A canvas bag (front rack).A u-lock.25 feet of rolled roofing material (that stuff is heavy!…50lbs, I’m guessing).A paper bag containing a box containing a quart of sriracha sauce, a pint of cous cous, and a pint of curried chicken. Now here’s the irony…the Yuba is parked in front of my truck, which I haven’t usedContinue reading “Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#107)”
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Hawthorne Bicycles 1920
We need more advertisements like this today: bicycles for work and play. To learn more about Hawthorne Bicycles, click here.
Meditation Poll Results
Well, the meditation poll has ended…thank for all those who offered your vote. These were the results (the three largest categories voted): 20% say they meditate daily33% say they meditate now-and-again26% say they think it’s voodoo
Sometimes It’s The Darkness…
When I was a kid I loved the winter, and for the most part still do…I love the change of seasons and I still love the snow (for the first couple of months, anyhow). Living in Buffalo you have to enjoy the cold and snow or you’ll have problems. We don’t get as much snowContinue reading “Sometimes It’s The Darkness…”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#106)
Two pints of vegetable soup.
30 Gallons of Vegetable Soup
I rarely post pictures of food from my job (opposed to my home kitchen), but today I happened to have my camera at work and these vegetables were just too beautiful not to photograph.
Gerald Iversen on Living Simply
The below video is pretty interesting, nothing you probably haven’t heard before, but interesting none-the-less…and worth the 8 minutes of your time. It’s a short conversation with Gerald Iversen, National Coordinator of Alternatives for Simple Living (click here for the web site). I’ve read their web writings for years…pretty inspiring…but have not seen any videoContinue reading “Gerald Iversen on Living Simply”
Carrying Tires on a Bike
Seems a little ironic, doesn’t it?…Carrying car tires on a bicycle. Just another example of Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (and no, that is not me…I found this clip at CETMA Cargo…I do own one of their front racks). And yes, these tires could have been carried in a car trunk orContinue reading “Carrying Tires on a Bike”
The Practical Pedal (pickup locations)
I dropped off the Practical Pedal in a few locations around town this evening. All the shop owners were more than glad to accept them, and people were picking them up right away…it’s a nice addition to our local bicycle community. (If you’d like to read my original post about this magazine and how IContinue reading “The Practical Pedal (pickup locations)”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#104 & #105)
Three plastic crates and one bundle of Practical Pedal Magazines ready to be delivered (on my way to do a little grocery shopping). Three plastic crates of groceries on my way home. (It’s always interesting, and a little confusing to the cashier I think, when you tell them that you don’t need plastic bags.)
Delaware Park
I love this photo (which was found here). It’s a picture of Delaware Park in the city in which I live. The photo, I think, really captures what it’s like in this region during the autumn months. Delaware Park, is one of the parks that was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#103)
A really big pumpkin! This is actually an old image from last year…but thought it appropriate considering today’s date…Happy Halloween.
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#102)
Four plastic crates full of groceries.
Codfish "Meatballs" in Tomato Sauce
If you are a regular reader of this blog you know that my diet is the opposite of a low carb diet…my diet contains a lot of bread, rice, pizza, and pasta (whole or multi-grains, mostly). At any rate I had pasta for dinner tonight (again!), and topped it with codfish “meatballs.” I know thisContinue reading “Codfish "Meatballs" in Tomato Sauce”
NYS DMV (part two)
Well, there it is…the Yuba locked to a tree in front of the offices of the Department of Motor Vehicles. There are hundreds (maybe thousands) of brand new bike racks throughout the city (click here to see them), yet none in front of the DMV…I’d like to think that I am not the only personContinue reading “NYS DMV (part two)”
NYS DMV
I was at the website of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles today looking for a current city location (I have to renew my driver’s license…what a racket that is…almost seventy bucks, more if you request an “enhanced” license). Anyhow, I spotted a section on bicycles and thought I’d check out what theyContinue reading “NYS DMV”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#101)
A cup of coffee.A loaf of Monk’s Bread (raisin).A plastic crate.5 pounds of dog food.The small book, On The Spiritual Path, by Swami RamaA case of red wine.
A New Poll (on Meditation / Contemplative Prayer)
I’ve had a personal on-again and off-again relationship with meditation for the last five years or so. Everyone who meditates or prays contemplatively has their own personal reasons and results, and when I meditate regularly I know the benefits first hand (click here for 100 examples) . As of late (the past few months) myContinue reading “A New Poll (on Meditation / Contemplative Prayer)”
Practical Pedal in Buffalo
In the event that you haven’t come across it yet, there’s an interesting and quirky little quarterly paper called The Practical Pedal, which as you may have guessed is about practical bicycling (Click here for their website). There’s another paper devoted to urban cycling called Momentum (which is a little larger and has more content,Continue reading “Practical Pedal in Buffalo”
TU Delft Library
This is one of the most interesting urban building designs I’ve ever come across (unfortunately not in person). The hill the guy in the picture above is climbing is actually the roof of the library at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands (click here for their web site). The two following pictures showContinue reading “TU Delft Library”
Urban Simplicty 