the kid at the pond

I don’t know how many times I’ve listened to this song….but never this version. This version is from a concert that David Wilcox gave just a little way up the road from our house….at a retreat center called Tigg’s Pond….this … Continue reading

the receiver

This isn’t really about Mother’s Day, even though that’s what today is…… Maybe it will be by the time I’ve had my coffee and sat here in the quiet for a while, I don’t really know. Maybe it’s really all … Continue reading

Another Rob Penn Video

Here’s a talk that Rob Penn gave a while ago. Rob Penn is the fellow who did the video yesterday about building his perfect bike….who visited all the bike part factories to see how the parts were made….and who took … Continue reading

Rob Penn’s New Bike

Here’s a video about a guy putting his perfect bike together…..kind of a contemporary historical travelogue. Maybe it’s a consumeristic travelogue? That’s a pared down and weak description of what’s going on here. Rob Penn….buying the best and talking about … Continue reading

amsterdam….ride a bike

Woke up late and the little ones will be up soon and….and…..and…. I’ve had some coffee and I better ROCK THIS POST!!!! Another video about bicycling in Amsterdam…..cycling in the Netherlands. This is looking more and more like the coolest … Continue reading

rails to trails….hendersonville to brevard?

We had fun on the Rabbit Trail. That was the short version of the story…..we had fun. The big picture, if you took a look around and noticed all the other people, from families with rented bikes and carts to … Continue reading

Netherlands….and biking….again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22XM8-YTC98 Here’s another video about the Netherlands….and how it is to be a bicycle user there. We rode on the Swamp Rabbit Trail down in South Carolina yesterday…..took the kids with their carts and tagalong bikes and snacks and…. There’s … Continue reading

safe on a bike

Here’s another video about biking in the Netherlands. Mannnnn…..the Dutch rock. Now, of course, the Norwegians are still the coolest people….that’s not to be disputed. But….look at these Dutch people go on their bikes! Look at how they set their … Continue reading

give me the good stuff….more, more, more….gas

That’s where the zombies in the movie “I am Legend” come from…..a good idea gone wrong. Who wouldn’t want to cure cancer? I would. But….I don’t want a bunch of zombies chasing me down the street….even if they’re cancer-free zombies. … Continue reading