http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ bi-monthly bike adventures en Vox Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:58:02 -0700 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/decisions.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scott Bishop) http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/decisions.html?_c=feed-rss http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/decisions.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:58:02 -0700 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/decisions.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e6d485dbe2b00e398a5a7bd0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mountains dinosaurs glassware http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/back-in-the-banana-seat-again.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scott Bishop) http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/back-in-the-banana-seat-again.html?_c=feed-rss http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/back-in-the-banana-seat-again.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:13:04 -0700 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/back-in-the-banana-seat-again.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e6d485dbe2b00e398a1cec80005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bike exercise banana seat kidney biopsy http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/narcissism.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scott Bishop) http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/narcissism.html?_c=feed-rss http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/narcissism.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:29:17 -0700 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/narcissism.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e6d485dbe2b00e39897c7990005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> beautiful beauty mirror ugly narcissism narcissistic http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/the-accident.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scott Bishop) http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/the-accident.html?_c=feed-rss http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/the-accident.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:36:03 -0700 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/the-accident.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e6d485dbe2b00d4144c94aa6a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bike accident single innate http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/idle-time.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scott Bishop) http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/idle-time.html?_c=feed-rss http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/idle-time.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:46:55 -0700 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. 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Then, like a roller coaster, I plunge down the hill on a one way... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/the-hill.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e6d485dbe2b00d414438f42685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bike hill terrace zig zag parked cars http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/more-of-the-elements.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scott Bishop) http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/more-of-the-elements.html?_c=feed-rss http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/more-of-the-elements.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:27:12 -0700 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/more-of-the-elements.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e6d485dbe2b00d41443422f6a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rain bike hair brakes underwear crotch posterior pomade http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/the-elements.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scott Bishop) http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/the-elements.html?_c=feed-rss http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/the-elements.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:00:10 -0700 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. 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I slip along the far left side of the street, too lig... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/the-road.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e6d485dbe2b00d4143d7fd5685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> concrete road wrinkles healthy optimistic routine healing subconscious endorphins rut http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/measured-risk.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scott Bishop) http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/measured-risk.html?_c=feed-rss http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/measured-risk.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:06:28 -0700 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scottbishop.vox.com/library/post/measured-risk.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e6d485dbe2b00d41438219d685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> red green love blue emotions risk girl opposite sex amorous contentious