Ken Steinhoff spent more than 40 years in the ink-slinging newspaper business where he had a license to be nosy. Palm Beach Bike Tours renewed that license in his retirement years. The blog is ostensibly about cycling, photography and using GPS technology to figure out where you’re going and where you’ve been. It’s really an [...]
Entries from October 2008
Man Versus Bike Versus Horse: 100 Miles to Go
October 27th, 2008 · 8 Comments
Tags: You Ran Over What?
50 Years and the Hills Have Gotten Steeper
October 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Nearly half a century ago, when I was 12 years old, I delivered The Southeast Missourian as a sub. I never knew whether that meant “substitute,” “subordinate” or what, but it paid $2.50 a week plus meager tips to throw papers six days a week in all kinds of weather and collect for them on [...]
Tags: Bike Rides and Routes
Off the Bike in Las Vegas
October 24th, 2008 · 3 Comments
I haven’t run off the road and been swept away by the Mississippi River.
I’ve been in Las Vegas speaking at a Voice Report telecom seminar on auditing phone bills. I shared war stories about cell phone bills on Thursday and I’ll be in a BYOB (Bring Your Own Bills) session and a panel discussion today.
Sounds [...]
Tags: You Ran Over What?
Nikon D700 Review and Camera Commentary
October 21st, 2008 · 16 Comments
Nikon D700 Review Summary: Just Buy One. Now.
Using the Nikon D700 DSLR for the first time was a life-changing experience on par with the birth of my son. If you love photography, gave up photography when the world went digital and miss shooting with your beloved Nikon 35mm SLR camera, buy the Nikon D700 today [...]
Tags: You Ran Over What?
Cape’s Fort D Gets a D-Minus
October 20th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Brother Mark and I woke up to temps in the low 40s Saturday. Even HE wasn’t ready to hit the road until the thermometer thawed out. He had to be in St. Louis for a concert in the evening, so we decided to do a short historical ride, starting in South Cape Girardeau.
When I worked [...]
Tags: Bike Rides and Routes
