If you read my somewhat cryptic first entry, “Scavenge some long-coveted discarded wood,” in the previous post listing my errands on tap this weekend, let me ‘splain. I’m a sucker for big pieces of wood. Don’t know why, but when I see a header beam or a railroad tie or something of that nature I …
For wont of a post of any substance, here’s a Friday slice-o’-life list of three things I’ve done most recently, one entirely frivolous (though somewhat frugal); one reverse rebellious (in a lemons-to-lemonade way); and one begrudingly practical. FRIVOLOUS I’m not at all certain of the circumstances, but be it a Christmas or birthday or just …
Well, when it rains it pours. First my handlebarcam finally goes kaput Wednesday. Frankly it’s something of a wonder that the Canon SD1000 lasted this long since it first started exhibiting troubles last December after four or five months of dealing with the hostile and unstable environment of being mounted to my bike — which …
Behold: the classic snakebite flat. I got it biking home Tuesday night. Bonus points that it was raining at the time. More bonus points that the rain was nothing much more than a steady shfitz, the kind that doesn’t drench and cleanse the city so much as it loosens the embedded roadway oils and grit, …
Things I did yesterday when I finally got my ass up and on my way: 1) Took truck to gas station to put air in the left rear tire, which has had a reeeeeeeaally slow leak for about a year (note to self: I should reeeeeeeaally get that patched). 2) Went to Orange 20 Bikes …
Holiday shopping for my sweetie is mostly a hit/miss scenario. While I can be pretty specific and disproportionately demonstrative in what I want to unwrap on the big day, answers from her to “whatcha want for Christmas?” can range from sheepishly “I dunno…” to adorably petulant “Iwantthehouserenovationdone!” Mostly, it’s the former. And that leaves me …
It is one of the two handmade Leon cigars my wife got me for Christmas. It is an ice cold bottle of Pabst from the landmark Galco’s in Highland Park, the wonderful beverage repository I’ve been to only a woeful three times in my life; twice in the past week. It is a break taken …