Cold loch

February 22, 2015

Hello again!  What is new?  Oh my goodness!  Well, I’ll be!  

My old-timey u-lock holder broke the other day.  I believe that the coldness made the plastic brittle.  

Or it might just have worn out.  Although the Bastard has had a u-lock attached to his frame for most of his existence, I may just switch to a cable lock if I can’t find a u-lock holder that will fit.  I’ll be sure to let you know how that all turns out!  Oh the suspense!

Here are a few of my fellow bicyclers I’ve seen around the past week or two.  

I’ve also experienced increased gregariousness with fellow bicyclers and pedestrians as we greet one another.  I took a photo of the new green machine, after which the owner offered to sell it.

The countdown towards a bicycle-related movie here in Omaha is on!  That’s right, we can all meet up down at Aksarben theater on Wednesday to watch Chasing Legends.  It is sure to be a blast!  I am not sure what this movie is about, but it I am picturing a combination of Chasing Amy and I am Legend, which should be a lot like Zombieland, but with more bicycling.  

Hey did you know that bicycling may encourage your already creative spirit!?  It’s true.  Here’s a video that was made about a song that was inspired by a bicycle ride one of the band members experienced.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkbi9F7GnkI

This video is my favorite video that was not made by my favorite artist, who is, of course, Badly Drawn Boy.  The only thing that would make this video better is if they were wearing druid robes for at least most of the video.  I would also like to have a druid’s robe modified for practical bicycling wear.  I will get back to you on this!  More suspense!  Hopefully less chafing!

Andrew Dunn - http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/

Glasnasty!

February 10, 2015

I do not presume to be all that knowledgeable about bicycling.  But I do ride my bicycle more than some.  Occasionally someone asks me about the possibility of riding their own bicycle to their place of laboriousness.  To which I attempt to hide my inner scoff and reply straight-facedly:  “Oh, yeah?”

I then relay to them my various habits/methods to make bicycle commuting feel fun, safe, and happy la-la.  I try to be brief so as not to bore:

1. 1.     What route would you take?
2. 2.     I suggest riding the route on a non-working/non-busy time of day before riding to work to allow some time to familiarize and identify some potentially difficult intersections/areas.

I followed that 2^nd bit of advice last weekend because of the snow and ice that had taken up residence on many of the areas between me and my work at the lathe refurbishing co-op.  It was sloppy and there was some snow and icy hummocks to ride through/over.  It reminded me of those carefree days I used to spend bicycling up and down the unpaved paths of dirt.  From hither to thither to yon and back and forth again!  Ah.   

We have undergone something of a warming here in the Midwest as of late.  It is similar to the warmer relationship that the Soviets (or Sovs in Judge Dreddian parlance) and we USians experienced during the heady years of the 80s.  This is the opposite of what many Ukranians are undergoing, which is more of a horrific look into the future by the great Ukranian visionary Nostradamus.  A glasnostrodamus will hopefully one day bring the sweet Babooshkaish side of Putin out to dance gaily with a harmonious eastern Europe and northern Asia.  During this glasnost, I found the following items that appear to have been until recently frozen in snow like a wooly mammoth on the steppes of Siberia. 

I also received an e-mail advertising this bicycle-related film that is being shown here in Omaha on February 25.  There is also an exciting cajun-style bicycle swamp-eat shedyoualled for March 8, 2015.  

So let’s all enjoy the warm glow of the screen and/or the vodka fueling our love of Russian women, if not their ambitious leader and unmarked military vehicles.

Peddle your PM-pedal-power towards the Peace Train Putin!  

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