Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
Well, actually it’s the last couple of yards of my bike commute into work. I ride up a sidewalk, get off the bike, drag it up the stairs and then ride a few more yards to the bike rack. Since the snow has been gone I’ve been thinking about this phase of the ride a Read More …
His bumper was a foot away from me on the bike and he wasn’t slowing down or changing direction, that kind of “close call”. In over a year of cycle commuting this was only the 2nd close call and potentially the most dangerous. The 1st one was on Des Meurons where a lady pulled out Read More …
I had an interesting experience getting a new iPhone 5 over the last couple of days. My initial inclination was to go with MTS. My iPhone 4s is with MTS and I’ve been satisfied with the plan and their network. I also have all the other MTS services, home phone, TV, Internet and one consolidated Read More …
Beach Bliss, a photo by Big Dadoo on Flickr. Enjoying the memories
Exactly one year ago today I voluntarily gave up my vehicle and committed to a year of cycle commuting to work and living as a single car family. The Honda Ridgeline was coming off lease and I just decided not to replace it. This saved quite a bit of money not keeping a 2nd vehicle Read More …
Winter cycling no longer weird in Winterpeg – Winnipeg Free Press Two decades later, Winnipeg winters remain almost just as frigid. Yet, seeing Winnipeggers bike to work in February is no longer any weirder than watching a lineup of cars snake out of a Tim Hortons drive-thru.
So the day after flying back from our Maui vacation, I’m out at The Forks doing a 16km bike race, Icebike 13. Fortunatly, it’s the warmest For an Icebike ever at -4°C. There has not been an Icebike for a couple of years and I was really pleased to see it come back this year. Read More …
It’s our last day in Maui, where has the time gone? We’re up fairly early and gathering up all our gear from all over the condo and trying to get it to go back into the suitcases. Breakfast is an attempt at eating everything that’s accumulated in the fridge, there will be leftovers. Then at Read More …
Today the plan is to do some snorkelling and explore the West Maui loop by car. After breakfast we get all our gear together and headed off to Napili Bay. It’s still fairly early in the day, but parking is at a premium at this popular spot. We score a place fairly close to the Read More …
Today we’re driving the famous Road to Hana. In hindsight to really do this justice, we should have planned to say a day or two in Hana instead of just driving there and returning to the condo in one day, perhaps next time. We start of by crossing the middle of the island and stoping Read More …