Since the latter part of 2011, I picked up cycling as a way to both burn calories and as a hobby as it was an individual sport that you can do by yourself at any time. Something that really appealed to

My first post in 2 years? I'm actually not sure how long it was, but after the major BTC crash in 2018, I lost interest in blogging and Steemit. I noticed that there was a 'fork' (I think) in the Steemit

It's been a while since I have posted, I found that it was challenging while in Japan as the tour that I was on was packed with things to do and when I got back to the room, I just surfed the net a bit

uI took the ferry boat ride from the main land to Miyajima Island which was about a 25 minute ride. Not too far from the ferry dock is the Itsukushima Floating Torii Gate which is painted bright orange.

My first time in Japan and in Hiroshima. The shot below is from the Children's Peace Monument where many people send paper cranes to Hiroshima to hang at this location. The story behind the 1000 cranes

After a long flight from SFO to Taiwan, then into Osaka, I purchased a train pass from the kiosks. In many asian countries, bikes are just about everywhere. You even see men with suits riding bikes.....which

Here is the weekly chart of steem with a heikin ashi overlay on the candlesticks. It's been all red over the last few months as Steem has dropped to the low produced in late 2017. Stochastics have attempted

Went to the Camden community center for some lap swimming this late morning. Just about perfect weather in the low 70's. I've been trying to improve my efficiency with the free style or front crawl stroke.

Still have some nice weather in the south bay area, Calif. It was a warm 82* this afternoon after a chilly morning. One of my favorite places to cycle through, Vasona reservoir in Los Gatos. The ride was

Here is the monthly chart from bitstamp exchange, it has printed a series of red heikin ashi bars illustrating the bearish market since December last year. The 20 month moving average is the yellow line

Went for my typical Sunday ride this morning though the south bay area, CA. 24 miles and 1100 ft of climbing. GPS data from a Garmin Vivoactive uploaded to Strava Sorry no photos taken on this ride...

It was another nice day for a swim, about 70* f and sunny! Today's swim was 3050 yards over 1hr and 20 minutes. Moving time was 1' hr 11" I pretty much swam the first 1,000 yards non stop which is

The weather is really good at this time of year for cycling in Calif, around 77* f. I had to run a few errands in the morning so it was an afternoons ride today. (A bit sweaty on the long climbs)... The

The monthly chart from the bitstamp exchange is still bearish based on the red heikin ashi bars. The 20 month moving average is the yellow line which appears to be providing a support level at this time.

The shot below is not from today, but was taken last Saturday during the Canary Challenge bike ride which is a fund raiser for cancer research. (The Canary foundation at Stanford University) There were

Yesterday I went lap swimming instead of cycling/mtb'ing. I need to let my knees rest! I went to the Campbell Community Center pool around 11:30am and it was a nice 70* day. 3000 yards, mostly freestyle

The Canary Challenge is an annual event that raises money for the Canary Foundation. This foundation researches cures for cancer and early detection in individuals. The tech companies around the bay area

The monthly chart from Bitstamp depicts the downtrend with the red heikin ashi bars since the start of 2018. The 20 month moving average in yellow appears to be providing a support level. Stochastics are

This is yesterdays ride as I was unable to post due to HF20. It was my typical flat ride, mostly just to get out at a slow speed and enjoy the outdoors and burn a few calories. 19 miles and 400 ft of climbing.

It is pretty warm for late September at 85* f in northern California. It's actually pretty good while your riding in the shade, nice and warm. Lake Almaden this afternoon The ride was 27 miles and 550