Category archives: personal

Road Trip, with Dogs, Pt. 1

So, I live in LA now. It is relentlessly sunny and there are MILLIONS of people here. Strange and undiscovered adventures await me in this place, no doubt. Until I begin having said adventures and sharing them with you, dear… continue reading »

How I Roll

In an ultralight Crossfire T7a… …with Natural-Fit Handrims… …and Frog Legs suspension. It’s a fabulous chair. It weighs about 17 pounds, which is half of what my old lightweight chair weighed. I was often not able to lift that chair… continue reading »

Signs of the Times

A few weeks ago (around September the 11th, to be precise) the sign in front of the little store here on the little island looked like this: You have to respect the grammar, even if you don’t care for the… continue reading »

Gaining Traction

At used tire heaven, waiting for some secondhand tires to be mounted on the truck.

Currently Reading: 25 September 2011

  I’m reading the wonderful and fantastical Perdido Street Station by China Miéville. “The most exciting, enthralling novel I have read in a long time. It is about everything important — love, work, hope, worlds we knew were out there… continue reading »