tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post6374512287830687139..comments2023-12-28T21:22:10.935-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: Land o' ZionJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-90154267559279869562009-05-29T11:42:51.235-06:002009-05-29T11:42:51.235-06:00Was I the only one who smirked a little when Jill ...Was I the only one who smirked a little when Jill said she was in Hurricane thinking about monogamy? Sorry. :}<br /><br />Beautiful pix and great writing as always Jill.SarahJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384928737392677993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-2487000589691581942009-05-28T17:36:20.118-06:002009-05-28T17:36:20.118-06:00THanks for this post, I really enjoyed reading it,...THanks for this post, I really enjoyed reading it, and the pictures helped make it even better.we;shcyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521987816431156168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-26057890327041996212009-05-28T10:09:24.731-06:002009-05-28T10:09:24.731-06:00I'm happily married, and I am not living the blink...I'm happily married, and I am not living the blinkered life that Geoff describes - I have less time and more time for things, with a helpmeet. I chose well, for myself.<br /><br />BUT. Like most people I've been through this rough road of post-breakup soul searching, and I totally feel you on the "all men suck" phase. It is a very important phase to go through.<br />You were graceful to support his race. Race support is not doing a guy's laundry - it is keeping him alive for a race he spent months preparing for. It was very big of you.<br /><br />You are doing great.Gillianhttp://www.spaces.msn.com/gilliangaladrielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-29637165583476189172009-05-27T23:46:19.727-06:002009-05-27T23:46:19.727-06:00I don't know you but I'm also a Jill with a web si...I don't know you but I'm also a Jill with a web site. I won't sign in as Jill though, because that will confuse people. I have a brother named Jeff which I find coincidental. Anyway, I just dropped in to point out that just because Geoff had such a view of relationships (you only see the trail you're on, you lose track of the world around you, etc) doesn't mean you have to. A relationship isn't supposed to be your ENTIRE life, it's OK to look around at the scenery instead of focusing ONLY on the trail you're on. As a matter of fact I think that's a pretty telling metaphor, and not one you have to subscribe to at all. A relationship like that is bound to fail. <br /><br />Don't feel bad about not breaking up when you wanted to a few times before; heck, we've all stayed too long when we should have gotten out. <br /><br />That said, enjoy the hell out of being single. You will get used to it soon and you will love it. I promise. There are no shortages of bike partners for cute single mountain biker chicks.<br /><br />~JillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-74094295976085850182009-05-27T22:09:47.000-06:002009-05-27T22:09:47.000-06:00I'm so glad you could ride some of the trails arou...I'm so glad you could ride some of the trails around St. George. Of course I'm biased but we moved to SG because we think this area has the best year-round biking anywhere. In the summer when the heat roars, we head to Brian Head or to the mountains above Cedar City where temps seldom cross 70 degrees. Next time you need to have your friend show you Little Creek Mesa -- similar to Gooseberry but less "known" and less technical. Next month we get to visit our favorite trails in Alaska, where we have a better chance of seeing bears and moose than people.trailrunnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-66191167088983228442009-05-27T20:30:45.603-06:002009-05-27T20:30:45.603-06:00Um new boyfriend? Wait, I love flyfishing in Alask...Um new boyfriend? Wait, I love flyfishing in Alaska, I love biking, ummm wait......being happily married for 40 years this august, and the fact I am over 30 years older than you MIGHT make it a bit difficult :) I will ask my wife though! (if you don't hear from me for a while, just check the nearest hospitals)RKWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-71727948421086217262009-05-27T19:27:35.209-06:002009-05-27T19:27:35.209-06:00I find riding my bike really has two "states of mi...I find riding my bike really has two "states of mind" and one very good outcome: focus, required on some high speed descents near the Kentucky River followed by some physically intense climbs and then riding some very familiar rollers where I can sort of "zone out" and contemplate life; but most of all, even at 50, riding a bike just brings out the kid that still inhabits all of us. Riding a bike, that skill most of us learned at 7 or 8, rekindles that 13 year old who had mastered the Schwinn Stingray with the sissy bar riding wheelies down the street and that same smile invades my soul no matter what curves life has thrown my way. I know your riding is good for you. Keep writing, riding and snapping those amazing pictures.kentucky joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-88473130269498798532009-05-27T11:01:05.482-06:002009-05-27T11:01:05.482-06:00One may play about in the desert, eschew the hard ...One may play about in the desert, eschew the hard worn trail, get lost amongst the sagebrush and scattered rocks and think themselves enlightened, never to realize that there is a trail because it leads somewhere better. Once the trail rises out of the wasteland and the divide is crossed, everything you knew before seems as transient as the breeze and as significant as a mirage.