Turkey Pie Main Street (or) Brown Friday
The inevitability that an uncomfortable conversation would begin among the kind of multi-generational and politically/socially disparate group congregated for thanksgiving at the first mention of the occupy movement was palpable, and I was prepared to waffle. I like that people are getting together and voicing that they are paying attention, and that they don’t like... Read More
Low Contrast (or) Interdependence Day
In moments that I am feeling particularly proud of my toil wresting a bespoke, high performance bicycle frame from a pile of steel I am prone to seeing in myself that stoic, independent, spirit that has always been such an integral facet of the American mythology. Taking a step back I see the error in that thinking, I am but the smallest cog in a system of economic and social... Read More
Entry Fee for the Tournament (or) Built to take a hit
I heard a short piece on the radio from the guys that wrote the book Freakonomics (interesting takes on the sorts of causes at the root of effects in society and commerce) that is one of those little things that sticks in my head that I keep coming back to. The hypothesis was that the nature of the business of being a beauty queen was at its core very similar to entering the... Read More
Embryonic Bicyles out and about.
Gestation periods for bounds pushing bicycles can be a bit unpredictable at times. This one was not ready for the world in time for the first hardcourt bike polo tournament of the year at this past weekends Winter Lockdown at Hockey Town in Saugus. It has been shown that forming fetus can be influenced from the womb. This little guy’s tight quarters, one handed, handling... Read More
Irons in the fire (or) Precision is a c@#$
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Triple Crown Fork and Kittens in the cieling
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