In the summer of 2012 (definitely 6 years ago) we purchased a season pass for the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. The pass came with an envelop...

My favorite part of hiking is "sun on pine." It's my favorite smell in the world. The picture here is from May 2013 when w...

The 3rd annual Jewel City Ride (Glendale, CA) was a fantastic success!  We had 3 bike rides: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.  Having d...

My California Coastal Bicycle Adventure will have to be continued... at least I made a century! Day 1 (5/28): The route through San Franci...

As much as I hesitate to admit, I am undertaking a bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles.  The reason I am not keen on bragging about ...

This new year I had a few simple resolutions 1) eat out less, cook more at home 2) drive less, bike to work more .  These resolutions expan...

Some blogs pop into my mind fully formed, this one is like a landscape after a tornado.  I have so many thoughts in my head, some left over ...

This year's winter vacations were EPIC to say the least.  We spent time with family in the great outdoors, which gave me perspective and...

The most recent CicLAvia through South LA on December 7, 2014 was superb.  We rode in fluorescent yellow through Exposition Park to Leimert...

There are bike rides and then there are Ride 2 Recovery rides.  One is pure fun and leisure, while the other is a testament to all things or...

Whew! What a conference experience~! Sunday, August 10, 2014 *Improv Day 9:00am "From transient to persistent propargyl radicals: Ex...

I think it's important to set goals.  Awhile back, I set a few big ones: *Finish PhD *Take cross-country bike trip *Write a book *M...

Mile 1 Mile 25 Mile 55 Mile 64 Mile 82 Mile 92 Things we learned from this trip: *** REAPPLY SUNSCR...

Spring (break) is here! My garden is sprouting and my students are growing in confidence. Life is good. I had a whirlwind trip to the Bay ...