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It's ironic, not real ironic, Alanis Morisette ironic, that this is the first vacation I've taken in at least four years during which I wasn't worried about the difficulties of getting access to the internet. Now that I no longer need it for my studies, now that I'm graducated, there's free high-speed DSL at the place we're renting. For ( Read more... )

I spotted this near the Rhone in Lyon during one of my last visits. I thought it was all kinds of awesome but didn't have time to find out more about it. I'm willing to bet that it's Dutch made, but I'd never seen one this slick-looking before.

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More on this: http://laist.com/2008/07/07/road_rage_motorist_vs_cyclists_on_m.php

Disgruntled motorists,

I feel your pain.  Or, rather, I'm sure I have at some point in the past.  It's a question of perception.  Some of the problem is that Americans tend to view bicycles as toys.  As in, "Get your goddam toy out of the road!"  Even before I was a ( Read more... )