TweetI had grand plans of keeping a tally on this blog of the number of stupid auto tricks vs. bad bicyclists vs. oblivious pedestrians. That idea’s kind of fallen by the wayside due to a lack of technical know-how on my part. (Anyone out there know of a widget I can get that keeps a […]
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TweetBeautiful morning to ride today. Finally warm enough to not worry about frostbite on my ears. So why did I get such a chill watching the nice eco-conscious dad on the tandem with his young son on the back take a right off of Linnaean St. onto Mass. Ave and then proceed to bust through […]
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Filed under: bike commute, bike projects, dumb stuff
TweetThis afternoon’s winner is the young gentleman trying to impress his lady friend by driving so aggressively with his Hyundai Tiburon. How can you generate enough testosterone in a Tiburon to make an ass of yourself? I guess it can be done. The young sir didn’t like the fact that a car had stopped for […]
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Filed under: bike commute, Cambridge Common
TweetJust not in Boston today. I passed puddles this morning that were covered with ice. I’ve got to file my taxes in two days, and I’m dealing with ice on my commute. Meanwhile, my brother in Charlottesville is going out for 35 mile rides without even a wind jacket. Why do I live here, again?
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TweetBeautiful day to ride a bike today. It’d be considered a little cool, if we were in mid-July, but for early April you can’t hope for much better. Light breeze, sunshine, mid-40’s on the way in. It looks even better considering the weekend looks sucky. But on to the main event… 4 — count them, […]
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Filed under: bike commute, Harvard Square, scooters, Vespas
TweetNot a commuting related post, but something I had to put up here. Riding up the bike path towards Lexington Center about 12:30 this afternoon when I pass two fully equipped — and armed — British Redcoats strolling along. Turns out they were headed up to a rehearsal for the big Patriots Day reinactment that […]
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TweetI’m using carbon-based fuels to commute today, and sitting on Storrow drive for the better part of an hour leads me to again ask a question I pose to myself five or six times a year: Do we need some sort of vigilant para-military presense on Boston’s river roads to keep over-sized vehicles from driving […]
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TweetI called this blog “Playing in Traffic,” thinking that would be a sarcastic & hip nod to the supposed main topic. I should have realized off the bat that there are people out there that at least give the impression they really ARE playing in traffic. The examples for today…. Corner of Mountfort & Carlton […]
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TweetBack in the saddle after too-long winter laziness. Actually with the way I kept in shape over the past 5 months, it’s safer to say I’m all over the saddle. Wind trainer looked good in the basement, all set up and ready to be used. And I would have used it, too, if it hadn’t […]
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