Posted in Adventures, Art Projects & Making Things, beer and/or homebrewing, Distractions, dumb things I have done, grumbles gripes and pointless bitching, Lists, Other Bike Stuff, Trashboat Shenanigans, Work/career (vague as to avoid doocing) on Jun 5th, 2009
Yep, it’s gonna be one of those days and one of these entries. 1. They’ve been playing some butt-ass-awful music at work lately. Like worse than usual, and usual appears to be Adult-Contemporary Hits of the 1980s and ’90s. The recent streak of aural atrocities however, really has me scratching my head. Are they trying […]
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In the immortal words of Daft Punk: [youtube = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGBhQbmPwH8] Once again, I tried, tried again, and failed, failed again, but oddly, this year I don’t feel nearly so bad about my personal defeat as I did last year. Possibly because I was among a very large majority that bailed this year. Of 89 starters, […]
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I rode the Redline to work today to make sure that all is in good order for the Dirty Kanza, which is only days away at this point. All, indeed, is. That bike is such a pleasure and a joy to ride in any of its many guises. For the upcoming weekend, it’s done up […]
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Who says I’m playing? Trash-pickin’ is serious business you guys! Anyway, yesterday we found a dumpster that was a BONANZA of clothing…good stuff too, some of it with the tags still on it! We actually ended up leaving plenty for the next scavengers! Melissa nabbed a pair of lime green pants and a shirt that […]
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So, the Dirty Kanza looms ahead. This year, I’m gonna be prepared! This year, I am planning to team up with some riders who ride around the same sort of pace I do, and NOT GET LOST THIS TIME! I fully understand my limitations, chief amongst which is a complete and utter lack of direction […]
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So, the North American Handmade Bicycle Show was AWESOME! A little overwhelming at times, but isn’t that the “awe” part of “awesome”? Since pictures are supposedly worth thousands of words, you’re gettin’ mostly pictures (and honestly, isn’t that what you’d want anyway). It was a really fun experience and I look forward to going to […]
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I don’t know why I never published this back when I wrote it (in April of ’08) but here’s my writeup from the Ouachita Challenge weekend last spring. ————————————————————— Last weekend, Joel and I went down to Arkansas: he to participate in the Ouachita Challenge and me to ride around the countryside and really put […]
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After Joel’s gonzo recap of Saturday’s pub crawl, there ain’t much I can say so instead I am going to let my pictures do most of the talkin’ What? You don’t park your bike this way? Wrong Right! Jill & Wade show us how it’s done. I think it’s a nice touch that Jill’s beer […]
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Well, we’re back to winter again. Yesterday it was around 60, and I rode around town sans jacket, gloves, and hat. Today it is around 30, and I will be bundling up right and proper to head out to a job interview this afternoon. But yesterday was so gorgeous you could easily forget that we’re […]
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Basically, a trashboat is any bicycle powered or bicycle-towed “boat” that doesn’t sink or break apart under its own ill-considered engineering. Buckets, bottles, and barrels are the most common pontoons, though you can make a trashboat out of just about anything, so long as it floats and can either be ridden or towed to the launch site. If your trashboat is a trailer, you need to consider how to secure your bike to it so that you can tow it back to ACME for the after party.
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