Backward Mutters

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  • Won’t You Take Me To….

    December 8 and 66 degrees, well, what would you do? Get on your bike and ride to Horneytown, that’s what!

  • Ride of the Longshadows

    Riding ’round Salem Lake was the only way to keep out of the wind and not get blown into traffic. Blustery cold. HTRambler, Chum, has been cleared to ride on Friday-Saturday, and we’re talking about a ride around the Lake to welcome him back. Any takers? Jan, I still have…

  • The Short Days are Numbered.

    Fall has fallen. Bare trees and leaf covered trails make the ride around Salem Lake completely different. Favorite lines are now hidden, and incidentally, so are the rocks. Great day for riding, though. It’s getting dark at 5 and lights are on by 5:30. The solstice is coming, boys. Traveled…

  • Beer Emergency. Free Brian!

    HEBRON, CT (NBC) — It may have seemed like an emergency at the time, but a Connecticut man is now regretting his call to 911. 35-year-old Brian Poulin of Hebron was arrested Sunday after police said he called 911 several times and asked them to bring him beer. Poulin was…

  • Thanksgiving Dinner, Anyone?

    70 degrees, wind 5-10 out of the SW. Perfect for motoring up Old Greensboro Rd which I did with Der Jan and Chum — attacking, bridging up, county line sprints, great fun. Most interesting thing I saw on the ride today. I also saw a couple of turkeys.