Cycling on

Submarine, pineapple express, Polar Bear.

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Polar Bear was chosen as today’s ambassador for the great stuffed animal collection. While we’ve been experiencing some really heavy rains recently courtesy of a Pineapple Express today wasn’t so bad. I’m a bit of foul weather junkie so this weather suits me for the most part.

polar bear in seattle

I had two different people smile while I was propping up Polar Bear, one asking if I was a member of the Polar Bear Club (I’m not) and the other offered that she “won’t even ask”.

Cycling, puncture, hippo.

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Today was rough – I punctured – I will never forgive the hippo.

I don’t puncture; I’m the envy of my cycling friends. It’s not that I don’t ride either, in a good year I routinely put in a couple thousand miles and knock out a half-dozen centuries.

climbing alpe d'huez

I can even climb Alpe d’Huez faster than Cheryl Crow (64 minutes; I’m in yellow).

Boats, trains, ark, sheep.

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

I look to my left at a fellow cyclist stretching along the railing as I pull the sheep from my bag and secure them for the shot.

“Ok,” he says, smiling and walking toward me, “what are you doing?”

“Everyday my daughter gives me some animals to take on the boat. I’ve been all over the city for the last couple of weeks taking photos, it’s our little game.”

“That’s cool,” he says, laughing. “How old is she?”

A bike, a ferry, a commute.

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Five or so years ago my wife said “We should move to Bainbridge Island.” I responded “there’s no way in hell I’m commuting by boat”. Well, times change and a ferry ride is now part of my daily commute to work and back.

It’s only been a short while but I love riding to and fro and enjoy my quiet time on the boat. The first couple of weeks my wife drove and picked me up, then I rode to the ferry and locked my bike up on the island side. Now I’m a full-fledged, Ortlieb toting cycling commuter and I’m enjoying every minute of it, rain and all.