<br /><br />Of course, you would will say it better in a few years.Craig, The Flanders Fat Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07440903092957497625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-44951479797455191952009-05-27T09:43:19.705-06:002009-05-27T09:43:19.705-06:00Wow thats a heck of a story. Makes me wan't to exp...Wow thats a heck of a story. Makes me wan't to explore southern Utah. Thanks for the write up!Phoenix Specialized Dealerhttp://smcycles.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-51953116207844817152009-05-27T07:39:26.164-06:002009-05-27T07:39:26.164-06:00Everything happens for a reason, I agree with you,...Everything happens for a reason, I agree with you, no regrets, just lessons. However, an independent life can be a very lonely one too.<br /><br />EL AnimalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-67920095911663580652009-05-27T07:34:37.767-06:002009-05-27T07:34:37.767-06:00break it down with your badass fixed gear mtb self...break it down with your badass fixed gear mtb self.Juanchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283672346601878803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-35869734443878832042009-05-27T02:19:01.452-06:002009-05-27T02:19:01.452-06:00Jill ~ I think the path you are on is an awesome o...Jill ~ I think the path you are on is an awesome one... if just life...<br /><br />like any bike ride there are parts that are suffer fests grunt up an seemly endless climb, hike a bike though deep sand ect...<br /><br /><br />and times when your going so fast down hill you can't help but giggle with vistas around every corner...Thanks again for spending some time with me... Some time i truly won't forget..<br /><br /><br />Maybe Forest Gump put it best: Life is like a box of chocolates you never know what your gonna getFixieDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685170404057881390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-83406051965630747482009-05-27T01:31:29.359-06:002009-05-27T01:31:29.359-06:00A friend gave me a good piece of advice yesterday ...A friend gave me a good piece of advice yesterday ... "the bad things that happen to us usually aren't."<br /><br />Life would be pretty boring if you always knew where it was going to take you, and it would be especially boring if it was always easy. I don't believe in predestination, but I do believe that everything happens the way it's supposed to happen because it happens, period. We only have one life and it only goes one direction. Every rock and curve along the way shapes us into who we are. How battered we are at the end of it all is mostly our choice, because we choose our state of mind.<br /><br />I don't regret trying to save the relationship for the short time I thought it was possible. I don't regret the eight years before that, either. I don't regret not breaking up with Geoff the two times I came very close to doing so. I don't regret any of it, honestly. <br /><br />But as far as finding a new boyfriend ... who will I ever find to give me the independence I need who's not a commitment-phobe himself? And Dave's right, eight cats would tie me down, too. Maybe it's time, as my friend Brian suggested, to embark on what Aristotle would call "bios theoretikos," the solitary life of contemplation.<br /><br />You just never know where you will find happiness ... :-)Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-61484159657126904702009-05-26T23:49:04.749-06:002009-05-26T23:49:04.749-06:00Cats are a good idea. they ask for service, and d...Cats are a good idea. they ask for service, and deign to offer affection. Then there is the bonus of a rodent free household.<br /><br />I love the desert. It is a place of healing<br /><br />Your story,and pictures make me wish I could ride a bike.<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing your stories with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-16041151217399761782009-05-26T23:13:01.437-06:002009-05-26T23:13:01.437-06:00Mike In WI say's
