By Andrea Menzies
Halloween Bike Fans are now on Garmin Groups here:
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/group/5298219/leaderboard
Category: Bike News
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Event Over
By Andrea Menzies
The online cycling event is done thanks for the help from the other bikes. I made it to 7 miles and a top rank. To participate in a Garmin event log an activity. Then go to the event link on the phone app. There are three dots in the upper right of the corner press link activity to participate. I used to love the step counter Fitbit, but after Google bought it it went to the pits. Garmin in contrast has step counters with GPS, and my review is it is better for cycling. I have made the switch to Garmin now for the new badges and fun groups with online races.
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Bike Daniels
By Andrea Menzies
Join me on the free to use Garmin app for the virtual event Bike Daniels Park. You do not need to be in the park to participate.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/event/7304c110-0fcd-486e-b28f-0e6b93f6cedd
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County Fair
By Andrea Menzies
It is almost county fair time here in Chesterfield. One good thing about the area I am in is the fair with rides and music is only a 30 minute bike ride away from my house.
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Summer Kindle
By Andrea Menzies
Summer has rekindled my love for Geocaching scavenger hunt games. Some good new ones are out, so add me to friends with the codes below. I used to love the Wizards Unite game, but it has gone kaput. I am now on Geocaching, Poedaughterz on Mythwalker, Poedaughter7 on Magic Streets, and Pokemon Go at Poedaughter7.
Poedaughterz at the official Geocaching. 
Mythwalker is that code. 
Magic Streets is that code.
Can’t go wrong with the classics I am still on Pokemon Go above. -
Texas Flood
By Andrea Menzies
The nightmare of flooding continues to plague the areas of Texas I used to live in near Austin, TX. My friend-feed is one huge mess of death and wrecking. As profit became huge from house sales in Austin many housing contractors built on purpose on flood areas to save cash. This is one of the reasons my family had to move to the Virginia area. Please donate to flood relief. This is why I am so obsessed with bicycles. They do NOT use as much fossil fuel. They do not contribute to global warming as much, and many changes like biking need to be made to help the climate it is no longer just a suggestion.
https://www.unicefusa.org/what-unicef-does/emergency-response/weather-disasters/floods
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Level 2
By Andrea Menzies
Woo hoo I made it to level 2 in the F&F bike fitness challenge on the free Sunny Fitness app this week. It is an epic bike riding summer for me.
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Voltaire At Renegade Arlington
By Andrea Menzies
Aurelio Voltaire played the Renegade Arlington club last night. He is a musician and book author that has done soundtracks for heroes and villains in many movies and cartoons for MTV, Adventure Quest 3D video game, and Cartoon Network. Despite pointing at his performing face many times my Google Pixel phone took incredibly detailed photos of the lady’s glasses in front of me, and completely blurred his face. Still it was a fun night at a good show.
The two storied Renegade nightclub in Arlington, VA and is super fun inside the restaurant and nightclub. Huge TV screens near the stage show the dancing and music from many angles. The tasty gourmet food is great to eat next to the dancefloor lights and sound system. Unfortunately it is next to 3 huge Universities and Arlington National Cemetery. So it has all the parking problems of major Universities mixed with the tourist sections of DC parking. It has always amazed me how University areas claim to have the smartest people in the world, and yet NEVER calculate how much parking they will need! Unless you have a Star Trek teleporter hidden in your house getting there is very challenging! I had to park a mile away behind a Baptist Church playground. Most of my makeup dripped off my face in the record heat wave. I brought tennis shoes in my bag. I wished I brought my bike.
I did bring a large bag with his latest book in it, and got it signed at the book signing after waiting in a super long line. I am glad I bought the tickets months in advance the show was almost sold out. The Halloween party guacamole recipes are my favorite part of his book. I have seen Voltaire play at the Elysium in Austin when I lived there. I have seen him play at The Goat in New Orleans where I used to live, and graduated from a University program in the area. I have even seen him play in Portland and Seattle near my aunt’s houses. I have seen him play virtual shows in the Adventure Quest 3D video game that is free to play on Steam on talk like a pirate day. This show will always be a sentimental favorite due to my living and working jobs in a new area when I really needed to see something fun and familiar. My review is the Aurelio Voltaire show was great and the new album is worth buying as I give it 5 out of 5 stars.
The latest album promotion photo for Aurelio Voltaire.
Sometimes you wanna go where many Red Bull cans are stacked next to Cheers mats where they serve drinks. After walking a mile in one million degree heat this area is important to know. My face is amused in this picture. 
A great picture of the lady in front of me having sunglasses. Blurry in the background is Voltaire. 
Amazing shots of the lady in front of me having sunglasses. I pointed at Voltaire 50 times and it didn’t focus. 
My face is spooky nightclub lights. Almost all my makeup was washed away by sweating at this point it was a record heat wave. 
The Renegade Arlington club has huge overhead TV screens showing their concert from many angles. It is showing the Renegade Arlington logo in this shot.
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Rain Cycling
By Andrea Menzies
Hot and rainy weather but not too rainy for the bicycle. Fourth long bike ride of the week. I met with video game groups in the park to discuss game battles today. People play basketball in the park, volleyball, and now bike to play video games as well.
Map My Ride
Garmin Cycling App
Check out my road cycling activity on Garmin Connect. #beatyesterday https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/19565292386?share_unique_id=9
Map My Ride App
https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/8622152024
Me at the break bench. 
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Pee-wee’s Bicycle
By Andrea Menzies
My urge to bike around for summer has hit Pee-wee Herman’s bike level. I now know why he had to go on a big adventure just to bike more. For years I could not understand why the bike shop girl kept wanting to go on a date at the drive-in with Pee-wee, but after I grew up and re-watched it I realized Pee-wee must be rich. His house is filled with toys and has no work tools, he turns down massive money for his custom bicycle, he is on a first name basis with a super rich kid living in his same area, Elvira is at the bar he stopped at, and he travels to Texas to find his bike at whimsie. Everything points to ultra wealthy in the story! She wants to be married to be joint on his epic bank account. As a kid I never noticed these details. I just re-watched it streaming on Max, and my review is the movie is perfect five stars.
Frozen History 7 Publishing Book Review Podcast 