it's like this
May 29, 2010
Brujo photo more Westside photos from Rob here
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that's what she said
May 28, 2010
all the better to eat you with
May 27, 2010
the uppermost NW corner
lower 48 altered states
220 - 221 whatever it takes
long neck bottles
short attention spans
return to room temperature
gin in a sippy cup
two handles to handle
completely illegal
readily available online
oral fixation snorkel
all the better to breathe you with
running & riding with lollipops
pierce the cheek with authority
like Chuck at Lucky Devil
yes it could be worse
ask Blu of course
it’s always the last place you look
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static equilibrium
May 26, 2010
take a pull experience the moment of force achieve the dream of dynamic equilibrium on two wheels like a visit to PDX it never gets old it's prehistoric
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it's like riding a bike
May 25, 2010
A few days off the bike helped me realize how much I enjoy cycling. Not just the act of riding a bike, but the independence, the efficiency and the utility of cycling in the city. On Bike-to-Work day I wasn’t working, I didn't ride a bike and I actually spent more time in a car than I ever do. As well as more time walking, bus riding, light rail taking, taxi hailing, plane flying, tank of gas buying and finally asking various family members to drive me around Westchester County like soccer moms.
Utility cycling is not asking for a ride.
Utility cycling is avoiding the waxy yellow buildup that builds up on the exterior of human bodies waiting for public transportation.
Utility cycling is cleaning out the plaque that accumulates after accommodating everybody’s schedule except your own.
Utility cycling is like riding a bike.
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time check
May 19, 2010
success is holding down a foam-out at 8:45am
standing by downtown round and round
success is not a gold watch
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pre Westside Invite invite
May 18, 2010
prime the pump and grease the rails before the WestSide 
Ladies and Gentlemen! Upcoming, on this auspicious Memorial Day Weekend, is the 10th and final edition of the West Side Invite!
If you have ever thought about coming to Portland in order to participate in booze and stripper fueled messenger mayhem you'd better figure out a way to drag your sorry asses to the PDX now because come June 1st it'll be all over.
There will be dice rolling, beer drinking, U-Lock horse shoeing, foot downing, track standing, thumb wrestling, short stopping! You'll be asked, nay!, expected to consume painful amounts of coffee and wash that down with a gazillion beers! (maybe not a whole gazillion). You'll Goldsprint until you puke, but there'll be plenty of beer to wash that taste out of your mouth so don't worry. You're going to participate in a main race that will tax both body and mind, and nary a Redbull in sight! You'll see all there is to see in our fair city! You'll meet up with friends old and new to celebrate this great weekend and all of the folk who made it great. Finally, you'll sit around on Monday drinking more beer and having a BBQ while a bunch of yahoos play in the oldest messenger style hardcourt polo tournament in the world! This may or may not be fun, come see which it is.
www.westsideinvite.com
Sincerely,
The Last of the Disorganizers
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the time is now is the time
May 18, 2010
the time is now is the time
can’t go back for one missed belt loop
life’s too short for non-alcoholic beer
the cats and dogs will work things out
bring a sweater
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R & R
May 17, 2010
it's the same on the weekends as the rest of the days 
take it easy Quon like an extended weekend getaway
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frame of reference
May 14, 2010
today’s frame of reference stuck
in the context of yesterday so 16 hours ago
long curly blonde hair tightly wound around
discarded 7-speed freehub bodies
David Lee Roth Sammy Hagar
chain suck back slap quick chuck
flip flop fire code violation
second encore standing ovation
suburban sprawl grade inflation
here and now delayed gratification
urban growth boundaries gerrymander
board of equalization hearing examiner
perforated pull-out serving suggestion
enlarged to show texture likes nice bikes
his name appears on the downtube
but he hasn’t touched a torch in years
back to basics keep it simple
block & tackle fundamental
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a day late ± 13 years
May 13, 2010
just riding along (JRA)
May 13, 2010
bike-to-work day gets more people on bikes and out of cars and that’s a good thing with the arrival of spring in Seattle the Dexter Avenue parade of commuters is in full bloom but it’s not the matching shoe cover & eye protection Cat 2 decked out spandex dudes that get my attention it’s the commuter chuffers bouncing biopacing undulating on under inflated tires expending more energy chafing their ass on a sheepskin saddle than they’re putting into the pedals inefficiently mashing a tiny gear while white knuckling purple anodized bar ends and bobbing their whole torso up and down back and forth like a dippy bird drinking because that’s what it’s all about
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May 12, 1997
May 12, 2010
it’s Purple Jersey Day
or Purple Vest Day if you prefer
my very first day
at Elliott Bay messenger company
a calendar date to commemorate
an anniversary to celebrate
I’m working on the video proof
you’ll see
and it will all make sense
thirteen years later
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relocation assistance
May 10, 2010
there once was a woman from Dallas
May 7, 2010
Add grade-school humor to taste and complete the limerick as you see fit. It’s Friday and it’s Skunk’s 14th birthday.
In other news, you may have heard that pilderwasser world headquarters will be relocating soon, this is true. Therefore I will be spending less time here and more time schlepping boxes filled with books, kitchen utensils, golf clubs, punctured inner tubes and my binder clip collection. Soon after that will come travel around North America where I will be drinking beer with friends and family in other zip codes and time zones.
During the next few weeks I will continue to work on my theory that it is indeed possible to overcome self-esteem issues by using more hair product. With the development and testing of a series of hypotheses through observation in “real” world places like Westport, Aberdeen, Mt. Kisco and New York City… my research continues.
Upon my return to the comfort and asperger-like consistency of a daily routine I will share some of the research. And by that time I will be screening more t-shirts, onesies and top secret glow-in-the-dark boxer briefs and trying to sell them to you.
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be on my side, I'll be on your side
May 5, 2010
please use the revolving door please
May 5, 2010
Bike month. Bike to work day. Bike this. Bike that. I usually ride the bus into the office or get a ride with my wife if it‘s not raining and she‘s working at the Redmond campus. But I’m going to dust-off the Huffy and try to ride it in on a sunny day this month at least from where Lorainne drops me off, before she turns onto Mercer in the morning. My co-workers said they’ll try to ride in one day because the boss is some kind of bike nut and I heard he’s friends with the mayor who rides a bike too.
If you read it online it must be true.
What would Dave Hiller do?
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wanna come upstairs and measure my fork rake
May 4, 2010
pink or blue as if those are the only two choices to toggle switch between off or on no no-man’s land on the coffee-beer continuum...
...continually blissful ignorant vocabulary repeated repeatedly as seen on TV not missing a thing except the point of no return plumb bob protractor digital caliper
head tube chain stay crank length
talk about toe overlap
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take a moment to locate the exit nearest you
May 3, 2010
What if your target audience cannot afford the product you’re selling?
What if the cost of doing business has outgrown the demographic
Asking people to step up with a credit card
To continue to live their lives at the level they’ve grown accustomed to
Inflation continues while wages stagnate like bad cheese
Would you like to buy a t-shirt?
George if your one-of-a-kind glow-in-the-dark kickstand t-shirt never arrived in Carbondale, I will make you another one when pilderwasser world headquarters completes its relocation.
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I'm bound to pack it up
May 2, 2010
Steak Cut
Frozen French
Fried Potatoes
Grade A Extra Long Fancy
boxes recycled one more time around
labeled taped stacked beneath
Heinx 57 Tomato Ketchup
restaurant package not for retail it‘s a renter's market
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