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On Sunday I set out on my single-speed bike and just started riding. With almost no wind and sunny skies it was a day made to wander. After I stopped for lunch I found myself tired, full, and 25 miles from home, so I coasted into the nearest train station for the return trip. I … Read more
He may only have one leg and use a wheelchair, but he was still an asshole for blocking the door. He may have been trying to pickpocket people going past him, and I wonder if he was really missing a leg given the way he was sitting and shifting his weight. At each train stop … Read more
The danger of predicting the future is that it’s usually wrong. In 1995, Newsweek printed this about the Internet: 1. “The truth is no online database will replace your daily newspaper, no CD-ROM can take the place of a competent teacher and no computer network will change the way government works”.9 (Newsweek printed its last … Read more
My 80-year-old neighbor lady uses her walker to take out the trash two or three times a day. She is a bit forgetful, and told me several times how she learned to drive a truck on the farm when she was 14 years old. Last night she ripped me a new one. As she was … Read more
The Homeless Hate Granola Bars One and a half good things happened today. I always carry granola bars to give to homeless people on the train. I can’t tell you how many homeless people I have disappointed when I handed them a granola bar instead of money. In fact, two of the most disappointed faces … Read more
UPDATE: I am not associated with VBikes in Dallas. Please contact VBikes. Thanks! If you have wondered about the silver bicycles with yellow wheels parked in downtown Dallas, Ft. Worth, Denton and Las Colinas, here’s the 411. I had seen these oversize, silver BMX bikes parked in loose bunches on sidewalks in downtown and Las … Read more
Stephanie is tall and slender, which made her stand out even more the first time I saw her riding a kid’s Barbie scooter across an empty parking lot. I was on my bicycle, so I rode ahead of her and then stopped to get a good photo. Unfortunately, she saw me so I didn’t get … Read more
What do you get when you take a photo every weekday for a year? A 1 1/2 minute video and a closet full of #ShirtCam.
I like George Carlin regardless of his views on Guys Named Tod. Enjoy this video from George Carlin stand up comedy routine. Warning – bad language.