Author Archives: Joe

>Let There Be Light…but it’ll cost you

> This image was found here. I love that old sign (above). “Do not attempt to light with a match.” “The use of electric lights is in no way harmful to health.”  While the invention of electric lights goes back farther, their use as a common form of lighting is only a little over 100Continue reading “>Let There Be Light…but it’ll cost you”

My Son’s New Bike

This is my son’s new used bike. It’s a good bike but what makes it really special is that he built it from the frame up by himself. Well not entirely by himself, he attended a workshop at Buffalo Blue Bike with a few friends and the outcome of the workshop is a completed bike.Continue reading “My Son’s New Bike”

How to Bake a Really Good Loaf of Whole Wheat Bread

This is a bit of shameless self-promotion on my part…I’ve been trying to get better at this, but being a natural introvert (an INFP or an IFNJ) this is not easy, but I’m trying. Anyhow, this post is actually a link to highlight an article I just published in Artvoice magazine. It’s an article onContinue reading “How to Bake a Really Good Loaf of Whole Wheat Bread”

>How to Bake a Really Good Loaf of Whole Wheat Bread

> This is a bit of shameless self-promotion on my part…I’ve been trying to get better at this, but being a natural introvert (an INFP or an IFNJ) this is not easy, but I’m trying. Anyhow, this post is actually a link to highlight an article I just published in Artvoice magazine. It’s an articleContinue reading “>How to Bake a Really Good Loaf of Whole Wheat Bread”

A Scary Intersection, a few Geese Flying South, and a Winter Cycling Epihany

People often ask me if I’m not scared to ride on the streets [with cars], especially during the winter. No, is usually my answer. But I’ll add this: I don’t get scared on a bike in traffic very often but today I was. I had to run an errand after work and found myself onContinue reading “A Scary Intersection, a few Geese Flying South, and a Winter Cycling Epihany”

>A Scary Intersection, a few Geese Flying South, and a Winter Cycling Epihany

> People often ask me if I’m not scared to ride on the streets [with cars], especially during the winter. No, is usually my answer. But I’ll add this: I don’t get scared on a bike in traffic very often but today I was. I had to run an errand after work and found myselfContinue reading “>A Scary Intersection, a few Geese Flying South, and a Winter Cycling Epihany”

Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#250)…with an edit.

Two plastic crates containing sundries and groceries from two stores.A box of Nag Champa incense.A DVD (front rack).A St. Nicholas gift for my son (obviously I can’t reveal that until tomorrow in the event he reads this blog). This part of the post is an edit, an add-on, because I meant to–but forgot to–relate itContinue reading “Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#250)…with an edit.”