I love this cartoon…check out all the signage…not too far off-the-mark from modern day subliminal (and not-so-subliminal) messaging. More-and-more these days I’m trying to be myself and not what the “world around me” tells me I’m supposed to be…but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t difficult.
Tag Archives: bicycling
Bicycle Evolution
I came across this evolutionary chart at this site (click for a larger view).
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#61)
A pint of seafood gumbo.A couple slices of bread.A bottle of water.(Dinner!)
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#59)
Two loaves of freshly baked bread.
Barcelona 1908 (again)
I posted this video about six months ago but it is so beautiful (I think) that I had to post it again. If you’ve seen it before I know you’ll watch it again. And if you haven’t watched it yet it is worth the seven minutes. Turn of the television or radio and turn upContinue reading “Barcelona 1908 (again)”
Stimulus
The government should offer cash rebates for people to buy bicycles instead of more cars (ie, the ill-fated cash for clunkers deal). I really wonder if gas prices were a tad higher and there were more incentives to use alternative means of travel if more people in America would take the bicycle more seriously…that itContinue reading “Stimulus”
Not Fixed (#2)
I still don’t get it…and I doubt if I ever will. I’m of course referring to the latest bicycle craze (fad)…fixed gear, fixies…whatever you want to call them. I first blogged about my views of these bikes back in April…you can read it here. And as I stated in my earlier post on this subject…toContinue reading “Not Fixed (#2)”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#54)
A two pound can of coffee.Two reusable hot/cold compresses. (I have to say that it is a little more challenging carrying things on this little folder, but it is also a lot of fun…it’s also equipped with a hitch to pull a trailer when things get a little bulky.)
The Plank Of Gratefulness
Sometimes I forget…I told myself I wouldn’t, but sometimes I do. Often it takes a little tug or a small “pang” to remind me. And sometimes when I’m pushing the Mundo up this plank I remember. Sometimes it stops me in my tracks…literally. What I’m talking about is being able to move nearly pain-free. I’veContinue reading “The Plank Of Gratefulness”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#53)
A hand selected…i.e. garbage picked…garden hose winder spool thing (I’m sure there’s an actual name for this).
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#52)
A twenty-year-old Chinoise, which has strained countless gallons of soups and sauces over the years; originally purchased at Zabar’s
Things That Can Be Carried on A Bike (#51)
5 bananas4 cans of chicken broth3 pounds of brown rice
The New Yorker 8/1/83
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#50)
A laundered shirt on a hanger in a plastic bag.
Enough Said
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#47)
Three large cans.A rolled up shirt in a bag.
Those Wacky Food and Bike Loving French
I love this photo and thought it appropriate to post it with the current Tour de France going on (is the race still going, or is it over yet?). It’s a photo of Georges Grillot and Roger Coiffier, tandem riders in the Brest–Menton race in 1930. It’s just one of the annual bike races inContinue reading “Those Wacky Food and Bike Loving French”
The New Yorker 6/3/74
Annie Londonderry and Columbia Bikes
I’ve been meaning to read this book about Annie Londonderry for a while, but haven’t gotten around to it yet. I was browsing through it at a book store recently…it looks like an interesting book and she certainly seems like an incredible woman. She bicycled around the world on a heavy single speed bike byContinue reading “Annie Londonderry and Columbia Bikes”
Urban Simplicty 