"When I do not want to say things in real life I often say them here." — Mimi Smartypants
Savvy on-line shoppers probably know all about Amazon’s one-click ordering. If you fall into the slightly-less-than-savvy category, like me, let me warn you: one-click ordering means exactly what it says. I was about to go to the store to buy a Christmas present for my son and his family. Donna suggested I buy on-line instead: no crowds, […]
I predicted it would be a lost weekend, and so it was. I rode in a competitive event yesterday . . . although, to be sure, in a less than competitive manner . . . then rode again this morning, just for fun, with some hashing friends. Sore and tired? You bet. But it’s a good sore and tired! […]
I have to retract an earlier remark: I’m no longer the only member of my cycling group to sign up for El Tour de Tucson . . . my friend Darrell’s joining me for the 35-mile event tomorrow. Good, now there’s two of us who won’t get any sleep tonight! Why am I freaking over […]
I spent the morning in Ed’s garage, installing a new windscreen on my Honda Goldwing. From the day I bought the Goldwing there’s been a problem with the windscreen adjustment mechanism, which is supposed to hold it in the raised position. It never worked right: even on a short ride, the windscreen would slide down to […]
This is interesting. National Public Radio interviews a waitress who served Hillary Clinton and her campaign staff at an Iowa restaurant. The waitress says she didn’t get a tip, and NPR, without checking with the Clinton campaign, airs the accusation. Clinton’s people rebut the accusation, showing a credit card receipt for the restaurant tab and claiming […]
Did somebody hack Google today? Out of pure laziness, I just used Google to search for two sites, Boing Boing and Metafilter. Both times Google came up with links to individual archived entries at those sites, but no links to the sites’ home pages. Is anyone else experiencing the same thing? I should probably ask “What […]
Another birthday come and gone. Thank God the goodies last longer than the day itself. Speaking of which, here’s my new bicycle: Pretty pretentious, eh? So pretentious it came with clip-in pedals, which in turn forced an investment in high-tech bicycle shoes. I rode it for the first time today, mainly to get the knack […]
I met three buddies at a Tucson gas station at 8:30 this morning for a ride to the Cycle World Motorcycle Show in Phoenix. Good thing I choked down an English muffin at home first, because we rode two hours to Phoenix without a stop, spent two-and-a-half hours at the strangely food-free show venue, then rode […]