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I finally completed enough of my migration to WordPress to take the site redesign public. While there are still a few kinks to work out, hopefully the new site organization resolves some of the problems with the old. Permalinks will be updated to redirect to their new locations at some point, but for now — if you’re an RSS reader, then go ahead and update your RSS feed. You can find the link to the new feeds in the top right corner.

upgrades in progress

Pardon the mess until the work is complete. Thanks for your patience.

tagged

Señor Moderantor, over at Rant Your Head Off, has tagged me… which, from what I understand means I’m supposed to come up with five things most people wouldn’t know about me. Even though this is the blog version of a chain letter, I’ll play along because I’ve enjoyed reading the “tagged” entries over at some of my favorite daily distractions: Tim at Bicycles and Icicles and Jill at Up in Alaska.

So here goes…

1. I have a M.A. in philosophy for which I wrote a thesis defending philosophical anarchism.

2. My seat on the Durham Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission, a citizens’ board that advises Durham’s city and county councils how to make the region more bike-friendly, is a different approach for me. I’ve never before worked so closely with governments; but then again, given number 1., perhaps that’s not so surprising.

3. I have lived and worked among the homeless of Atlanta, GA and Washington, D.C.

4. I used to teach literature, science, math, and philosophy in an alternative school for teenage mothers who had dropped out of high school after getting pregnant.

5. I have played basketball with Kevin Garnett.

edit: I forgot to pass this on… I’m going to tag Martino. Further, I challenge him to tell us his five things using only photography. Let’s see if he plays along.

there’s gonna be some changes ’round here

I’ve just installed a new platform, and I’m working on a new site design. I appreciate your patience in the meantime.

If you find anything not working (broken links, etc), please let me know.

Tarheel Tavern #61

The 61st Tarheel Tavern is all about the bicycle: that simple, elegant, two-wheeled machine that spreads joy, gets you to work, carries you down (and up) mountain trails, carts your groceries, lets you feel like you’re flying on back roads, or reminds you of childhood.

Science and Politics invites us for a ride along the first LSD trip and wished everyone a Happy Bicycle Day on Wednesday.

Black Sheep Cycles, a new bike shop in Charlotte with a blogger at the helm, invites us to test ride a Niner, since Black Sheep will soon be the only Niner dealer in the Queen’s city.

Jamester, a new cyclist in Durham, is chronicling his rides with images and words.

The Bobke Strut summarizes the happenings of the Amstel Gold Race in haiku form.

And finally, Jack Edinger and I hosted another weekend espresso ride on Saturday.

woo woo


the original, complete with bubb rubb & lil sis

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