My New Half Life

Decisions

2007-09-06T22:58:02Z

I grab my computer. Before I place it in my backpack, I hesitate. Here, at this moment, I have to opportunity to change the future. At least this is what I think. As a child, whenever I would do something that in my mind was catastrophic, afterwa...

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Back in the Banana Seat Again...

2007-08-27T17:13:04Z

It’s been two weeks since the kidney biopsy and even more since I last rode my bike, but finally, after a long weekend out of town with friends, I’m back in the banana seat again. Well, maybe not a banana seat but just the standard uncomfortable t...

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Narcissism

2007-07-27T01:29:17Z

In the fluorescent glow of the production bathroom mirrors, I carefully examine my hair. The morning bike ride inevitably leaves it disheveled, so immediately after arriving at work, I make a few slight adjustments and proceed to change into my wo...

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The Accident

2007-07-16T17:36:03Z

So, this morning’s ride was wrought with danger. I don’t know why. Maybe I have my own male ego to blame. Just as I started down Franklin Street this morning, another male biker, the shiny corporate kind, sped past me, the click click of his gears...

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Idle Time

2007-07-03T22:46:55Z

She chews on the cord of her headphones feverously, hands and legs twitching as she scrolls through screen after screen bearing the distinctive layout of myspace. Everyday I ride my bike to work, I watch a large demographic spectrum of people scou...

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The Hill

2007-07-02T17:35:47Z

My route starts by gently climbing a large hill. Like traversing a terrace, I zig zag back and forth along neighborhood streets avoiding all the steep inclines until I reach the top. Then, like a roller coaster, I plunge down the hill on a one way...

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More of the Elements

2007-06-19T17:27:12Z

The things I’ve learned about rain & bicycles: a.) It doesn’t matter what the radar says. b.) Brakes don’t work well when wet. c.) A Poncho may keep parts of you dry, but it isn’t designed to make you feel dry. d.) Wheels spray lots of water in t...

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The elements

2007-06-18T23:00:10Z

It’s not me I fear for. In my backpack I carry an assortment of expensive electronic equipment that isn’t fond of swimming; a laptop, a cellphone, an ipod. Summer storms are sudden and complete, drenching with the fury of a grandmother’s kisses an...

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The Road

2007-06-14T23:27:57Z

On any paved surface used frequently for vehicle travel are grooves, slight indentations breaking the thoughtfully constructed arch of the road, where the weight of daily activity is impressed. I slip along the far left side of the street, too lig...

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Measured Risk

2007-06-04T23:06:28Z

Let’s talk probabilities. My route intersects a handful of busy roads. Although they can be typed by their properties, each intersection offers it’s own set of unique variables based on geographical location, time of day, and likelihood of being r...

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