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Today we met Paul, an 88-year-old from Saint Paul, . Yes, he bikes at home in MN as well as when visiting Monterey. For more examples of aka who help change misperceptions about , see https://bikemonterey.org/perennials-biking-monterey-county.html.

Others we paused to chat with on our Jan 31 ride into town: Bo of the Valley’s Schoch Family Farm (at Del Monte Center farmer’s market https://bikemonterey.org/monterey-county-farmers-market-locations.html); Isabel Orejel (at First Presbyterian , Monterey https://bikemonterey.org/rest-stop-tip-jay-bartow-memorial-garden-monterey.html); Mikaela Heimer (at Whole Radiance on Casa Verde, the sister of Dani https://bikemonterey.org/youth-who-bike-dani.html—yes, both ); Erios (at Portola ’s station https://bikemonterey.org/tips-for-tourists/valet-parking-service-for-cyclists); staff of Adventures by the Sea near Custom House Plaza (https://bikemonterey.org/tips-for-tourists/bicycle-rentals-guided-tours); Neal, a City of

Good day!

7F (-13.9C)

So, basically, it’s cold. 🥶

Probably why Evie the Cat is still in bed.

I’ll walk, vacuum, edit, & monitor the NFL games.

I hunger for another hiking adventure. Birds calling, snow crunching…oh yes. Can’t wait.

Be everwell.

A river cuts across a flat, snowy plain, a gentle slope down to the shore transitioning from snow to ice. A forest of bare trees lines the river. In the background, grassy, snowy foothills lead to forested and snow-capped peaks beneath a mostly cloudy sky. The scene is winter cold and stark, yet the river demonstrates its power by continuing to flow. It’s peaceful, soothing, yet there’s a bigness about the vista that humbles the viewer.

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Good day!

By the time I walk this morning it’ll be a balmy 15F (-9.4C). I’ll still stick with winter gear.

Keeping my distance from certain events, yesterday, I instead was able to embrace the magic of editing. It felt great.

It’ll be the same today, but I’ll also draft a blog post—with Evie purring beside me.

Be everwell.

Image is the many shades of white against minimal brown, black, and gray. Thick brush in the foreground transitions to a stand of thick trees, with even an evergreen in the background. All of it is covered in a dense hoar frost, the density of the white greatest in the lower half of the image on the brush.

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Good day!

Imposed monotony is the mother of burnout.

Sometimes, it helps to remind myself of that fact—like when I’m burned out.

I’ve gifted myself a little time each day to work on a different writing project. Then, I switch back to the Book3 edit. It worked. My productivity soared.

Be everwell.

Sunrise over snow-capped peaks, the foothills in the foreground still cloaked in darkness. The taller mountains behind are streaked with white that serves to highlight the rocky peaks' irregularities. The closest mountain is to the left, the clouds hugging its summit dissipating to the right, like the wind is blowing them off while the sun behind sets them on fire. The sky is a pale blue, the lone clouds a fading streak from left to right as they transition from dark to yellow in front of the sun.

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Good day!

I always say to celebrate even the smallest milestones…

Over my blog’s eleven year history, I’ve had people ask if I’ve published any fiction. Always, I replied, “Not yet.”

Today I replied, “Yes, yes I have.”

Squee…!

Be everwell.

A circular building’s roof and weathervane rise behind bare trees covered in frost. The sky is cloudy.

I expected to see this in the iOS health app after my most recent birthday, and I was not disappointed. By selfishly refusing to die, I have gone from Borderline to Above Average in my cardio fitness through no additional effort, nice.

A line graph of my VO2 measurement in the iOS Fitness app. It’s scraping the bottom of a shaded target region until mid-January, when the region itself suddenly shifts downward, causing the steady line to now be at the top.

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