Monthly Archives: May 2015

Profile Response: Rose Swan Pot Luck in Union, ME

Rose Swan is a family constellations counselor and workshop facilitator. Her partner, Jeremy Clough teaches at a Waldorf School. When Rose invited me to stay with them, I looked up Union, ME on the map, explained that it would be … Continue reading

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Profile Response – Shannon Garrity and Chip Noble, DeLorme

Bicyclists stop to explore what cars zoom by. I had passed DeLorme’s headquarters building with its glass atrium and giant globe along Route 1 in Yarmouth, ME dozens of times but never stopped. Now, at a slower pace, I not … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 14 – New Hartford, NY to Cazenovia, NY

Miles Today: 43 Miles to Date: 846 May 19, 2015 – Sun, clouds and thunderstorms, 75 degrees   Linda Turner, my warmshowers host, fried up hash browns, steak and eggs. Over breakfast she shared her explorations in genealogy – up … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 13 – Cobleskill, NY to New Hartford, NY

Miles Today: 72 Miles to Date: 803 May 18, 2015 – Sunny, 80 degrees   I made several trips to my hotel breakfast bar and floated out of Cobleskill on a beautiful Catskills morning. Thunderstorms were in the forecast for … Continue reading

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How will we live tomorrow?- Responses 4

How will we live tomorrow? “We’ll shut down the war machine and help everyone in this country. We’ll make everyone in this country strong – the poor, the elderly, the immigrants, everyone. And then we’ll help others. I’m not saying … Continue reading

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Profile Response – SMRT of Portland, ME

I enjoyed working with architects, engineers, and landscape designers from SMRT several years ago when designing the MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta, ME. They invited me to visit their offices for a freeform discussion of ‘How will we live tomorrow’. … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 12 –Slingerlands, NY to Cobleskill, NY

Miles Today: 37 Miles to Date: 731 May 17, 2015 – Sunny, 80 degrees     A cycling fact: fifty miles before noon is easier than thirty miles after noon. I got off to a late start, on purpose, because … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 11 – Manchester, VT to Slingerlands, NY

Miles Today: 72 Miles to Date: 694 May 17, 2015 – Cloudy, 60 degrees   Nature is breaking me into her fury in a most gentle way. After encountering no rain for ten days, this morning’s forecast called for a … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 10 – Norwich, VT to Manchester, VT

Miles Today: 82 Miles to Date: 622 May 15, 2015 – Sunny, 60 degrees   I had a big task today: 82 miles plus over 4,000 feet in elevation change. So, I abandoned my custom of a long afternoon break … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 9 – Dorchester, NH to Norwich, VT

Miles Today: 37 Miles to Date: 540 May 14, 2015 – Sunny, 70 degrees (eventually)   Like most optimists, I look at the high temperature forecast for the day and figure, oh, that’s good. I need to start looking at … Continue reading

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