"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in Schwinn Debutante, videos on Jan 3rd, 2008
I was looking at a collection of charming vintage videos at thesmokinggun.com, of all places, and saw this one, which is a review of swim and leisurewear from sometime in the early 1950s, and noted that the girls who ride out toward the end of the video do so on a fleet of Schwinn cruisers […]
Posted in bike commuting, Photo entries, Utter Silliness, videos on Dec 20th, 2007
This week has been gorgeous in the weather department. Gorgeous for December anyhow. I’ve ridden on my lunch break or extra after work every day so far, and I plan to do the same tomorrow. Being as it has been basically cold and shitty the previous couple of weeks, I had been racking up a […]
Posted in biking, Distractions, Photo entries, Playing With Weather, videos on Dec 18th, 2007
But before I get on with the recaps from Sunday, I’d like to draw your attention to a new blog in town – Team Sexypants, authored by none other than Big Grin himself, joEL! His header image is a picture I took of him one of the nights we were camping out during our weekend […]
Posted in Distractions, Utter Silliness, videos on Dec 11th, 2007
For those of you who are entirely at a loss, perhaps this will clear things up.
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, Food & Snacks, Recommendations, Sewing, videos on Dec 8th, 2007
I’m working on my annual Gonzo Baking project today. Actually, today, I am using standard recipes; I just did a huge batch of old-school brown sugar cookies, and I am about to get on with a double-batch of gingersnaps. I did cocoa-dark-chocolate-chip cookies the other night, and a batch of fig cookies flavored with nutmeg, […]
Posted in bike commuting, Distractions, Utter Silliness, videos on Dec 6th, 2007
When I go to Joel’s house, I frequently take this strange little bike/pedestrian bridge across the Kaw River. It’s a great little cut-across which eliminates a pretty nasty convergence of two interstate ramps and three surface streets. It’s also got some nifty artwork on it. Randy Niere, a friend and fellow photographing bike nut, has […]
Posted in Lists, Super-Short Entries, videos on Dec 5th, 2007
1. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6mls-Xd8Ko&rel=1] A junior-high orchestra’s preformance of the theme song from the Jeeves & Wooster series (a jazzy little number I thoroughly enjoy) 2. A terrible story about high-powered laxatives which was linked in some comments on the Bad News Hughes site. 3. I HAS A SWEET POTATO 4. Dogs In Elk (tangential to the […]
Posted in biking, Costumes and disguises, Super-Short Entries, Utter Silliness, videos on Nov 21st, 2007
The New Orleans writeups are going to be posted probably Friday or Saturday. Instead, why don’t we re-visit Halloween with a couple of videos from the costumed cyclocross race. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC4R2fOcTiM&rel=1] Part one–the takeoff. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjAWsLmGSFI&rel=1] Part 2–Nearing the finish. You get a great view of the walker in this shot. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyPvsktMhos&rel=1] Part 3–Afterwards. Quote: “That was […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, Home Improvements, Utter Silliness, videos on Nov 19th, 2007
I know I have touched upon how fond I am of performing feats of interior demolition (very). In “real life” I was regaling my friend Jared with a frenzied monologue on the team of tearin’ some shit up, and he got all wide-eyed and bouncy as he does when he has some really awesome info […]
Posted in Super-Short Entries, videos on Oct 30th, 2007
I’m gonna have a huge-o-mungous entry soon…about all the Halloween festivities and upcoming festivities, projects, and craziness. Right now, I am in the midst of finishing my sister’s wedding dress and my own bridesmaid dress, so I will leave you with one of my favorite old Sesame Street songs. I loved this song when I […]