A new challenge for the month of April is being posed to the citizens of earth, especially the ones using twitter, it seems. 30 days of biking is an initative through the month that begins today. The rules are simple – ride your bike at least once a day. Those who commute will find the [...]
A recent development in my life is absolute poverty while studying. This is, in no small part, due to the fact that I have not managed to maintain a proper, full time position in the last few months. Largely due to my lack of interest in such a position. I’ve made enough money through various [...]
After some time since writing, and giving a decent blog post, I shall not be surprised if the hits on this post are dire. I’ve abandoned my readers, and so I am rightly ashamed. In all honesty I have been quite busy. Not so busy I couldn’t have written a blog post, but when you’re [...]
In a recent post I talked about how cycling is becoming ever-cool. Exceeding the lycra-clad fitness freaks and Dutch-style heavy roaming commuters, cycling has reached a young(ish) audience with low-maintenance, fast, light and affordable bikes, spurred on in part by the urban culture trend towards fixed gear bikes. The movement, if it is that, isn’t [...]
I’ve waxed lyrical here and on the twitter device (among other places) about the fact that it is a long held belief of mine that cars are, for the most part, utterly useless creatures in a city. Sitting in traffic jams listening to mediocre radio while you commute to/from work in a tin box that [...]
