After the press and the dignitaries did their thing this morning, the ferry left 25 minutes late. The Captain apologized, then pushed the throttles to the stops. We arrived only five minutes late, which means we were crusin’ at about 60mph. Woo-hoo! It seemed like nearly everyone onboard was headed for the convention, some having [...]
It’s quite a bit cooler today than it’s been—only the mid-80s (not quite 30°C). It won’t be official until Saturday, of course, but this has been the hottest June in at least 32 years, possibly 50 years. RG&E set new, all-time records for electricity consumption in four of the past seven days. I don’t necessarily [...]
Whether you call it “taking a chance” or you call it “having faith everything will turn out okay”, I’m going for it. Finances have become a little since March when I first announced my coming trip to the AA International Convention next weekend. Secondly, whether or not the ferry would be running has been a [...]
I went to my parents’ on Sunday. It was Father’s Day and my birthday (48) and my sober date (5). Aside: The night before, on the phone with CBC, she asked in amazement, “You were born on Father’s Day?” “No,” I replied, “it was on a Wednesday that year.” Long pause. I clarified, “My birthday.” [...]
If it’s June in Rochester and the weather’s Aprilish, then the LPGA is in town. It’s been cold and damp since Tuesday. It’s forecast to be so until Sunday, when the damned golfers leave. Whereas last week I was disappointed that the thunderstorms happened only when I was inside, (since it was so hot and [...]
This must be what it’s like living in Florida. The weather can only be described as sultry, with little thunderstorms punctuating the afternoons like exclamation points. Sultry! Only without the palmetto bugs. I thought earlier today that I’d really need a meeting tonight. But then, partway through the afternoon I came to realize that it [...]
It’s a fine morning for playing hookey, so I shall. We’ve been blessed with very warm weather these past few days. Yesterday was off the record by one degree and it hadn’t been that warm (91°F) since sometime in 2003. The forecast is for more of the same, and I’m lovin’ it. Wednesday night I [...]
Vonnie did this the other day in her journal. I decided to participate and her questions arrived this morning. Here are the instructions: If you want to participate, leave a comment below saying “interview me.”I will respond by asking you five questions — each person’s will be different.You will update your journal/blog with the answers [...]
CBC just phoned. She’s actually in the car on the way here for the weekend. We’ll do the meeting and dinner with the girls tonight and she thought the chicken barbeque at Camp Whitman tomorrow sounds like a great idea. I occurred to me today that it was the morning after last year’s chicken barbeque [...]
I think it (air conditioning) is becoming a fetish. I hate going to America where you have got to put clothes on to go into the buildings, rather than take clothes off.—Lady Young, Chief Executive, (British) Environmental Agency, this morning in the BBC News Online Amen! We’ve had a cool spring here. May resolutely stayed [...]
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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
My two favorite things in life are libraries and bicycles. They both move people forward without wasting anything. The perfect day: riding a bike to the library.—Peter Golkin
If one is going to be hedonistic and NOT actually in Jamaica, well bicycles ain’t such a bad way to go.—PansyPalmetto
Skilled city cyclists move through traffic like gazelles through a field of fat cows.—JoeyBike
Biking isn’t a sport because anybody can do it. I can bike, you can bike. For goodness sakes, my mother can bike! You don’t see her on the cover of Sports Illustrated, do you?—jack002
Bicycles move with the flow of the Earth—Nikki Giovanni
Let’s have a moment of silence for all those Americans who are stuck in traffic on their way to the gym to ride the stationary bicycle—US Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
Putting slicks on a mountain bike is like putting a dress on your best friend Bob. He still won’t look like a woman, and he won’t ride like one either.—Platypius
They’re just bikes. Ride ’em in the rain, salt, snow and crap to fully appreciate them.—Mike Zanconato
One of the best things about bicycle commuting is that it can mitigate the displeasure of having to go to work.—BikeSnobNYC
When you approach an intersection think of the cars as affectionate cats that are going to try to rub themselves against you.—BikeSnobNYC
It’s like bikes. Give yourself a budget. Then double it.—grscha
Rule 9: If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.—The Rules