I've signed up to ride 60 miles for the BikeMS ride in Ventura the first weekend in October. That would be 30 miles on Saturday the 3rd and 30 again on Sunday the 4th, btw, not 60 miles all at once. That means I'll be training to ride more miles than the current 10 at a stretch I'm doing currently. So expect regular updates on my bicycle (or rather recumbent tricycle) adventures here in addition to the sporadic coffee, sf, pop culture rants, bad puns, philosophical ruminations, and whatever the hell else it is that I do here.

It also means that I'll be pestering everybody I know for donations to work towards a cure for MS. To get serious for a moment. I have friends with MS, and right now they're all fighting a holding action, hoping that a cure is found and that it's found before their symptoms go progressive. Like all autoimmune diseases, it's a tough one to get a handle on, and funding for research is always needed, even more so in the current economy. So help out if you can, by going to my page at the BikeMS site and making a donation, even if it's only a couple of bucks. I can make the ride, but it's up to you to help raise the funds. Thanks in advance for your generosity.