program of Traffic Solutions. At the entrance to UCSB, a gathering of a couple dozen bikers hung around for a raffle drawing for bookstore certificates, backpack, new bike tube. Coffee, zuc bread and
There are two versions of morning in Santa Barbara. One is bright and sunny making flower petals glow and grass shimmer. The other kind of morning is gray fog that often sits over the coast until as late as 4 p.m. When you exercise outside, you can not allow this dichotomy dictate your opinion about
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