When you are driving in a car, you don't think very often about the wind blowing by, or the wind you are creating with your car. You don't think about the resistance it takes to propel your car through the air itself, much less the force required to resist wind blowing at you. But when … Continue reading The gentle breeze …
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Reflections on bicycling in “cold” (?) weather
Yesterday it was 71 degrees, today the high was 36. Yesterday I rode my bicycle home from work in T-shirt and shorts. Today I had jeans, sweats, windbreaker, gloves, hoodie, earmuffs (and helmet, of course). The conversation at work was about winter sneaking in and swooping down upon us. About how cold it was. And … Continue reading Reflections on bicycling in “cold” (?) weather