Funny how things change as time goes by.
Other years I’ve anxiously awaited the site anniversary, thought deep thoughts, prepared special entries. This year, it hadn’t even occurred to me until I got an email from Chris this morning with a special gift gif.
I can’t think of any other journal that has kept going for [...]
On Monday morning I awoke thinking, “Gee, I’d like to work on [project name]” And I did. For eight hours straight.
Same thing happened Tuesday, with a little break for writing the Restless in Rochester entry.
Wednesday and Thursday the same thing. I got more work done in four days this week than I [...]
There’s something—I don’t know, sinful, decadent, guilty, maybe—about standing naked in a dark kitchen at 4:30 in the morning eating chocolate cake. Even when you’re not depriving someone else of that same slice.
Whatever the feeling is, coupled with the sheer sensual pleasure of a large slice of triple-decker death-by-chocolate, it brought a big grin to [...]
Of all the 19th and 20th century inventions, the one that I’m most grateful for is central heating. Indoor plumbing ranks a close second, followed by refrigeration. All the rest I could do without if forced to make a choice.
The ancient steam heat in my building has proven reliable in its production of [...]
My new year very nearly go off with a bang last night.
I take the Park Ave bus to my old neighborhood. It drops me at Winton Rd and East Ave, about 10 minutes walk from the meeting. It’s a very dangerous intersection for pedestrians. Five lanes of traffic, two expressway ramps, a [...]
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Someday we’ll all look back on this, and plow right into a parked car.
Just as man evolved from four feet to two, some have evolved from four wheels to two.
Tourers and commuters are a lot alike. Both breeds usually choose a sturdy, yet no-nonsense bike, and both usually have to carry more than your usual OCP roadie. We take tips, tricks, and underground secret information from almost every other type of cyclist, chew it up, and spit out a form of cycling science that manifests itself as a fusion of both basic transportation and recreational riding all at once.—ax0n
You shouldn’t anthropomorphize bikes. They don’t like it when you do that—JustBrowsing
Somewhere on gayforums.net there’s a thread that goes “I just shaved my legs and got some tight lycra shorts. Do you think it would make look like a cyclist or not?”—From yet another “Does wearing lycra make me look gay?” thread on bikeforums.net
I don’t hate cars per se, but the lifestyle they encourage is as lethal and self-destructive as any drug.—Cosmoline
I guess for me it boiled down to a realization that a bike was the right tool for the job. Using a 3,000 pound vehicle move me and my briefcase 2.5 miles to work everyday was like using a steamroller to press my shirts—they'd be wrinkle free, but an iron would be a better choice.—chocula
Starve a terrorist—ride a bike to work. It’s not just good for the environment, it’s good for civilization.—NotAsFat
When all the gasoline runs out, the Priuses are going to be dead on the side of the road right beside the Hummers.
Who is more patriotic, the person who commutes to work on a bike, or the guy who slaps a US flag decal on his SUV that gets 12 miles per gallon?—Jim Caple (ESPN)
I’m on the odd side of now but the right side of history.—Woodog
What’s the point of a bike if you can only ride it on weekends and you can’t even carry anything with you?—madfiNch
I don’t ride to save the environment, auto fuel, money or even to get exercise. I ride because I enjoy it and as a consequence, I get the benefit of the other things.—Charles Vail
What I need is a tandem, a squash racquet and a daring & ruthless accomplice. Is anyone in?—Chris L