The smartest thing.

Jenny sometimes tells me (when she’s mad at me) that I’m boring. She called me a “no” man last time she got upset. She said that I shut things down. I guess that’s true. I worry about holding down the … Continue reading

equilibrium

I used the word “stasis” in my post yesterday….and then had to look it up to see if what I thought it meant was what it really meant. I guess I got close. Sometimes that’s the best you can do…..”get … Continue reading

A new Patagonia video. Why not?

Here’s a new video that I’ve never seen….. It’s possible to do business “right”….I know it is. It’s not like this where I work. We don’t go surfing out on the mail route. … Continue reading

Vote like the Amish

I was listening to a podcast again yesterday of a conversation between Tim Ferriss and Kevin Kelly. At one point in their talk, the conversation veered over to a discussion of the Amish. Kevin Kelly likes the Amish. Did you … Continue reading

all the way down

All this cycling…. The thing about this one is….I don’t know if a speed record would be all that important to me. I’d want to mosey….take my time….see the sights. It would still be a crazy adventure whether I did … Continue reading

I have enough to worry about without…

This is messed up. I worry about a lot of things….but I never thought that this was something I should even consider worrying about. This is really messed up. Imagine sitting down and getting busy and then up pops some … Continue reading

here, we resent the cyclists

Check out this bicycle path in the Netherlands. They’re really doing it up right. Now, in our country, I think that we kind of resent bicyclists. They take up the road….you can’t pass them easily….they’re a pain in the rear. … Continue reading

Fat Mac and a bunch of bicycles…

Do you know what a difference this guy is making in the world? Fixing bikes for kids who can’t afford a bike…. One thing that he said that I thought was interesting was that although many of the bikes were … Continue reading

bike mottainai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L2tdh4paAU This is a short film about a bike shop in Melbourne, Australia called Mottainai Cycles. They specialize in restoring vintage bikes. Cool. Here’s a link to their blog…..good stuff. … Continue reading

the road trip will be televised…

Ahhhhh…..check out this video at about the three minute mark! That’s our dog! Or….that’s what our dog might turn into as he matures. The “gentle giant”. Right now, he’s an insane giant puppy….terrorizing our two-year old and jumping on and … Continue reading