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Riding 30 miles felt fine (although I was pretty leisurely about it: an average speed of 11.5 mph, not least because I took so many pictures), so as I suspected I’ll have no problem with the 30-mile version of BikeMS. When I got home, however, I wasn’t really feeling like doing the whole thing again, so we’ll see if I can manage the 60-mile version of the ride. Details and pictures
“I am a tolerant woman, but the one thing I will not stand for is disloyalty.”
I kept trying to think who Sarah Palin reminded me of. Finally, it hit me.
Of course, Dolores Umbridge had experience in national government…
Who Counts and Who Doesn’t
Here’s how we count people on the Upper East Side:
The three of us reached the Park Avenue median at 76th Street just as the light was changing. The older gentleman approached slowly from the west, using a cane. The older lady approached from the east, being pushed in a wheelchair by an attendant.
The attendant, of course, is not one of “us” and therefore there are only “three of us,” not four. (From today’s “Metropolitan Diary” feature in The New York Times, which always says more about the city than I think the Times intends it to.)
Home-Made Granola
Despite living near multiple health-food stores, I’ve been having trouble finding decent granola. (For breakfast lately, I’ve been eating granola, plain yogurt and berries.) I like it crunchy, with lots of seeds, but too often the stuff you get in the store is halfway to being flavored oatmeal, mostly just refined oats and various natural versions of sugar.
Tonight’s project involved a can of steel-cut Irish oatmeal, flax and sesame seeds, wheat germ, and various natural versions of sugar (brown sugar, maple syrup, and molasses). It came out very well, which is a good thing because I ended up making a LOT of it. Kind of the balancing-the-table-legs problem in reverse; starting with a full can of oatmeal meant adding LOTS of the other stuff.
Uncharacteristically (for cooking, at least) I documented the process.
Bike MS
No, I haven’t signed up for a bike ride in Mississippi, but on October 5 I will be riding in Bike MS, a fund-raising event for the New York City chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. MS is a chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system. Its effects are unpredictable but it can disrupt the ability to move (for instance, making musicians unable to play), affect cognitive ability, or even result in blindness.
There are nearly 7,000 people living with MS right here in New York City. I am asking for your support so we can fund even more programs, services and research projects in the coming year. Last year alone, the National MS Society committed over $33 million to fund over 300 new and on-going research programs. This was made possible, in part, through the support of people like us.
Please visit my ride page and make a donation.