I imagined scouts scouring the area for an all uphill ride, but Bill told us that two bridges out forced the ride east of Independence.
The Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department has announced the schedule for the final days of the City Park Pool season.
I have a family history of melanoma, but you don't have to have a family history of melanoma or pale skin to see a dermatologist yearly.
After a hard winter and a bad case of flu, training for RAGBRAI is slow going. The flu really kicked my butt. Jim, my husband, got it too.
We arrived in Lanesboro, MN to stay at the Stone Mill Inn & ride the Root River Trail. We loved Burdy's Cafe, Pedal Pushers, & the inn.
Susan Ackerman and her team at the U of CA at San Diego found the gene that acts as a failsafe when neurological genetic editing goes awry.
Science News says that drinking milk at breakfast lowers your blood glucose throughout the day. I drink whole milk due to family genetics.
Whether I'm driving my Suburu or riding a bicycle, I hate it when drivers and bicyclists don't use turn signals (hand signals for cyclists).
Good to see Hacky again, a.k.a. David Wedemeyer, who always appears covered with Stiff Ride patches for sale! Jim and I rode 25 miles.
My husband and I bike the RASH Ride every year. As we left for Independence, it stormed. "It'll clear up," Jim said. It kept raining.
I didn't ask for a personal fitness trainer, but I have one nevertheless. He's my husband, and somehow we've reversed roles.
Too much calcium in the brain may lead to the toxic clusters characteristic of Parkinson's disease. Is that why low-fat dairy is a risk?
A November 2017 study suggests that the gene for red hair (MCR1) may be the link between melanoma and Parkinson's disease.
Melanoma (potentially fatal skin cancer) and Parkinson's Disease, a neurological movement disorder, may be genetically linked.
Jim and I discovered Decorah, IA on RAGBRAI and went back. We love the scenery, the trails, the Norwegian-American Museum, and the shops.
Just got home from RAGBRAI. "Wasted potential" is a fun bike team. T-shirt spotted in Decorah: "It's not the heat; it's the stupidity."
Survivors from Across the Country Gathered for a Celebration of Hope and a Commemorative Tree Planting Ceremony at Cancer Treatment Centers
U.S. News and World Report ranked the best children’s hospitals across 10 specialties. See which hospitals made the list.
Jim and I rode on Team Cornpone's Fools' Ride in the wilds of Buchanan County, Iowa. We saw Trump, Hillary, and a bear on the nature trail.
There's a silver lining to global warming. Sometimes it's very warm when it's not supposed to be! Temperatures reached the 60s and 70s!
Visiting physicians and being referred to yet more physicians helps reality sink in. There are myriad ways to tell you you're getting old.
Henri Harper, ICPD community outreach assistant, and Tony Branch, Neighborhood Centers' Youth Program Director, organize RAGBRAI youth team.
I'm back in business, thanks to Todd Richissin and Eric at the Patch. (I locked myself out of my blog on RAGBRAI. Was hard to get back in.)
RAGBRAI training rides vary in risk and fun. Earning beautiful scenery and meeting nice and interesting people are always rewarding.
Training for RAGBRAI is rigorous and hard, but so is RAGBRAI. My personal trainer is my husband, which sometimes makes things tense.
A proposed MelonHead ride from Muscatine to Wapello and back had me worried, but I did it! Johnny B's in Wapello has great food!
Sarah Conzemius and Matt A. Quinn got engaged; Sarah has a new job, and Sarah's parents are biking outside again! Spring has sprung!
My flu lasted three weeks. Get your flu shot and any other shots you're lacking. Over 50? Think about shingles and pneumonia shots.
It's a good idea to check with your doctor's office to find out whether you need a flu, pneumonia, pneumonia booster, and/or shingles shot.
The Supreme Court just announced that it will allow health care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act known as Obamacare.
Supt. Steve Murley of the Iowa City Community School District will close the North Liberty Trail for construction of the new high school.
It's bicycling weather! Our first ride out of town was the St. Patrick's Day Ride from Dyersville to Farley, Iowa.