Category Archives: Poetic

The Far (April) Field

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Spring has come! Time to reawaken! Time to get back on the trail! I have to admit: it’s been too long. During these last cold months I’ve pretty much forgotten about trail riding. If I’ve been on a bike at … Continue reading →

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March, Spring, and Risking Your Heart

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

I’m getting excited about spring. I’m getting excited about daylight savings time. I’m getting excited about riding again. But there’s that nagging, curmudgeonly voice in my head, that lazy and insecure blabbermouth, that not-interested shade of me that is tired … Continue reading →

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Rambling Existential Questions, Inspired by a Bike Show and The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

I really want to go to the North American Handmade Bike Show here in Denver this weekend, but then again, I’m not in the market for a new, handmade bike made of bamboo, ash, titanium, vibranium, or compressed coffee grounds. … Continue reading →

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Surviving the Cold

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

Finally it seems as if winter is here, and while I’m a bit bummed about the frigid air outside and the brutally dry air inside, I’m a bit relieved. After all, this summer seemed, well, apocalyptic in its heat, and … Continue reading →

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Postcards From November

Posted on November 17, 2012 by

I wish postcards were still a part of our written culture. There’s something whimsical and nostalgic about them, something poetic in their paucity of words and dependence on images, and the fact that they are both private and public in … Continue reading →

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