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PXGD250
The hardest part is the training. The race itself is pure adventure. Since I was already ramped up after last month’s Long Voyage … why not again? It wasn’t on my original plan but, fit perfectly....
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The Long Voyage Part V
Was a tad bummed after not finishing the Unbound XL last spring. I had a ton of fun out there but knew the summer was long and needed another adventure. I considered the alternatives and naturally,...
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The Song of the Prairie
An unconventional Unbound XL race report. Searching for rainbows again? They’re out here but beware, I expect to be paid. A price will be extracted from you, bargains not made. There you go again,...
View ArticleGW300 V
Preamble Lincoln’s a proper drive from my home base in Little Rock. Broken into 3 legs. First to Rogers where Megan lives. Second to KC where there’s Heather and another sister, Kyle on a special...
View ArticleAbout Getting to the Starting Line
The hard part of an event is getting to the starting line. Can we push those barricades aside, or do they become insurmountable. I made reference to some of the difficulties in an earlier post. It’s...
View ArticleIt ain’t easy
2025 was all lined up. On paper it held promise. Coming off a fairly strong year, was feeling pretty good. Got thru the flu in Feb and started ramping up. Plenty of time for Coast2Coast and that was...
View ArticleInstall Apache Directory Studio From Source on Rasberry Pi
This post includes instructions to download Apache Directory Studio source code and install to a Linux machine. The instructions are tailored for a Raspberry Pi. It includes an extra step to modify...
View ArticleInstall Apache Netbeans From Source on Rasberry Pi
This post includes instructions to download Apache Netbeans source code and install to a Linux machine. The instructions are tailored for a Raspberry Pi. The advantage of using a Pi is that Apache...
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2024 Year In Review
Hadn’t done one in a while, the last being back in 2020. Then as now feels significant. Each having somehow triggered a threshold, cumulative effect of many changes. It seems that all year-in-reviews...
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Top 10 Reasons Not To Do a Top 10 List (as a Lightning Talk)
Background: Community Over Code (a.k.a. ApacheCon) has a tradition of closing its conference with a one hour session, held in the general assembly area, called “Lightning Talks”. Each speaker who...
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2024 Long Voyage
Change was in the air. It was cool, but fixing to get a lot warmer. A new venue, Sandhills Event Center, just outside of Lincoln, Nebraska. A new vibe. The event had just changed hands. The route...
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Unbound ’24 Race Report
Arrived at the starting line 615a and took my place at the back of the pack. Snapped a few shots. Didn’t realize until later, caught Tim Hornik and his tandem partner. I saw them again Sunday morning...
View ArticleTop 10 Reasons Cyclists ❤️ Motorists
Useful when getting to events, support, hauling gear, etc. Not all bad. Especially when parked. Close passes (buzzing) keeps the mind sharp. No mini-marts without cars. The ones with bike carriers are...
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The Long Voyage Pt. III
The bike fell over with a sickening thud. I was standing in the shade beside the corral. Had just arrived onsite. It was 445 pm. Immediately, a pair of friendly hands were there to help. Carmen and...
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Why are you here?
We must all be looking for something. There should be no surprises as the queue snakes its way alongside both ditches. We were warned. Trudging, stopping, starting, barbed wire gnashes our bodies....
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Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame Class of ’23
It’s 1 am Thursday prior to the start of Unbound. Exactly 53 hours before we have to line up. It has been a good week so far. Arrived Monday and have had a couple of days to get settled in. Today was...
View ArticleHow riding gravel started
My brother Timothy mail ordered and assembled this 2015 Raleigh Willard exactly 7 years ago today. It sounds like a cliche that it all changed afterwards, but that’s exactly what happened. The initial...
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How to carry the bike over muddy sections
Robb Finegan provided this tip after placing 5th in the masters division at ’21 The Long Voyage. Riders carried 3 miles after rains washed out the B-Roads on the course. An old mountain biker trick: A...
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The Long Voyage Pt. II
Sometimes that trip we take ends unexpectedly. Last year’s post sets the stage. I’ll never know for sure, if it weren’t for that bent derailleur, might’ve just finished in ’21. Other than the early...
View ArticleUpgrade from javax to jakarta — not yet!
It’s now been almost five years since Oracle announced the donation of Java’s enterprise layer to the Eclipse foundation. It stipulated a name change, removing “Java”, ostensibly due to trademark...
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