Stumbled Upon (Thoughts and Photos)

2012/02/05 Gayle 0

If you happen to be a regular reader of my blog, you probably have encountered my Quest for Average. As with most things in life this quest has become intertwined with many facets of my life. My photography hobby is the latest to succumb. For today’s walk I persuaded Jenn to go with me to Downtown Wilmington and amble with my camera. I am sad to report that I forgot to set my phone to record my distance. However, we did circle a 4 block radius. As we exited the parking deck onto Front Street I was struck by the coloring of these buildings. I notice them often, I think because of the white one in the middle. As we proceeded to walk along Princess The rest of the story

Good times at the Cape Fear Tweetup

2012/01/31 Gayle 0

Last Thursday Friday (Thanks to @dawnbugni for sending me a tweet to remind me it was Friday not Thursday) was one of my favorite days…it was Tweetup day!! I know it may sound strange to those who haven’t yet succumbed to the twitter addiction, but the day I get to see my twitter friends IRL (in real life) is a happy happy day! These people are apart of my everyday life. We share joys and sorrows. This group of people saw me through several misdiagnoses and eventual surgery the end of last year, some even visited me in the hospital. We offer advice and are even available for private counseling –also known as direct messaging (and occasionally even a phone call). There was a lot The rest of the story

The one time being lazy paid off for me

2011/04/12 Gayle 2

Sunday before last  was a quiet Sunday at my house. We’d worked hard on Saturday and it was a beautiful morning. We talked about taking our bikes for a ride. Instead we stayed home. It’s funny how life happens. About 9:30 we heard the sounds associated with an accident. The rescue personnel rushing to assist. Later I saw a post on facebook saying two cyclists were hit on River Road. I thanked God I was lazy and choose to sit and drink coffee rather than ride. You see, had I ridden I would have been on River Road, on my bike. We have all heard the saying that goes something like this, ‘but for the grace of God, there go I’. The cyclists who were killed, David The rest of the story

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Learn to Ride a Bike

2010/07/06 Gayle 0

A fun email I received yesterday. “Learn to Ride a Bike Day” at Bike Cyles Saturday, july 10th from 10am-12noon Quick Links www.bikecycleshop.com www.glidebikes.com ed@glidebikes.com melanie@bikecycleshop.com Dear Friends & Family, Bike Cycles & Glide Bikes wants to teach anyone from 3yrs old to adult how to ride a bike. Glide Bikes will be bringing their bikes and their helpful knowledge on how to teach anyone how to balance on a bike and be a successful rider! Check out their website to learn more at www.glidebikes.com or contact ed@glidebikes.com. Glide bikes will be available for rental and purchase the day of the event. Bike Cycles is proud to be an official dealer for glidebikes and will be offering a one day 10% discount on all glidebikes and in stock bike purchases for The rest of the story

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