Ryan and Debi & Toren

Tag: Tampa

  • Tampa City Election – March 2023

    Below is my attempt to provide information on the races in the City of Tampa taking place in March 2023 on my ballot (I live in District 6). The Tampa Bay Times has provided a little bit of information on the various races, but not many details on the various candidates. (See here for their…

  • Mexican Restaurants in Central Tampa

    My New Year’s resolution for 2021 was to try a new Mexican restaurant (primarily food trucks and small places close to us in Wellswood) each month for all of 2021. To make the comparisons across restaurants I tried to be fairly consistent and order Mexican street tacos (at least one chicken and one steak) at…

  • Tampa Mayoral Election – 2019

    I often rely on the Tampa Bay Times to provide useful information on local political elections. Their coverage is usually pretty good. But they don’t always cover every election or every candidate. And since I like to do my own research, I figured I’d start blogging about the elections. Here’s what I’ve found on the…

  • Toren has a new bike

    We found a two-wheel bike for Toren on Craig’s List for $10 (plus helmet).  It has training wheels.  Toren took to it like it was old news.  I have some video of him riding the bike the first time that I’ll post soon. I had to get a new bike rack for my car since…

  • another bike ride

    Here’s another bike ride Toren and I went on: We didn’t go quite as far this time: Total Distance: 10.36 km (6.4 mi) Total Time: 51:34 Moving Time: 49:34 Average Speed: 12.17 km/h (7.6 mi/h) Average Moving Speed: 12.54 km/h (7.8 mi/h) Max Speed: 17.47 km/h (10.9 mi/h) Min Elevation: -26 m (-86 ft) Max…

  • bike ride

    I took Toren for a bike ride yesterday and turned on my phone app to track it. Here’s the convoluted 7+ mile route: Here are the stats: Total Distance: 11.90 km (7.4 mi) Total Time: 55:48 Moving Time: 51:52 Average Speed: 12.81 km/h (8.0 mi/h) Average Moving Speed: 13.77 km/h (8.6 mi/h) Max Speed: 24.37…