Birthday Ride 2020
Todd goes on a bike ride for his 50th birthday. Friends send notes of kindess they’re doing, and the forest gives him advice for how to approach the next decade of his life. Continue reading Birthday Ride 2020
Category: Thoughts
Finding Better Ways to Seek Adventure
I waffled on whether or not I would share this story here. It’s rather personal and doesn’t put me in a particularly good light. On the other hand, if it is my goal to encourage people to try new things … Continue reading Finding Better Ways to Seek Adventure
Gamifying Self-Improvement
Todd’s been working on self-improvement for a while and has found some pretty fun tools for turning productivity and keeping up good habits in to a game. Continue reading Gamifying Self-Improvement
Six Months of Going Outside Every Day
Todd has been making sure to literally go outside every day for over half a year now and shares a bit about why and what a typical trip might include. Continue reading Six Months of Going Outside Every Day
Saturday Highland Ride
On Saturday night, Todd finds out why it’s good to push through one’s lazy impulses and do the things you intend to. Continue reading Saturday Highland Ride
My Pandemic Experience – Another Perspective
Over the past several months you’ve read a bit about my pandemic experience. But is this representative of the typical Toronto pandemic experience? Continue reading My Pandemic Experience – Another Perspective
A Bicycle Memorial
When we travel through a neighbourhood at a human pace instead of in a vehicle, we can connect with, and learn so much more about the communities we are passing through. Continue reading A Bicycle Memorial
Signs of the Times
Today Todd talks a bit about how things are going pandemic-wise in his reality. What’s gone right, wrong, and what challenges are ahead? Continue reading Signs of the Times
Navigating Life’s Single-track
Todd goes for another ride through a deserted forest in Toronto and learns a few life lessons along the way. Continue reading Navigating Life’s Single-track
Night Riding – and Traveling Only by Human Power
In recent days Todd has taken up cycling through the forest at night, making it easier to get out the door on days he doesn’t feel like it. And then he realizes how long it’s been since he started exercising daily. And how long has it been since he has been in a motor vehicle? Even longer! Continue reading Night Riding – and Traveling Only by Human Power
