Category Archives: Off topic

Reading trees along the way

Posted on June 4, 2022 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Trees along the way are signs that everything will be all right, even though you know everything will not be all right because everything is everything that is and isn’t right. But as the trees and miles multiply, the signs … Continue reading →

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What do birds think of us humans? 30 days of biking, #30

Posted on May 3, 2022 by 16incheswestofpeoria

What does a bird think of us? It’s all conjecture, isn’t it? No bird uses Google search, which would then allow its interests to be tracked, thus exposing a pattern of thought, maybe something of its reactions to us. Hard … Continue reading →

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Read before burning bridges. 30 days of biking, #27

Posted on April 30, 2022 by 16incheswestofpeoria

I’m back at the house no longer there and the flowers across the street from the house, the flowers that seem to follow the unattributable advice to bloom where you’re planted, though because flowers were blooming in place long before … Continue reading →

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A ditch in time. 30 days of biking, #24

Posted on April 27, 2022 by 16incheswestofpeoria

This photo is a lie. Well, not a lie—instead, it contains far too little truth. Just like so many photos, paintings, sculptures, essays, speeches, inscriptions, magazines, books, podcasts, blogs, databases, casual conversations, compilations, tattoos, and cave paintings. What is truth? … Continue reading →

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You’re outside more than you think. 30 days of biking, #21

Posted on April 24, 2022 by 16incheswestofpeoria

—- Unless you’re thinking of cave dwellers, you have to believe humans spend more time outside than inside. Play along for a minute: Riding a bicycle? You’re definitely outside. Sitting under an umbrella? Yep. Outside. Walking inside a house? You’re … Continue reading →

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