Ohmygod! Combine one part David Byrne, of Talking Heads fame, with one part PowerPoint, of Microsoft Office fame, and it’s bound to be the most interesting opening of the season. http://www.eastmanhouse.org/exhibits/container_13/index.asp Now, is it worth $30 to attend the opening?
Variety, they say, is the spice of life. Yesterday was spicy hot. I had too many last-minute preparations for a seminar I gave in the morning. I got up at six to work on those. I hit the shower with my head still working out those details along with how I was going to present […]
For three weeks I’ve felt behind-the-eight-ball. Too much to do, not enough time to do it. It’s been good practice in priority setting. Many things are important to me and it’s always been difficult figuring out which ones to let slide when there’s not enough time to do them all. And how not to tweak […]
He’s gonna call me for lunch this week. And I have to have some way to refer to him, so let’s call him Web Boy. I can’t tell you how I agonized over this all week. Business alone was borderline overwhelming—the entire week was eaten by the locusts of marketing—and yet Web Boy was never […]
I went to the meeting tonight for one reason, and one reason only. To see my new little heartthrob. It was difficult getting to talk with him after the meeting. A woman came up to comment about something I’d said. Whatever that was. A sponsee is having some sort of crisis and wanted to meet […]
The weekend I’ve looked forward to with a mixture of equal parts anticipation and dread has arrived. The Clothesline Art Festival opens across the street at the MAG in just few minutes. Seventeen acres of art I can neither appreciate nor afford. 🙂 And the cruising… I can’t wait. The street has been jammed since […]
Most everyone has at least passing knowledge of the 12 Steps of AA. Those of us in the program also know of another—the 13th. What is the 13th step? Why not come my apartment after the meeting and I’ll show you… Newcomers need to very wary of the 13th step. Relationships are a big part […]
Actual customer support call yesterday: Me: “The anti-virus on the email server is set to delete all attachments with more than one dot in the filename, since that’s a common way to fool people into clicking on an infected attachment. Just change the filename and it will go through.” Cust: “But there’s only one dot […]
One of these years I’m gonig to get smart and on July 31, just hang a big ol’ sign on the door that says, “Gone fishin’. Back in September.” Not that I’m a fisherman or anything, but the problems I have with mental health and August persist. I don’t know what it is that causes […]
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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
I ride to work just because I enjoy it, but I keep getting told it’s for other reasons.—ThermionicScott
If I only rode my bicycle on nice days I wouldn't be a cyclist. I'd be just another old fat man with a bicycle hanging in his garage.—Dave Cutter
I took Brucew's advice ... Perfect!— ScooterDobs