Monthly Archives: September 2010

One Man Crusade Against Cell Phones

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Matt Gholson

(ed note:  Drinking Redbull before writing blog posts is not a good mix) I recently ran into a fellow rider while eating lunch with a bunch of my non rider work buddys.  We talked the talk for awhile and he … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On Pay Rides

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Matt Gholson

My buddy Miles who is an uber cycler rode a century at the Tour of Hope, or Tour de Hope, this weekend which is in the nearby town of Marion.  He’s wrote an entertaining report on his blog which I recomend reading.  … Continue reading →

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Misaligned Minds: The Story

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Matt Gholson

First I must confess that I really didn’t care all that much about doing this ride, no disrespect to the Misaligned Minds, its a nice pay ride, but I’ve done it several times, it never changes, and while the roads … Continue reading →

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misaligned minds

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Matt Gholson

(Ed note:  The following text was written into my tablet PC and converted to text without correcting the errors.)Shauna aide did the misaligned Mind ride this year I asked her to tell Me what she thought. “I had fun, a … Continue reading →

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The Tablet PC Project

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Matt Gholson

I’m writing this post out on my new, very old tablet PC.  I know this is supposed to be a cycling blog, but I’ve been finding myself interested in other stuff lately and I’m going to write about it.  It … Continue reading →

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A Nice Weekend, An Awesome Hat, an Old Camera

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Matt Gholson

Well first off it was a great late summer weekend here in beautiful Southern Illinois.  Saturday morning it was suppose to be raining, but it wasn’t and I got in a 40 miler with Mom and Terry.  It was supposed … Continue reading →

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And I Was Run ning

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Matt Gholson

It’s not been a real good week for me.  I got sick, had a cold that nearly left me in bed Tuesday, could barely swallow and just generally felt like crap.  For the first time in months I didn’t exercise … Continue reading →

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Mikey G makes a comeback and I feel like crap

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Matt Gholson

I have a cold, I couldn’t sleep last night because of it.  I wish it would go away, I hate it.  This post will be short because of it. My brother, Mom and Dad rode yesterday.  My brother Mike has … Continue reading →

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Shaundo Rides and I’m Not Normal

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Matt Gholson

I affectionately call my wife Shaundo sometimes because I like the way it sounds and she thinks its funny.  Today Shaundo did her first Saturday Morning Group Ride (SMGR) with the rest of the group.  It was a 50 mile ride on back … Continue reading →

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