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I am a mechanical engineer born in 1953 with a lifetime interest in outdoor activities and fitness. My lovely wife of 46 years, Karen, and I live in Morgan Hill, Ca, a bit south of the San Francisco Bay Area. I have gone through and rehabbed from three major surgeries: two hip replacements, and a … Continue reading Welcome →

BionicOldGuy My Story, Uncategorized 19 Comments December 22, 2018February 4, 2022

Young Woman And The Sea

I just read the inspiring story of Gertrude (Trudy) Ederle's historic swim of the English Channel in 1926, becoming the first woman to do so and breaking the existing record by two hours. It is Young Woman And The Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered The English Channel And Inspired The World by Glenn Stout. http://www.Amazon.com/books … Continue reading Young Woman And The Sea →

BionicOldGuy Uncategorized 1 Comment February 1, 2023January 31, 2023

Round The Reservoirs

A popular cycling route from Morgan Hill is to go out Oak Glen Ave past Chesbro reservoir, then continue on until Uvas Road, turning left which eventually takes you past Uvas reservoir. Then you continue until Watsonville Road which takes you back to town. I've been wanting to do this because I heard both reservoirs … Continue reading Round The Reservoirs →

BionicOldGuy Uncategorized Leave a comment January 30, 2023January 29, 2023

Group Ride To The East Foothills

Today was my first ride of the year with my local group. My SI joint has healed enough that I can now do longer rides on an upright bike, so I took my Vado (electric assist) since they would be doing a lot of climbing. It was very enjoyable. I like long solitary rides as … Continue reading Group Ride To The East Foothills →

BionicOldGuy Uncategorized 2 Comments January 27, 2023January 26, 2023

The Silent Awareness Within

Meditation teachers talk about a silence within us in between thoughts, and tell us to think of our minds like the screen in a movie theater. Our thoughts and emotions appear on the screen, but in between thoughts, the screen is our true nature, pure unconditioned awareness. Another analogy is that our awareness is the … Continue reading The Silent Awareness Within →

BionicOldGuy Uncategorized 3 Comments January 25, 2023January 24, 2023

The Sunshine is Back

The recent long bout of storms is finally over, so yesterday I went for my first long sunny ride. I do ok riding in the rain as long as it is not too severe, and I can also get by indoors when needed. But I must say that riding in nice weather is good for … Continue reading The Sunshine is Back →

BionicOldGuy Uncategorized 2 Comments January 23, 2023January 22, 2023

Atomic Habits

This is the first hardback book I've read in a while, I usually do ebooks on my kindle, but this was a birthday present. There are a lot of good tips in this book by James Clear on effectively forming new good habits or breaking bad old ones. http://www.Amazon.com/books An atomic habit is a small … Continue reading Atomic Habits →

BionicOldGuy Uncategorized 1 Comment January 19, 2023January 18, 2023

More Rainy Riding, and Improving SI Joint

Our multiple storm "atmospheric river" continues, probably until next Wednesday. I went riding yesterday in a dry interlude that turned out to only last 20 minutes and ended up getting soggy since I did not have my full rain gear on. I still enjoyed it after a couple of days of indoor riding. "Lake Kenny". … Continue reading More Rainy Riding, and Improving SI Joint →

BionicOldGuy Uncategorized Leave a comment January 16, 2023January 15, 2023

Good Tips on Boosting Metabolism

These tips are from dietician Sharon Palmer's blog. https://sharonpalmer.com/ https://sharonpalmer.com/fixing-a-broken-metabolism/

BionicOldGuy Uncategorized Leave a comment January 13, 2023

70th Birthday and Still Moving…

Yesterday I turned 70. I intend to stay as active in this decade as I was in my 60s, we'll see how that turns out! My recent setback with injuring my SI joint has caused my fitness to decline a little. But two days ago was my first PT session for it and it went … Continue reading 70th Birthday and Still Moving… →

BionicOldGuy Uncategorized 4 Comments January 13, 2023January 12, 2023

Flooding in Morgan Hill

We continue to get a lot of rain due to an "atmospheric river" in which storms are lined up in the Pacific Ocean, waiting for their turn to reach us. This is supposed to last another 10 days. According to my rain gauge, we've gotten about 16 inches of rain this season, so we're closing … Continue reading Flooding in Morgan Hill →

BionicOldGuy Uncategorized 3 Comments January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

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