TweetOne of my commuting pet peeves is the habit of taxis in Harvard Square that park in the new, improved, and oh-so-useful bike lanes that were recently put down as part of the whole “let’s tear up the Square and screw up traffic for a year” urban renewal project. Love the bike lanes, hate the […]
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TweetRemember how it was always raining in Bladerunner? (What was it about those Japanese-owned corporations that made it precipitate so much?) That’s what I’m feeling like. Me, and most of the people who live in eastern Massachusetts. Folks, I’ve got meteorologists in the family, and I’m here to tell you that my limited knowledge of […]
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TweetI’m struck this week by the differences in the way I approach a new bike versus a new car. A new (i.e. new to me) car is something I enjoy, but it arrives in my life as a whole, immutable entity. I pay my money, take the keys (and visit the Registry), and drive off. […]
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TweetQuestions of the day: Why did the gent on the classic celeste green Bianchi take such an interest in the two people who passed him going the other way on the bike path under the BU bridge yesterday afternoon? Why was it so important for him to turn his head and stare after them as […]
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