Readers, I didn’t have it on my 2025 bingo card, but recently I spent my last day in the office as a federal employee. It was an unexpected transition that came about in an unexpected way after mor…| Chasing Mailboxes
In recent years I’ve been attacking reading like a starving person. There is so much reading to experience and I’m hungry to get to it all, yet constantly behind in meeting my reading dreams. Who are these people doing re-reads of their favorite books?! How do they do it? I make it through a book […]| Chasing Mailboxes
I’ve been walking around as a head without a body for quite a while now. I wish someone would have said something to me because surely it was noticeable. “Hey! You forgot to put a body with that head of yours!” Are people in this town really too shy to bring such things to a […]| Chasing Mailboxes
Hi there, Chasing Mailboxes readers, it’s been a while! I hope everyone’s year is shaping up the best that it can. It’s certainly been a time of change for me and I plan to update you on some of th…| Chasing Mailboxes
Hello everyone. A quick note to all those who completed the 2024 Coffeeneuring Challenge. The last group of patches was mailed out over the weekend. Keep an eye on your mailboxes over the next coup…| Chasing Mailboxes
It may not have been a big year in the feats of human strength department, but in place of long rides and runs I started reading lots. In 2024, I finished 96 books, a personal record. As I wrote in …| Chasing Mailboxes
It’s a bit hard to reflect and write about this year, mostly because of the mean way it started. Still, I have generally liked the practice of the wrap-up post. It gives me a sense of where I…| Chasing Mailboxes
Life has been a jumble this year, both humbling and disruptive, spent with a reeling mind as my comfy routine evaporated. I’ve confronted unfun truths and come closer to understanding our finite nature. At times, it’s been a challenge to …| Chasing Mailboxes
We’re riding into the sunset of the Coffeeneuring Challenge, but in the interest of making most of this year’s edition, the Coffeeneuring Challenge Committee is offering an extension until November 25 to complete the challenge. Another small win! Don’t forget, …| Chasing Mailboxes
Hi friends, we’re over the halfway point of this year’s challenge and that means the first group of coffeeneurs is crossing the finish line. Want to get the paperwork done early? Complete the Coffeeneuring Challenge Finishers Form and cross it …| Chasing Mailboxes
Readers. Bike riders. Randonneurs. Members of the Always Be Coffeeneuring Club. Everyone (on Earth)! The season has arrived. Year 14 of the Coffeeneuring Challenge. I’m pretty excited to say …| Chasing Mailboxes