The VeloRaptors have hatched a subgroup of golfers. This group (termed the HackoRaptors by Kevin M.) had a great day of golf at Chardonnay in Napa, playing in the Orion Fund Charity Tournament. …
The 15th annual BORP Revolution ride was held Oct 23 at Trentadue Winery near Geyeserville. This year the VeloRaptor team had 8 riders, most of whom did the metric century. The weather was clear and…
VELORAPTORS ANNUAL MEETING - JUNE 4 The annual meeting is scheduled for Sunday, June 4 at Sibley. The group usually arrives there around 9:15. A detailed announcement regarding board nominations, et…
January: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
February: War and Turpentine by Stefan Hertmans
March: The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis
April: LaRose by Louis Erdrich
May: On Tyr…
Tuesday, May 2, 6 VeloRaptors took the fabulous ride on the Bay Bridge bike path out to the opening ceremony for the Vista Point rest stop on Yerba Buena Island.
At the start of the trip we…
Twelve VeloRaptors took a beautiful ride from Vacaville to Lake Berryessa to view the Glory Hole. It was a beautiful ride up Pleasants Valley Road, then out Route 128 to the dam. Temperatu…
Even though you wear petite,
I should have known.
The way you hold your head,
the focused movement,
thrift in speech ---
All were clues.
When you muscled the case of wine
into the…
The annual VeloRaptor Holiday Party was fabulous as usual. This party is always one of the highlights of the season, and this year's edition did not disappoint! I estimate that nearly 100 Raptors cele…
Idea from Rob.
A lot of us love great books, and we have gotten up many hills discussing the books we have read. With that in mind, let’s try a book-of-the-month club for 2017. For thos…
