Tag Archives: urban simplicity
Gas Pains
When I first saw this the acronyms made me LOL. It accompanied an article that was published a couple years ago, but I think it’s still relevant. Maybe more relevant than ever. It’s a quick read and can be found here.
Jason the Hi-Rider
It was such a nice winter evening tonight that I chose to walk rather than ride. I was walking down Elmwood Avenue when I see these two guys pull out of a driveway onto the street on tall bikes. I have never ridden a tall bike, nor do I intend to. But I do haveContinue reading “Jason the Hi-Rider”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#128)
$12.41 of Chinese take out food.$22.56 of groceries.A gym bag full of wet clothes.Two plastic crates.A u-lock.
Couch On A Bike
Image found here. Very impressive.
Bicycling As An Everyday Activity
This is a pretty good video about bicycle commuting that I found at Commute By Bike. I suppose it’s a needed video…but I don’t necessarily agree with everything it says. Like many articles and videos about bicycling they make it seem novel or like something out of the norm, when it doesn’t have to be.Continue reading “Bicycling As An Everyday Activity”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#127)
Thirty loaves of bread in eight plastic crates (honey-whole wheat bread, sundried tomato-asiago bread, Ezekiel bread). A canvas bag containing, among other things, four books and a camera.
When I Grow Up…
Today I was talking with someone about mid-life crises, how I keep waiting for mine to kick in. They asked if I were going to buy a red sports car when it happens…nope, I said, I want a new cargo bike. Anyhow it got me to thinking about age and my own mortality…the next stageContinue reading “When I Grow Up…”
Curried Fish Chowder
Firstly I want to say that I called this a “chowder” but technically it is not; in order for a recipe to be a chowder–curried or not–it should include both a salted pork product (salt pork, bacon, or ham) and potatoes, this recipes has neither. Thus this is really a chunky version of a curriedContinue reading “Curried Fish Chowder”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#126)
Pizza! Because sometimes only store-bought will do.
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#124 & #125)
An electric mixer with three attachments.A canvas bag full of books.A u-lock. Four plastic buckets.A canvas bag full of books.A u-lock.A small bottle of water.
I Can See Clearly Now
Ok, this may seem silly, but for as long as I have been riding through bone-chilling Buffalo winters I have not worn any sort of eye protection…I can’t tell you how many snow showers I’ve squinted through. I’ve seen other people biking with ski goggles and thought about that, but then the other day IContinue reading “I Can See Clearly Now”
Oh, the Irony
Well I never thought I’d be posting a short clip of a car commercial on this blog…but here I am doing just that. During another evening of being bombarded with auto commercials I found this one truly intriguing (but I ask again, where are the bike commercials). A couple things about this commercial. Firstly, didContinue reading “Oh, the Irony”
Propeller Trike
Um…I’m not so sure about this. I’m all for ingenuity and human-powered transport, but I see some real issues here. Image found here.
Ezekiel Bread
“Take wheat and barley, beans and lentils, millet and spelt; put them in a storage jar and use them to make bread for yourself.”—Ezekiel 4:9 (NIV) (If you are coming upon this post via a search engine you can find an updated version of this recipe here.) This is by far one of my mostContinue reading “Ezekiel Bread”
Penne Fra Diavolo with Halibut
Pasta Fra Diavolo is one of my favorite pasta dishes…I love any type of pasta with tomato and seafood. Traditionally this is made with either shrimp or lobster, but I made it with halibut because that’s what I had at hand. The name, fra diavolo, translates from Italian as “brother devil,” and there are numerousContinue reading “Penne Fra Diavolo with Halibut”
Bicycles Are For Everyday…Not Just The Weekend
A great interview with David Hembrow on using bikes as an everyday mode of transport. The video was found at David’s blog, A View From The Cycle Path.
Bicycles Are Useful In Many Ways
Sure bikes can move a person (or persons) from one place to another using their own power, and yes they can carry things, but they can also do other stuff…like power a knife grinder. The above photo and short video below are of an African fellow who not only powers a bike-powered knife grinder (ofContinue reading “Bicycles Are Useful In Many Ways”
This Is More Appropriate Than Ever
This is an advertisement for bicycles in 1950’s Britain (I’m guessing)…but where are these advertisements today…especially in the good ole’ US of A (where they are so desperately needed)? Bicycling as a mode of transport is more appropriate than ever before but all I ever see are car commercials. It’s only 22 seconds long andContinue reading “This Is More Appropriate Than Ever”
It’s Been Snowing…For Days
And days and days. It hasn’t been really heavy snowfalls, just constant and light…if it were rain it would be mist. And with the frigid temperatures it has not melted on the streets, not even the main thoroughfares. It’s been slow-going, that’s for sure. Other than driving my truck today (had to deliver a usedContinue reading “It’s Been Snowing…For Days”
Urban Simplicty 