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RIDING WITH TOMMYP
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Childish things
When I was a child, I spoke as a child. I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish...
tom pender
Jun 20, 20212 min read
Deafening madness
I'll evenutally go deaf in my right ear. The doctor hasn't said so. I just sense it. See, when I go out for long bike rides, I typically...
tom pender
Jun 5, 20214 min read
Posers
Just the sight of sporks agitates me. In fact, this graphic is already setting me on edge. As the best argument against multi-tasking,...
tom pender
May 31, 20212 min read
OMG... WTF???
My own website. I've always wanted one. It's like being a virtual grown-up (ahem) with a blank canvas on the interwebs. With a few folks...
tom pender
Apr 23, 20212 min read
Memories of arches
Not all arches are made of stone. - Photo credit: Tom Pender In talking up the trip with other parents, they all told me, "You'll...
tom pender
Apr 20, 20213 min read
Of dice and men
Cheap Vegas flights gave easy access to Utah’s parks, so we finished the trip on Miracle Mile. Long ago, it took only one trip to get it...
tom pender
Apr 19, 20212 min read
Like a rock
- Photo credit: Tom Pender Famed backpacker and author of The Complete Walker, Colin Fletcher (RIP), once explained the mark of an...
tom pender
Apr 19, 20212 min read
A route, not a plan
Atlhough things fell through at the last minute late last year, Abby and I promised each other we'd have a do-over early this year. It's...
tom pender
Apr 10, 20211 min read
The waiting
Americans hate to wait. ⠀ It's Sunday morning, and a plume of steam dances up out of my coffee mug into the sunlight. As I sink into...
tom pender
Aug 30, 20201 min read
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