After Dodie went down on a diagonal railway track in Manitoba some 15 years ago, her rule is get off the bike and walk across almost anything rather than get a wheel caught in a rut. So far it seems to have worked.

So glad Rachael did not get hurt too badly in her fall - trolley/rail tracks are always a lurking hazard. Wonderful new mural - thanks for sharing.

It is always a delight meeting up. Thank you for arranging it.

$19.99 grab bag tights. I get lots of comments that I take as compliments! Now I need some bright yellow socks to match.

Use cases - brilliant! The apparel and stuff we need to bring along depends on the type of ride - gravel, road, singletrack. A list for each flavor ought to help us deal better with the memory lapses and distractions that leave us out there on the trail missing something.

Thanks, Betsy. Maybe you can imagine how wonderful this is to realize biking really is still in the frame. And, I’m aware of Gawande’s book but don’t remember if I actually read it or just read a review. I did resd his predecessor though, Complications, a book that was on my mind when I realized I was being trussed up for a shot in both eyes and I was about to become one of those unfortunates he wrote so well.

With Checklists though, I think I just read just enough of standing by the rackets in Powell’a Books to know that I immediately agreed wholeheartedly. His checklists are pretty much other language for specifications, protocols and continuous improvement models that empower the modern technological world. Our phones and tablets work, our planes stay in the air, and we avoid catastrophes like the Challenger disaster.

Oh, wait. Perhaps someone should float a copy to the X-Man.

With any luck Wiley will make an appearance here too.

Beep beep :)

I'm glad that you're getting out again. I really enjoyed this book about checklists: https://atulgawande.com/book/the-checklist-manifesto/

Yup. He’s giving you the bad eye, for sure.

He looks pretty tough...

I’ve got/had a good head in the past that served well enough, but between the vision issues and prednisone we need more sophistication.

You’re right. Red-tails have soporific many different looks. I was wondering what the hooded hawk was I didn’t know of, but it’s just Reddy again.

Saint Redtail

Glad to see that you are taking steps to ensure less losing or leaving stuff behind. Dodie has always been a list maker/double checker and she packs for planned next day excursions the night before. Steve tends to wander around with his head in the clouds but is the only one who can repair bikes or deal with technology. As always, we are better together.