Great pics as usual plus anothe...Mike In WI say's<br /><br /> Great pics as usual plus another good ride report...thanks for making my dank office existence better!<br /><br /> Dave N. on a 29er fixed MTB...WOW!<br /><br /> Mike In WIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-84975827881854231842009-05-26T21:48:09.816-06:002009-05-26T21:48:09.816-06:00Utah has much different biking experiences than th...Utah has much different biking experiences than the ones in Alaska, but I find them all vicariously thrilling because it's something I'll never do. You are getting the time you need to ponder your life. <br /><br />I went through an I-hate-men stage and then I got married and had two kids. My life's vistas has been expanded by all of that in ways I never could have anticipated. <br /><br />We are all on our own little trail through life, falling over, getting scraped up, getting up and pedaling on in one way or another.Loranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888794632630265411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-11591901560092350412009-05-26T21:21:29.458-06:002009-05-26T21:21:29.458-06:00I'm loving these desert posts! It's been too long ...I'm loving these desert posts! It's been too long since I've been in the promised land (for mtbers) but your pictures and stories bring back great memories and make me happy that you are there now.<br />Thanks for keeping us posted, take care Jill.AucillaSinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085072007329506260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-54913796952082723832009-05-26T21:09:25.924-06:002009-05-26T21:09:25.924-06:00Anon – you too much of a coward to leave your name...Anon – you too much of a coward to leave your name next to your unwarranted ravings?<br /><br />Jill, Your feeling is natural; none of us can ever picture you as being a doormat. You helped Geoff with his run because you are a mature adult who can handle hard times and still be a nice person. You made a commitment long before the break up to help him with this race and you fulfilled it – because you don’t let pain change what you have determined to do. Anger is one of the steps to recovery – so you are a good way there. Thank you for sharing – love your blog! We are all pulling for you!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14750264894358084622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-60976326479023269972009-05-26T20:40:53.822-06:002009-05-26T20:40:53.822-06:00(Just gotta get used to it)
We all get it in the e...(Just gotta get used to it)<br />We all get it in the end<br />(Just gotta get used to it)<br />We go down and we come up again<br />(Just gotta get used to it)<br />You irritate me my friend<br />(This is no social crisis)<br />This is you having fun<br />(No crisis)<br />Getting burned by the sun<br />(This is true)<br />This is no social crisis<br />Just another tricky day for youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-61698370422040667692009-05-26T19:16:52.777-06:002009-05-26T19:16:52.777-06:00" And I think by you going to support Geoff, after..." And I think by you going to support Geoff, after the fact, just shows what a truly noble person you are."<br /><br /><br />Replace "truly noble person" with "doormat".<br /><br />There's nothing worse than the person who got dumped trying to fix things back up. It's needy, clingy, and pathetic. You'd have been better off spending your time riding your bike or looking for boyfriend #2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-51928916095503279962009-05-26T19:09:20.105-06:002009-05-26T19:09:20.105-06:00Jill, "anon" needs some interpersonal skills instr...Jill, "anon" needs some interpersonal skills instruction. One thing I personally believe though (and have for some time), you have too much talent, skills, and drive to be held back by someone, or to cater to their whims.<br /><br />Oh.....fergit the cats, get a Lab :)RKWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-77390209579984753902009-05-26T17:43:51.625-06:002009-05-26T17:43:51.625-06:00that 'i hate men' thing's because i made you look ...that 'i hate men' thing's because i made you look 8'11" tall by a half-naked kenny, isn't it?Fattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530571463639584785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-86072219614270706022009-05-26T17:16:30.069-06:002009-05-26T17:16:30.069-06:00Obviously "anon" suffers from many inadequacies.
...Obviously "anon" suffers from many inadequacies.<br /><br />Jill...I'm a guy...and yeh, we can be asses. I am...and I am willing to admit it. Isn't that the first step?<br /><br />I love the post and pics. Mr. Nice is definitely out there, but that is what makes mountain biking so different from road biking.<br /><br />Enjoy your life Jill. You only have one.<br /><br />Nigity - "Always keep a smile in your heart."Vitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01277306434031774094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-11447943949747536242009-05-26T17:02:29.767-06:002009-05-26T17:02:29.767-06:00Sounds like anon has a crush on you! Yet another ...Sounds like anon has a crush on you! Yet another example of weird boy behavior. ;)Dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201053516148787578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-11130772526902978812009-05-26T16:59:14.036-06:002009-05-26T16:59:14.036-06:00What a wonderful pic!What a wonderful pic!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02322339324313421813noreply@blogger.com