Sophia the scammer
Happy New Year, blog readers. I haven't done much bike riding lately but am looking forward to getting back in the saddle and racking up the miles in 2012. I hope you will be able to join me for at ...

Missions Tour de Goliad is Oct. 15
Hi readers (yes, both of you). I haven't blogged in awhile because I haven't been riding much lately. Plus, my scam-baiting adventures have dried up. Even the Nigerian scammers are wise to me when I sign my emails to them ...

My new African friend: I hardly knew ye
In Part II of this three-part series, I responded (as Milburn Drysdale) to my new Ivory Coast friend who told me that her parents were murdered by wicked rebels. She needs my assistance in moving her $7.5 million inheritance out ...

My new African friend: The $7.5 million pitch
In our last installment, I shared an email I received from a 23-year-old woman who lives in Ivory Coast, Africa. She found me on a social newtworking site and wants to be my new friend. I'm suspicious so I write ...

My new African friend needs my help
I'm getting off my bicycle for a bit today and heading down a different path. I hope you'll follow along. I promise I won't get us lost but I can't say the same for my new African friend. A few ...

Cuero Wildflower Ride 2011
It was a bit windy ...OK, very windy and there were a few climbs, but I completed most of the annual Wildflower Bicycle Ride in Cuero over the weekend. I had signed up to do the 49.5-mile route and things ...

19th Annual Missions Tour de Goliad Ride
Many thanks to the Goliad County Chamber of Commerce, Goliad law enforcement agencies, 4-H groups, volunteers and Mother Nature for a wonderful bicycle ride this past Saturday in Goliad. There were about 100 or so of us riders, from near ...

Wildflowers! Bicycles! More wildflowers!
 The wildflowers in DeWitt County are a beautiful sight to see. I, and about 89 other bicyclists got an up close and personal look at the roadside colors Saturday morning during the annual Wildflower Bike Ride in Cuero. Sponsored ...

Riverside Ride was fun
There wasn't as big a crowd of riders as last year but those who participated in the second annual Riverside Ride didn't seem to mind. About 90 people registered for the annual event, which begins and ends in Riverside Park. ...

Spring has arrived! It's time to ride
Spring 2010 arrived on a cold rainy Saturday but there has to be better weather days ahead (I hope). I've dusted off the bicycle saddle and gone on a couple of short rides of a few miles but more miles ...