what was that? is that all there is? who is this? this is it.

Q factor : Jan Heine  :: rubber bands : Shelley Tennant

bringing home the canadian bacon

the ponytail won’t hide the bald spot but the beret will

taciturn fecundity

psychosomatic consumerism

how many different routes can he walk from his office to the men’s room 

She obsessed compulsively over the details delusional in thinking that if she stuck to the routine she’d have some control over the outcome the results the events unfolding yesterday today and everyday

Nomar Garciaparra 

Step out of the box 

Idle hands are tools of the devil 

Set an alarm but be sure to wake before it goes off 

TMJ-inducing stress dreams somewhere along the coffee-beer continuum

When your first stop this morning was your last stop last night 

Dead men don’t wear plaid 

(Your Name Here) 

arial rounded italic bold 

numerous variables must fall into place for the two commuters to meet each morning at the same time in the same place on the Burke Gilman Trail

plug n chug

dig deeper

get in the drops

the broken clock on the wall behind the bar keeps catching my eye subconsciously noting the passage of time or lack thereof same time different day

free beer tomorrow 

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I’m not angry  I’m disappointed

Is it anxiety?       Is it creativity?

it’s the other side of the same coin

Yin Yang this   bro

Franklin claims Kenny G but Garfield had Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Lee

Ask me about entitled millennials on electric assist cargo bikes

Ask me if I had a good weekend

Ask me about your learned helplessness

it’s a steep learning curve but any one-eyed dyslexic monkey could do it as long as they can ride a bike and pretend to differentiate between 353650 and 353560 as well as 355630 and 355360

do me a favor - don’t do me any favors

separate they’re three simple words used in a variety of contexts but when they’re strung together just so they invoke feelings of dread and disgust like no other. Those three words are: South Lake Union

Proceed to the point of the turn

This too shall pass

On your left

broken social scene behind blue eyes

servings per container  alcohol by volume 

as of 7/30/19 Patsy Swayze is kicking the shit out of Merce Cunningham 

gold star for robot boy

Is that all there is? 

RAGBRAI 2019 with the pilderwasser collective

Yesterday I delivered a shovel to Life Sciences which was a 5 minute jaunt but it reminded me of the guy that took the photo below, the guy that rides around town with a shovel and a rake, a hori hori and a pair of gloves. But the real highlight of the ride was Patsy Swayze. G&O has nicknames for the electric assist getups on the bikes they build. The fleet we’ve had features the Merce Cunningham which is based on the EZ front hub motor. And now we have two new bikes featuring the Patsy Swayze built around the GMAC rear hub motor from GRIN Technologies. This thing kicks ass. It’s powerful and ideal for hauling heavy cargo with the regenerative braking. Coasting down hill you’re actually pumping juice back into the battery and not burning through brake pads every two weeks.  It was designed by gear heads and bike geeks that actually get outside and ride. Not by a bunch of chuffers sitting at a conference room table discussing trends in the bike industry.  

one of these custom made caps not hats you've seen on instagram made its way into my zipcode and soon packs of them will be making their way across Iowa from west to east 

another installment in the sad Mad Fiber saga

The people who went down from above and up from below and down from above and up from below are the people who did not go up from below nor down from above nor up from below nor down from above. 

by Yi Sang 

Excuse me, do you know your way around campus or are you just a delivery guy? 

I'm not sure what you're going to ask me next but I already know that if I do know the answer I don't really want to tell you or talk to you or help you out. 

In dense urban areas bike messengers are rolling Thomas Guides full of local knowledge but they're also magnets for stupid questions from tourists and bros.  And when the questions are loaded with attitude and condescension it's best to just say "I don't know" 

I even made a silkscreen 13 years ago and printed it right on my bag.  I don't know

I do know that Tapatio will always remind me of Stevil, even when it's in individually wrapped single serving sized containers and that this is more than I ever wanted to know about Pantone 18-3737

Entitled millennials on their devices

Entitled millennials on their way to work, late

Entitled millennials on the elevator

Entitled millennials on the escalator

Entitled millennials on the light rail

Entitled millennials on the curb waiting for their uber

Entitled millennials on lime bikes

Entitled millennials on a different axis of rotation

stumbled upon this book at the library and I like it enough to suggest it to you if you're into writing and words and introspection and the petty details of everyday life and the ways that it all inspires bigger questions