Thomas is in Chicago

Thomas and Eva have moved to Chicago. Their new address is: 2025 W Hutchinson Chicago, IL 60618 tomekgrobelny@aol.com Thomas and I rode the Bike the Drive ride on Sunday, May 28th. We covered about 60 miles (2 loops) and found no one that would stay with us. A truely...

Beth visits KC

Last weekend, Beth came down for a quick visit from St. Paul. Beth gave Tina a great perm that she has been wishing for. They also got in some shopping and a Friday night fish night. It was Beth’s first road trip with her new Saturn Vue…nice...

A weekend in New York

Russ, Beth, Mary, Tina and I gathered in New York this past weekend for the 29th running of the Five Boro’s Bike Ride. Actually, only Russ and I participated in the ride, but the 5 of us had a great 3 days of site seeing & window shopping, delicious meals...

Shipped Bike to New York

I packed and shipped one of my bikes to New York today. Russ Battisto and I will be riding the 42 mile Five Boro’s ride on May 7th. Details and a map are available at http://www.bikenewyork.org/BNY-TOUR.htm

Canoeing the Buffalo River

In March, I had the pleasure of canoeing the Buffalo River in Arkansas. 4 of us spent 8 days camping & paddling 110 miles through the Buffalo National Park. Mike Alsin put together a wonderful trip with good planning, perfect weather, enough water for a fast float...

Anniversary in New York City

For our 28th wedding anniversary, Tina and I visited New York City in January. It was a quick 3 day trip, but we were able to pack in too many meals, a stroll and pedicab ride through Central Park, a browse through Tiffany’s, stops in Times Square, views from...