Op-Ed

Last fall I returned to Memphis to look after my mom following surgery to repair her tricuspid heart valve. Aging, I can say, is not for the faint of heart. And because…

On the Paceline yesterday, Patrick and I talked about how the people in our lives either encouraged or discouraged us from riding our bikes. I'm fortunate in that I've almost…

Chunder is a Bro term that describes loose rocky, technical terrain. A trail might have a lot of chunder on it or even be 'chunderous.' The etymology may include the words…

The human mind loves contrasts, light and dark, left and right, here and there. Digital. We deal far less well with shades of gray, despite the world we live being little…

I’m just back from Seattle, which is having a proper winter, by any measure. The nights are below freezing, there’s frost in the shade even into the afternoon, and above…

Churchill (might have) said, "History is written by the victors." I doubt sincerely he had bike races in mind, but I think the truism holds. Most American people understand…

One of the nice things about January is that the whole year looks like possibility still, a blank canvas to project dreams and goals onto. Even if you've had an inauspicious…

I was not a good student through elementary, middle and high school. I didn't often complete my assignments, though I tested well. As long as I passed my tests, I didn't see…

To love something is sometimes to be dissatisfied with it. You get a sense that the object of your love could be better, if only it could change in the ways that seem obvious…

They say love is blind, but maybe they haven't had a long-term relationship, because let me tell you, over time, love comes to have 20/20 vision. I am keenly aware of my…