Category: misc

I’m heading out of the country, perhaps for a while. There might be some “biking in foreign lands” posts, but I wouldn’t bet on it. Keep biking and see you in 2012.

Why, indeed? An interesting question proffered by The Week. Why is driving your vehicle such a good thing? Isn’t it better to not drive your vehicle. And why have we taken over the job of trucks and warehouses? That is, we used to have trucks to bring goods close to us. Now we buy mini…
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It’s not just people who ride bikes who are suspicious. Check out this incredible 1919 map of “seditious” New York City ethnicities.

Time’s Up is having a Valentine’s Day shindig. Why not? You got better plans?

From one of my favorite comics strips, Monty:

The generally unremarkable Indian (or Bangladeshi or Pakistani) Bodega on 31st Street just north of the 30 Ave Subway Stop (east side of street) — which does, finally sell beer — has some of the ab-so-lute-ly most fucking hot peppers in the world on sale. They’re laid out on a Hindi newspaper by the register.…
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In Astoria. Posted on Craig’s List on Wednesday afternoon. In front of 21-28 29th St.: Come and pick up two free bikes in front of 2128 29th street. Both are rather old but in working condition. One is a men’s bike the other is a woman’s bike with a basket. We are moving and just…
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This other video from Amsterdam Public Transport is also pretty damn good.

I was reading the paper today and came across this picture. “Gee,” I thought, “that guy sure looks familiar!” “Why,” I shouted, “that guy looks just like Bashar al-Assad!” I turned to look at my fridge magnet of Bashar Assad. (What? doesn’t everybody have a fridge magnet of their favorite middle-eastern dictator?) And there he…
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