In other vaguely local news, I know I say this every time the weather hovers between frigid and disgustingly hot and immediately gets abandoned when the temperature shifts into either of those two categories but, I really want to bike more so as not to embarrass myself the next time the Tweed Ride rolls around. Biking in this city contains a ( Read more... )

It's worth noting that my government did something this week that made me raise my hands to the air and cheer loudly. How often do I get to say that? Precious little during my time as a member of the voting public.

Bikes, wooo!

Now to thinking about learning bicycle maintenance proper-like and how to overcome the reflexes that have been ingrained ( Read more... )

Enough of this gloom and doom, I say.

A lol emperor is imperative!

Emperor Norton/velocipede = OTP. I will fight you for even thinking of denying it. Believe this.

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Today's real life whimsy includes:

• Young child unicycling across a brick paved crossing, arm in arm with parental.
• Vending machine moustaches. I assume that this is the I.M.W.L.'s version of baseball cards; swap a pushbroom for a snidely-whiplash and so forth?

It's a good thing that such things regularly occur in my life, because I don't think I ( Read more... )

• My dear voting public, I point you to the effervescent Two Man Gentlemen Band's Stuff Your Ballot Box to get you in the mood for a little representative democracy today. (Yes they of the Hindendberg Disaster squee. Yes they of the double/triple/quadruple entendres.)


• The optometrist says I am, in fact, getting progressively less blind. I am inclined ( Read more... )

I would be satisfied-thrilled-with a bicycle accoutrement that simply blew bubbles in my wake, but one that disperses seedlings as well . . . I'm smitten. The device is part of Design 21's larger Power to the Pedal competition. It's interesting to see innovation within the pre-existing 'green culture,' rather than the same old greenwashing tips the ( Read more... )

If anything, I was supposed to be drawing Henry the Hexapod in Spaaaaaaace with my free drawing time today. I'm sure you'd agree with me that such an inspiring subject would get priority over just about anything ( Read more... )

The weather is cruel as only late January knows how - longer days with a little sunlight pouring in, golden and harsh. And temperatures consistently below freezing, wind cutting right through you. The weather keeps this interspersed with horrible slushy muck enough to continually string you along with hope. The L'Eroica post on refinement makes me long to ( Read more... )

Well, bust my legs and call me Shorty! It's the music video that was shot during last fall's RSA bicycle polo match. The music video that we were told we'd be notified when it was done when we signed the release waivers . . .

BROOMFILLER - "The Cause" (Version 2)

Add to My Profile | More VideosI was a tad skeptical about the camera man's ability to ( Read more... )

Little bit louder, little bit . . . wurst? (Bier garten, wurst; wurst, bier garten . . . Oh forget it.)


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