"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in biking, Imports from old blogs on Sep 2nd, 2005
Yesterday at work, on my lunch break, I found a GIGANTIC cicada sitting on the sidewalk, just chillin’ in its honkin’-big-bug fashion. Well, I had concerns that the chitinous fellow might get squashed there, so I stooped down to pick him up and move him. One of my co-workers was across the street, waiting for […]
Posted in biking, Imports from old blogs on Aug 17th, 2005
I am buzzed right now, in a pretty major, but mellow wway. The Wednseday night group ride I ‘d beeen going on since like mid-May is dead, I think. Once again, the ride leader was no-show. In fact, nobody showed up, except me, so I soloed tonight. I took Rockhill until it ended, somewhere around […]
Posted in biking, Imports from old blogs, Playing With Weather, Shopping on Aug 13th, 2005
I participated in my first race ever today, the Cliff Drive circuit race. 11 miles (four loops through Cliff Drive/Gladstone Blvd). It was…interesting. I went out in the Women’s Beginners class. There were 9 of us. We started a minute after the Men’s Beginner class (there were about 40 of them) and a minute before […]
Posted in biking, Burley, Imports from old blogs on Aug 11th, 2005
So, after work, I did my usual thing of heading down to Westport to meet up with the folks I go riding with on Wednesday nights. Since the weather’s been so crazy hot, the last few times, the group has been small–in some cases, just the ride leader and me. So I show up, and […]
Posted in biking, Costumes and disguises, Imports from old blogs, Sewing on Aug 7th, 2005
I’ve been lousy about updating lately. So, in the grand spirit of “Day Late, Dollar Short,” I’ll tell ya about yesterday. Pretty much the highlight of yesterday was the Urban Exploration ride out of Acme Bicycles. It’s always a good time–you never know who will come or where we’ll end up. I rolled up just […]
Posted in biking, dumb things I have done, Imports from old blogs, wrecks on Jul 20th, 2005
Say I were a 1977 Buick Skylark. In pretty good shape, considering, but the paint job…a little damaged. I’m a lifelong klutz. I’m never without some sort of minor injury. It’s apparently been a messy biking week for me. The bruise up high on my thigh is from Saturday, on my old mountain bike, when […]
Posted in bike commuting, biking, Burley, Imports from old blogs on Jul 19th, 2005
So, I’m airing up my back tire, which has had a slow leak. When I was unscrewing the tip of the Presta Valve, I noticed that it looked a little cockeyed, but I didn’t think much of it. However, when I was pulling the head of the tire pump back off, that whole little screw-cap-and-shaft […]
Posted in biking, Burley, Garden, Imports from old blogs, Lists on Jul 3rd, 2005
1. I’ve got four zinnias and a marigold blooming now, so the inundation of psychedellic floral color riots is drawing nigh. I can’t wait for my lot-wide hedge of orange, yellow, pink, and purple flowers to take off and start rioting. 2. The morning rain broke around 11:00 and at around 12:00 I decided the […]
Posted in biking, Burley, Imports from old blogs, Photo entries on Jul 2nd, 2005
My cat is a camera-whore who is also very curious about this new, blue thing leaning against her favorite sofa (as usual, click the image for a larger version) Cat-free photos of the Girly-Burley. I know it doesn’t look like the sterotypical “women’s bike,” but the Burley McKenzie is a women’s specific bike. What can […]
Posted in biking, Burley, Imports from old blogs on Jul 2nd, 2005
I just rode home from midtown at a very, very great rate of personal speed. I bit the bullet. I bought the Burley. HOLY SHIT, it’s fun! There will be photos later.