Il brew magnifico...
Current ride time : 4hrs50min Location: Mt. Mitchell summit 6800ft
Coffee makes me happy
The Sun beating down, bathed in salty sweat, my open jersey fluttering in the breeze, my legs rhythmically turning over the pedals. Speeding along scenic Blue Ridge Parkway I approach the 6700ft summit of Mt.Mitchell. The world is silent save my labored breathing as a soft breeze now cooler at elevation chills...
Journal Entry #1...
The first journal entry, so much to tell yet so little finger dexterity. For starters I have been living in Asheville, NC for the past month training and racing with the I9 cycling team. An elite team of Catergory 1:2 riders who have allowed me to race with them as a guest rider, and have provided me with a roof over my head during my abbreviated stay. I have no specific matter to quander tonight,...
The Pareto Principle...
Pareto
80:20
Since my departure from Canada I have spent numerous bleary eyed evenings reading Vilfredo Pareto thesis on distribution of income and wealth. Also known as the “The Pareto Principle”. An idea that dictates the intermediate imbalance in distribution, specifically surrounding the 80:20 ratio, a figure of factor sparsity.
The loose law, at a simple level, suggests that...
The beginning: ‘R...
One Foot infront of the Other
Examine the imprint left behind
“…little steps and big’uns…”. An excerpt I remember fondly from my childhood days when neath the picturesque skies of Kaila-Kona, HI, I read Alfred Wrights splendid All Cratures Great and Small novels. I was a mere 9 years old when my Mother first introduced my imaginative mind to the fictional...