Diary of Scott Morris

Another Friday, another beautiful evening out at Sweetwater with my sweetie. This time we took the gasline and some old trails to connect into the park rather than the usual paved route. That meant we bumped into one of Tucson’s most dedicated bike commuters, Mr. Jeff Handy, coming all the way from downtown.

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Every Friday I meet Paula at her school and we pedal a couple miles out to Sweetwater. It’s a great way to unwind on a Friday afternoon, with ‘the week’ behind us. Though when you work for yourself the day of the week does become less meaningful.

Paula’s been stepping up her technical …. [Continue reading]

1/14/09

It was pathetic. I couldn’t program my way out of a wet paper bag. Couldn’t code “hello world” world to save my life. That was yesterday.

I sat down at the computer this morning and tried to jump back into it, but I could sense I was still in that rut. An idea flashed …. [Continue reading]

I described this section of Arizona Trail as “dreamy.” I might be biased.

Haven’t found anyone that disagrees yet.

Oops. (Tim in the sharp rocks)

Jerry: “Every time I ride out here, someone on the ride gets a sidewall cut.”

Scott: “That’s funny, I’ve never …. [Continue reading]

I met up with Jim Rossi, doing a story about his road trip to southern AZ for Bike magazine. He was mainly looking for guide service, but also had no photographer. I told him I can hold a camera and push the shutter button, and he said they might throw me a bone should I …. [Continue reading]

Paula and I met Fred and Susan out at the Old Pueblo course. Couldn’t postulate any particular reason that Fred would want to ride here, can you?

I rarely get out to ride the course. I did the race (on teams) years ago, but the bonus lap on the Antelope Peak Challenge last year was …. [Continue reading]