New bike, new ear, new sport.

Sam’s mother helps him wash his hair. He has to be careful of the healing skin, the sutured wound. His ear is alternately numb and sore and he claims that the doctor did not reattach it properly to his big, round head:
“It’s not on there right. I look different.”
He’s been gone forever.
I [...]

Finally, Rain. And the Race for the Cure.

When the massage therapist arrived on Wednesday night the first thing that she said to me was, “Hey. Did you notice that it’s fall now? Do you remember when that happened?”
“Yeah. At 3:00pm.”
She laughed because I was right. It is starting to be tradition for me to write about the onset [...]

Best Morning Ever

Stumptown coffee on Belmont.
Josh and I huddle at the front window, chatting.
Not only did I get to sit within mere feet of a local pro cyclist whose blog I read religiously, I also got to watch in awe as other whippet-like riders gathered around me.  From our perch we could watch as they rolled up [...]