So, this evening's soundtrack was 'pedal pedal pedal whirrrrrrrrrrrrr gigglechortleheeheeheehee pedal pedal pedal whirrrrrrrrrrrrrr gigglechortleheeheeheeheehee'.

I think I really freaked out a late night dog walker.

Thanks to revchris for assembling it. Tomorrow I take it to budget bicycles to show it off and have the derailleurs adjusted, and then a ( Read more... )

I has spent my half of the gov'ment stimulus check. Well, slightly more than my half (thanks, hon). My electric assist should be in next week. *bounce bounce* 28 mile bike commute, here I come ( Read more... )

So, nothing particularly new news-wise. My sister came over this morning (after calling at the ungodly early hour of 9am to roust me out of bed) and helped clear all the clutter out of the living room in preparation for family construction weekend (replacing the carpeting with laminate floor, hopefully putting a drop ceiling in the basement, doing ( Read more... )

Well, I was at work today helping with student demos -- demoing lampworking techniques to area students to try to generate more interest in the hobby of playing with fire and molten glass. So, since it's a gorgemous day and so that Chris could have the truck while I was at work, he dropped me and my bike at the Vinery. I taught for 4 hours, managed ( Read more... )

Went for a bit of a bicycle yesterday. Well... a lot of a bicycle. The backstory: I've decided that with the advanced age of our truck, the fact that we are working just fine as a single vehicle family so getting a little car for in town trips is just not an option, since the cost of car payments and insurance would not balance the savings on gas. ( Read more... )