Month: June 2010

The End of Major Combat Operations

“What if it was your country that was invaded?” Later when I was… back in Brooklyn, I reconsidered his question. What if the bakery down the street had been destroyed by katyushas? What if the traffic cops didn’t speak English and were scared enough… Continue Reading “The End of Major Combat Operations”

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Scraper bikes.

I posted this on Facebook awhile back, but working on my bike I was thinking about these scraper-bike kids in Oakland. My bike won’t be nearly as cool, nor do I want so much flash…. but this kid in the video is pretty damn… Continue Reading “Scraper bikes.”

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Digging the square foot.

What a difference the sun makes – to the garden, to my mood, to my ability to get stuff done around the house. Not to mention the ability to eat dinner outside in the garden again! After painting my new/old bike last night, B.… Continue Reading “Digging the square foot.”

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Monday bike news.

I’m just doing a little food-gloat from Friday with the this photo: The dinner Brian made for us to make me feel better after getting my bike stolen Friday morning. Nothing short of all my favourites: prawns with garlic butter, three kinds of cheese,… Continue Reading “Monday bike news.”

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Reaping what's been sown.

I haven’t been posting here much on account of the lack of sun in Vancouver – which means no photos to share! But I managed to get some shots today before the downpour so I’ve got updates coming. In the meantime, I’m sharing a… Continue Reading “Reaping what's been sown.”

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