Oooh, baby, it's cold outside. I rode to the train station yesterday in -24C wind chill. I know, kind of crazy, but after reading through
this thread, I felt like there's no such thing as too cold. However, I did have the ladyfriend pick me and my bike up at 9:30pm. Too many variables that I wasn't prepared for (flurries, ice, haven't put the studded tires on, etc.). There may be a "too cold" setting for me.
But everything seems to be about winter cycling right now as the temperatures have dropped.
Velojoy has a solid guide for the season, and I found
this link while wondering whether I needed to have a temperature cut-off for cycling.
Momentum Magazine highlighted the five cities that they think are on their way to being
The Next Great Biking Cities. I was happy to see that Washington, DC was among them since that's where my dad bikes a lot.
Rather than think about various resolutions one can make (although I do appreciate an Uberlist a la
the Thrifty Knitter), here are just
a few thoughts to keep in mind over the coming year. But you might also want some actual benchmarks for the coming year, and if you're a writer,
this list might interest you.
What about food? How about
pizza sauce or
lemon chicken? Both seem like worthy endeavours although I will be at the annual sausage party, as I like to call it, this weekend. That's right, time to break down some organic pigs and make sausage in a cold garage all weekend. But boy, are we fed well!
And finally, I leave you with
this video. I don't know about skiing naked, but everyone looks like they're having a good time.
But my father and I went to Mont Tremblant the weekend before last for a little ski trip. I don't get to ski very often, which puts me at a perpetual advanced beginner/intermediate level, but that was fine for our weekend. My dad was quite accepting of my skills, and we skied well together.
