Category Archives: urban simplicity

May Is National Bike Month

Yup..the advent of fair weather makes riding a bike easy, and this of course coincides with National Bike Month. National Bike To Work Week is May 17-21, and National Bike To Work Day is May 21st. My thought is this: Try it you may like it, you may feel more free than you have inContinue reading “May Is National Bike Month”

>Party, err…Bake Bread Like It’s 1999

> After not using it in nearly nine months I recently resurrected my sourdough starter. I’ve had plenty of starters but this is the original, named 799 as in July 1999, the month and year it was conceived. When it is bubbling and fully a live it is truly a beautiful thing to behold…yup it’sContinue reading “>Party, err…Bake Bread Like It’s 1999”

Party, err…Bake Bread Like It’s 1999

After not using it in nearly nine months I recently resurrected my sourdough starter. I’ve had plenty of starters but this is the original, named 799 as in July 1999, the month and year it was conceived. When it is bubbling and fully a live it is truly a beautiful thing to behold…yup it’s thatContinue reading “Party, err…Bake Bread Like It’s 1999”

>A Quick Note On The Mundo Side-Stand

>Stands for cargo bikes are an essential component. And if I had to sum up my thoughts about this side-stand (or kick-stand) I could say it in one simple statement: I am impressed. On my v1 Mundo I had a bi-pod stand, which worked good but not great…the bike could sometimes fall over if fullyContinue reading “>A Quick Note On The Mundo Side-Stand”

A Quick Note On The Mundo Side-Stand

Stands for cargo bikes are an essential component. And if I had to sum up my thoughts about this side-stand (or kick-stand) I could say it in one simple statement: I am impressed. On my v1 Mundo I had a bi-pod stand, which worked good but not great…the bike could sometimes fall over if fullyContinue reading “A Quick Note On The Mundo Side-Stand”

>What A Difference A Day Makes

>These flowers are in the front yard next door to mine; they grow next to the hitching post where I lock up my bikes (click here to see it last winter). Yesterday these flowers were closed, not tightly but definitely not open like they are in the photos. Anyhow, after a crazy-busy day at workContinue reading “>What A Difference A Day Makes”

What A Difference A Day Makes

These flowers are in the front yard next door to mine; they grow next to the hitching post where I lock up my bikes (click here to see it last winter). Yesterday these flowers were closed, not tightly but definitely not open like they are in the photos. Anyhow, after a crazy-busy day at workContinue reading “What A Difference A Day Makes”