In Other Words with Dave
Edmond’s 3rd annual Cycle 66 Ride is happening in early November. The event hosts a variety of bicycle rides on and around Route 66. There’s a 10-mile, 33-mile, and 66-mile ride – there’s even a 1-mile ride for kids. The spectator favorite of the day is the competitive closed-course race around Downtown Edmond. These races…
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I’m not much for roller coasters. The ups, the downs, the feeling of being out of control – but I ride one every week. My roller coaster rides are chemo treatments. Thursday: The ride starts with some meds and an injection. Then the slow climb begins…click, click, ascending up. “Up” because one of the meds…
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I’m a “buy used” kind of car buyer. The last new car I bought was a sweet ride called a Saturn SL2 – remember those? Since then, I’ve bought used sedans, coupes, convertibles, SUVs, and a minivan or two (actually 3). Letting someone else take the financial hit on initial depreciation has been my financial…
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I was up in the attic over the weekend and peeking out from behind a few boxes I saw my mountain bike – covered in years of dust, sitting on flat tires. I guess dragging it up the rickety foldable attic stairs seemed like a good idea at the time. Way back when I was…
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What do you do at Back40? I used to get that question quite a bit when I was younger, not so much now. Apparently now I look more like an owner, founder and publisher. I blame years and years of “resting small business owner face.” So I was kind of surprised when that question came…
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Alison’s MissionFind an adult wiener dog. The HuntFacebook follow every shelter in a 250 mile radius. Direct message those shelters. ObsessionShow me every online photo of a dachshund. Experience the excitement of a possible opportunity. Experience the sadness of that opportunity not working out. Repeat. Consider getting a cat. The Lucky BreakAn early Sunday morning…
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A Spring To-Do List: Remove the shorts out of winter storage, maybe donate the ones that “shrunk” over winter. Take longer walks around the neighborhood. Get some exercise. If you want to exercise your mind, wave to the neighbors along the way and try to remember their names. Clean out the attic. Go to garage…
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Years ago when I wrote my very clever online dating profile, there was no mention of future caregiving. No mention of my weekly chemotherapy treatments, or a schedule of medications that make me grouchy, amped-up, forgetful, or nauseous. My profile didn’t close the deal with “and if you like to self-quarantine, away from germs, I’m…
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Some 2023 Resolutions!
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In the early-2000s I remember our development team staying late one night after work and wrapping everything in their project manager’s workspace in aluminum foil. They wrapped his chair, desk, lamp, monitor, keyboard, mouse, pens, family photos – everything. That was a memorable “Happy Birthday” gag. When I worked in auto design, I remember being…
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Well I missed most of this year’s riding season. I just wasn’t feeling up to it. I got in a few rides over to Pops, but mostly the motorcycle I always wanted sat idle in the garage. My preoccupation with motorcycles started with a trip to Europe when I was a kid. I was fascinated…
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