Today was the first day of what I fondly call “hauling season” at work: the season in which I schlep whole shit-tons of heavy objects to the zoo. (Today on the way to work through Washington Park, Burley in tow:) For the next few weeks, most of my haul will be copious amounts of food. [...]
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Once upon a time, I had a friend who lived in New York. We’ll call him Ricardo–which, coincidentally, is his real name:) He had a bike that he rode sometimes, and then it was stolen. Last summer, Ricardo came to visit Portland. We rode all around the city and out to Oxbow to camp, and [...]
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Okay guys. I’m still in California, but this made me so happy I decided I couldn’t wait to write about it. I’m back in Sacramento now, but for the last few days I’ve been hanging out with my aunt, uncle, and cousins in Morgan Hill, CA, just south of San Jose–I’ll admit that I couldn’t [...]
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Okay, ladies and gentlemen. Help me out here. I’ve been letting this stew for a few years now, but I think the time has come for a bikey upgrade. Don’t get me wrong. My Trek is my great bike love. And I don’t make decisions to acquire more stuff lightly, since if there’s anything I [...]
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