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Tag Archives: coffee bike
You’re outside more than you think. 30 days of biking, #21
—- 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
Posted in #30daysofbiking, bicycle, Business, coffee, Infrastructure, Off topic
Tagged #30daysofbiking, bicycle, bicycle parking, bicycle rack, bike, coffee, coffee bike, infrastructure, shade
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Americano. 30 days of biking, #11
A few pedal strokes. A few minutes. A few pages. A few words in Spanish. Very few. Buenas tardes. April 11, 1 mile.
Posted in #30daysofbiking, coffee
Tagged #30daysofbiking, bicycle, bike, coffee bike, Santa Rosa
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The problem with photography. 30 days of biking, #4
Pictures center on what the photographer wants to promote. You’re at a birthday party for Aunt Emma. You take a picture of her, maybe a picture of everyone. The photo is well composed: everyone is looking at the camera; they … Continue reading
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Tagged #30daysofbiking, bicycle, bike, coffee bike, night ride, Peoria Park District, Rock Island Greenway
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The original WYSIWYG. 30 days of biking, #2
A bicycle doesn’t look like anything else but but a bicycle. It doesn’t look like you or me, a soda bottle or an airplane. A bicycle doesn’t have an interior. Everything it is—with the exception of bearings and, these days, … Continue reading
Other people ride bicycles. 30 days of biking, #23
One of the dangers of writing about riding a bicycle every day in April is you might overlook the fact that other people ride bicycles, too. I will avoid that danger. See those bikes behind mine? One of them is … Continue reading
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