DEC 3, 2012 – 12:00AM I’ll admit to more than my share of irrational fears off the bike, but I like to think all of my from-the-saddle scares are warranted. […]
Crack kills, or at least smarts
DEC 17, 2012 – 12:00AM City street crews have been in my ‘hood lately, sealing the countless cracks that mar our fair roads, and I have to admit to a […]
Beware Gandolf (and Nemo and Walda and … )
JAN 7, 2013 – 12:00AM A bit of winter weather kept me off the bike for a week or so. Instead I lounged around on the sofa eating bonbons and […]
The REAL Lance Effect
FEB 4, 2013 – 12:00AM A couple of my friends have approached me recently, asking what I make of “this Lance mess.” I usually reply with, “Well, Arthur’s a sap, […]
Speed, justice and the American way
FEB 18, 2013 – 12:00AM I was driving home from Kansas City the other day, with the cruise control set for a nice-and-legal 69 mph, when my venerable ride began […]
Mid-life crisis and a wandering eye
FEB 25, 2013 – 12:00AM It is a truth universally acknowledged that a married man in attaining a certain age must be in want of a new, sleeker, sexier something-or-other […]
Oh, my bleeding ears!
MAR 4, 2013 – 12:00AM In my free time, I like to read whatever scientific treatises I can get my hands on — the longer, more jargony the better. (OK, […]
Risking his neck
MAR 11, 2013 – 12:00AM Driving around town the other day, I found myself in a bad mood. I was running an errand that all but demanded four-wheeled transport, but […]
Confessions of an (expletive deleted)
JUL 14, 2008 – 12:00AM ”You have GOT to be the dumbest (expletive deleted) (expletive deleted) on the planet. Stupid (expletive deleted).” Those were the words that greeted me as […]
Spendy rubber vs. really pricey gas
JUL 20, 2008 – 12:00AM The other day I looked at my back tire and saw the pink casing was showing through the black tread. I needed new rubber, badly, […]