Surgery Today, Posts May Be Sparse and Short For a Couple of Weeks

I go in for my rotator cuff surgery today at 2:00 pm. After that I'll be in a sling for 4-6 weeks. I don't type too well left-handed and don't know how soon I'll be allowed to use the right hand for typing (I'll find out at follow-up with Doc next Thursday). I do have … Continue reading Surgery Today, Posts May Be Sparse and Short For a Couple of Weeks →

Nice Ride With New Bike- Big Wheels!

I sold my Bike Friday Superpro. It was a great bike for travel and smooth roads which served me well for six years. But it's more suited for less clumsy riders. For me, it's big wheels from now on. I bought a Specialized Sirrus expert carbon with the proceeds. This has 700C wheels (about 28") … Continue reading Nice Ride With New Bike- Big Wheels! →

A New Adventure Awaits- Rotator Cuff Surgery

I went to a followup with my Orthopedist yesterday. This was also the first time I saw him after my recent fall. He concluded after a lot of manipulation and "push on my hand this way, does that hurt?" that I had further torn my rotator cuff. He had been on the fence about whether … Continue reading A New Adventure Awaits- Rotator Cuff Surgery →

Update-Focusing on Health, Not Weight

I've been following my own advice about focusing on health, not weight, since march 8. And it has been going well, I'm more relaxed and am eating healthy, and am still active. But in that time period I was less active on average than usual because of my collarbone rehab. I usually wear comfortable clothes … Continue reading Update-Focusing on Health, Not Weight →

Heavyhands walking on the “Minnie Path”

I'm back to doing my "heavyhands" (brisk walking with hand weights) and nordic walking now that the collarbone permits it. This local path is a favorite. We call it the "Minnie path" because there used to be a beautiful cat Minnie that "held court" at the playground. If you sat on the bench she'd climb … Continue reading Heavyhands walking on the “Minnie Path” →

Santa Teresa County Park, with Almaden Meetup

Santa Teresa Park in South San Jose is 10.8 miles north of my house (says google) so I rode my e-bike there to meet with friends from my Almaden Meetup on a nice spring morning. Loking out on South San Jose from near the start. Downtown is off in the distance to the left. Some … Continue reading Santa Teresa County Park, with Almaden Meetup →

Coyote Valley Open Space

This is another local favorite of mine. It's just under 6 miles away so I usually do a "bike/hike", riding to the start, hiking the Arrowhead trail, a bit over 4 mile loop with great scenery and nice climbing. Today I had a little less time so I just rode my hybrid there and rode … Continue reading Coyote Valley Open Space →

Harvey Bear County Park

This is a beautiful county park, especially in the spring. It's about 45 minutes away by bike, or I can get there in less than 30 if I use electric assist, which I did today. The ride there is nice and rural too, especially after we've had rains and the hills are green. Entering the … Continue reading Harvey Bear County Park →

Nice To Be Back- Coyote Creek Trail

Once I was cleared to ride again my first serious ride was my beloved Coyote Creek. And I got a great day for it, a break after the rainy period we've been through (no complaints, Mother Nature, I'm glad for the rain after all our recent drought years). Near the start of the trail at … Continue reading Nice To Be Back- Coyote Creek Trail →

Another Collarbone Update

I got a follow up xray on my collarbone Monday. Then my doc called on Wednesday and said it wasn’t healing well so he referred me to an orthopedic surgeon. I saw him today, and he said it does not look like the bone is going to knit together at the fracture site. It has … Continue reading Another Collarbone Update →