This is an inspiring short clip from the SF Bay area…it’s almost an ode to the Yuba Mundo (and other longtails). These truly are the most comfortable and practical bikes. Caution, though…this video may make you want one.
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Take The Poll.
If you’ve previously visited this blog you know that as the name suggests it is my feeble attempt at recording my thoughts and promoting living simply in the city…using a bicycle as a serious and viable form of transportation is a large component of this (I think). Anyhow, the month of May is National BikeContinue reading “Take The Poll.”
Natural Beauty
Growing in the front yard next to mine. 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’s thatContinue reading “Party, err…Bake Bread Like It’s 1999”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#163)
Seven steaming-hot pot stickers and a double order of broccoli-and-bean curd (click here for a recipe).
Employee Meal 4.28.10
Baked Fish with Lemon, Tomato, Olive Oil, White Wine, Fresh Breadcrumbs, and Herbs. Served it with Toasted Orzo Pilaf. Made fishcakes out of leftovers and sauteed them in butter…not sure which tasted better. Urban Simplicity.
This Is A Little Scary
Found the photo here.
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”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#162)
$106 worth of groceries in four plastic crates. Urban Simplicity.
One of My Favorite Olive Oils
Saifan Olive Oil. It’s an unfiltered Lebanese oil. Olives are squeezed and their juice (oil) is put in a bottle. Simple as that…very flavorful. In the Buffalo area I buy mine at Guercio & Sons. Urban Simplicity.
100% Full
No I’m not talking about my stomach (being 100% full); though that’s not too far off either. I’m talking about the moon. It is, as I type these words, 100% full…couldn’t take my eyes off it as I pedaled home tonight (with a table on the back of the bike); lovely night for a bikeContinue reading “100% Full”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#161)
A small antique table that I “recycled” tonight (i.e. garbage picked); it’ll be beautiful once it’s refurbished. Urban Simplicity.
Things That Can be Carried On A Bike (#160)
Pizza!
The Angry Driver Syndrome
It generally takes a lot to get me fired up…but I am very tired of having people yell out their car windows (at me or others) telling cyclists to get off the road. I usually tell them (yell back) that it is actually illegal for an adult cyclist to ride on the sidewalk. This oftenContinue reading “The Angry Driver Syndrome”
Employee Meal 4.24.10
Roast Garlic Hummus; Warm Potato Salad Seasoned with Coriander and Turmeric; Vegetables Sauteed in Lebanese Olive Oil with Toasted Cumin and Lemon. (And yes, there were chicken fingers for those with a hard-core Buffalo appetite.) Urban Simplicity.
Chef Jean Vergnes 1921-2010
I just learned the news that Chef Jean Vergnes has died; he was 88. Chef Vergnes was the opening chef at the original Le Cirque in NYC, and he, along with the resaturant’s owner, Sirio Maccioni, invented the dish, Pasta Primavera. Click here to read Chef Vergnes’ obit in the New York Times. Click hereContinue reading “Chef Jean Vergnes 1921-2010”
Mark Twain Quote
I love this quote; I find it truly inspiring (and a little scary). “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.Continue reading “Mark Twain Quote”
It’s Different on a Bike
It’s different on a bike…it just is. Sure you’re pedaling and using your own power, but you see things differently…at least I do. When I’m in my vehicle I tend to zone out…get comfortable on my car-couch and flip stations on the radio, get annoyed at the person cutting me off or going too slow,Continue reading “It’s Different on a Bike”
Urban Simplicty 