(Catching up on emails.)Firstly, in the spirit of all that is “epic,” I am pleased to announce that I will fuse next week’s Labor Day weekend with the coming workweek, thereby creating an “epic”-length holiday weekend for myself that will begin, well, …

As many of you are probably aware by now, former President of the United States and avid mountain bike enthusiast George W. Bush has recently gone “29er:”If only Bush had adopted larger wheels back when he was in office, he totally would have cleared t…

In last yesterday’s post of Tuesday, August 24th, 2010, which I posted yesterday, and which should not be confused with today’s post, today’s bonus post, or any other post, I included the following piece of “fixie”-themed artwork:While originally taken…

While life can often seem chaotic and inscrutable, the truth is that much of it can usually be broken down into easily identifiable stages. For example, mythologist and canned soup magnate Joseph Campbell established the “Hero’s Journey,” which consis…

Like a pet owner wrapping Rex’s heartworm pill in a piece of salami, or a hippie trying to “turn on” some “square” by baking some Wednesday Weed into his brownie, the Forces of Smugness continue to attempt to trick people into riding their bicycles to …

Yesterday I mentioned the phenomenon of “shoaling,” which has become an epidemic here in New York City due to the increasing numbers of bicycle commuters. But while some shoals are noteworthy due to their size, others are impressive due to their artfu…

In yesterday’s post, I mentioned the following graffito, which I spotted in the controversial Prospect Park West bike lane in Brooklyn, New York (an area first settled by the Dutch in the 17th century and named “Breuckelen,” which means “Place of the H…

(What’s with minimalists and long lists?)Having gorged myself on minimalism to the point of nausea, I have sought to settle my stomach by consuming some professional cycling (which is also the subject of my Wednesday Bonus Blog). Outsized claims, big …

Like many people, when I discover something new and exciting I tend to immerse myself in it, almost to the exclusion of everything else. For example, when I discovered the bold and color-coordinated world of fixed-gear freestyling I spent hours and ho…

Ever since discovering The New Minimalism last week I’ve been taking inventory of my life, both literally and metaphorically, and I’ve come to the realization that I am indeed in thrall to my own possessions. Do I really need that climate-controlled p…