draw my life

I’m going to stop posting these….just a couple more and then I’m done….but, for now, they’re pretty interesting to me. One more….tomorrow…with some questions….and then I’m done. Promise. This guy is a busy guy. Listen to this story of his … Continue reading

two-dollar bills

Oh, my goodness. What a smartypants. What a smartypants with seriously artistic video making skills. Hah!! This is so great!! MORE SMARTYPANTS….ES!! MORE SMARTYPANTSES!! SMARTYPANSEES? Forget doing endless blog posts about bicycle touring….I’m on a new favorite subject. Casey Neistat!! … Continue reading

bike lane

I read about Casey Neistat in Runner’s World last month. I’d heard about these bike lane videos “way back when”…but until the article “jogged my memory”, I didn’t remember anything about Casey Neistat. What a funny, creative dude! There is … Continue reading

Two-wheeled Norway

Wherever you go….go happy and expecting the best. Hah!! Pollyanna!! What does it hurt to struggle towards a positive worldview? What could that hurt to struggle up to the surface for air? What the heck? I’m just screwing around….waiting for … Continue reading

the best (hype it up)

This guy, Simon Lamberts, makes some of the nicest cycle touring videos I’ve seen. You can find him on YouTube under “forestyforest”…he’s uploaded a small handful of videos and they’re all great. Cycle touring. Man…it looks so good. But…show me … Continue reading

give me an “e”….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60m6whQXNHk We took a short trip down to Travelers Rest the other day….got a cup of coffee and sat on the swings down by the Swamp Rabbit Trail….watched the runners and cyclists go by….watched the people walking their dogs. What … Continue reading

Oh.

Away. Away….away….away. Like a moth to the flame…but restrained….flying close but never to…flying….watching….knowing…knowing what’s out there and wondering if anytime is going to be the good time… flying in place and wondering how it would be to wake up with a … Continue reading

trying to learn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkk0C8ER3zo I didn’t know what it would be like to live on a container ship. It was just another “vehicle” that kept the world spinning smoothly….bringing the plastic thing from around the world so that another vehicle could bring the … Continue reading

the thing that might have been

The thing about cars is that unless something starts wobbling…or squealing….or leaking badly enough to cause your head to turn in that direction….you never know that there’s a problem. Nothing’s going to explode like this oil well….probably….but until something goes … Continue reading

my perfect day

The second truck was pretty late getting back to the Post Office….and, so, I was pretty late getting started delivering the mail yesterday. That’s our routine, lately. When we have all of our mail, I can jam on it and … Continue reading