Lost in OK

It was an extremely uneventful Halloween for the both of us.  Pretty much exactly what I wanted.  Sometimes no excitement for a holiday is better than lots of it.

This is a photo from the monthly Oklahoma Bicycle Society meeting. I’ve taken on a new responsibility as vice-president of OBS.  I’m nervous but also excited.

Friday was just a really tough day. A day filled with fires and frustration. However, when you start with a sunrise like this, it really can’t be that bad.

I’m taking on the daunting task of creating a paperless home office. However, there is a lot of stuff to be scanned, oh my!

I frightening fellow has hung around on my door for the last couple of days. He turned out to be remarkably patient with his impromptu photo shoot.

It as a cold and dreary day; one of those days where getting out of bed is a bit of struggle. Nothing makes a day like that into a brighter day than a spicy bowl of pho.

My favorite time of year is here. When in air is crisp and your lungs lightly burn at each breath. Got this shot at one of my favorite breather stops on the way to work.

After being FreeWheel Director for six years, Ellen Proctor has stepped down and Joy Hancock has been appointed as the new Director:

The Board of the annual cross-state bicycle tour, Oklahoma FreeWheel, is proud to announce that Joy Hancock has been appointed Director, starting October 2011.

Joy, 31, brings a history of event and volunteer management and is an avid cyclist, having competed in a number of triathlon and cycling events, including FreeWheel in 2008 and 2009. Her involvement in Freewheel has gone beyond just riding - she has also given talks at FreeWheel seminars on how to train for this cross-state bicycle tour.

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The Oklahoma Gazette has written a nice piece about the upcoming bike summit:

A group of Oklahomans is holding the state’s first-ever bike summit in the hopes of making Oklahoma more bike-friendly.

This two-day conference in Oklahoma City in early November, coordinated by the Oklahoma Bike Coalition, will be geared toward engineers, city planners and cycling advocates.

via Oklahoma Gazette News: Pedal power.

As a reminder, the conference will take place on November 4th and 5th. You can register at http://okbikesummit2011.eventbrite.com/.  I will be attending most of the session on November 5th and will be tweeting from the event.

The Tulsa World is reporting that Tausha Borland, who killed two cyclists in 2009 while driving under the influence, will now serve twenty years instead of the original 24 year sentence:

At a one-year judicial review conducted Tuesday, Kellough modified that sentence to 20 years in prison plus four years of probation.

Kellough indicated that punishment, rehabilitation and protection of the public were factors he considered in reaching his decision.

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