Every time we’ve left the house, coming back held a little glimmer of hope that the power would be back on. Only to disappoint us. Yesterday was no different. A week is a long time to stay in a state of suspended anticipation. Like the tree branches encased in ice, we are frozen in the […]
Day 5
This will be my 201st post to the blog since starting it in 2011. Usually my multi-post threads are related to a trip, this thread is more of an “adventure” since it all takes place in the same location… The Toronto Hydro twitter feed tells me how hard the crews have been working for the […]
Still in the dark
Social media is an interesting thing. It’s become a great source for getting news quickly and from numerous different perspectives. In the case of #darkTO it’s revealing itself to be a challenge. Reading as friend by friend gets power back while we are still without has an odd taste, a twist of bitter in it […]
#darkTO
Encased in ice, Toronto is struggling to get back to normal. At the height of the “storm” and in the aftermath over 300,000 people were without power. Trees in many of the older parts of the city shattered under the weight, described as 3 time what they would normally bear. Exploring some parts of the […]
Too much on my mind
I should be calling it a day and putting my head down to get some sleep… funny how life can get in the way of things you plan. Things happen, adrenaline kicks in, you go with it. So here I go… My last (terse) blog entry was about writing an article about doping in cycling […]
Writing… A Recurring Theme
I’ve just finished writing another feature article for Pedal Magazine, I can’t help but think back to the one I wrote about a year ago… http://nextchapter.kraikerphoto.com/2012/12/first-magazine-cover.html
Ninety-five years…
is a pretty long time ago. November 24, 1918 so make that 95 years plus a day (or however many more have passed between my writing this and your reading it). That’s how long my mother has been exploring this world though, and I’m amazed at how well she’s doing. I think this is the […]
Finally got the courage up to shave…
I feel comfortable enough with the pin sites that I decided it was time to shave again. So there it is… what little hair I had is now gone again : ) And as an afterthought, here’s a photo from when I first shaved my head, back in Jan. 2011
2013 Cyclocross Season Wrap-up
While I didn’t get to cover much of the cycling season this year I feel like it did end on a high note and I’ll take as a positive sign for the season to come. On top of my own distractions there was also the late-season doping revelations that took some of the fun out […]
November Sideroads, Concessions and Trails
Since I mentioned this ride as a source of finding the GPS documentary I posted earlier, I thought I should do justice to the ride too. A group of almost 20 people showed up in Erin at Jouko and Robin’s place, greeted by freshly baked cookies and espresso shots before the 11AM start. Almost all […]