Today in bulletpoints.

Wake up late, but actually early because of Daylight Savings Time.
Nice phone call with my dad while walking the dog to pick up breakfast tacos.
Home for breakfast tacos with Kat.
Football.
Ride bike to Auditorium Shores to watch Henry Rollins(!) officiate a wedding(!!) at Fun Fun Fun Fest.
Duck out to a sports bar to watch the second half of Broncos/Raiders on one TV, Packers/Chargers on another, and Giants/Patriots on a third, all of which are amazing games.
Back to Fun Fun Fun Fest in time for Rollins’ comedy set.
SLAYER
Pleasant bike ride home in time to catch the crucial last five minutes of the Steelers/Ravens game.
Waiting for pizza delivery.

Strong candidate for Best Day Of The Year.

6 months ago | 4 notes | Reblog | | Comments
football, music, bikes, breakfast tacos, pizza, all that stuff,

To men, the bicycle in the beginning was merely a new toy, another machine added to the long list of devices they knew in their work and play. To women, it was a steed upon which they rode into a new world.

— Munsey’s Magazine, 1896, as recounted in this write-up on the book Wheels Of Change on The Atlantic.

This is pretty much the role that bikes play in my household. I ride mine for fun, exercise, to beat that miserable Austin traffic during busy times, and to save on gas. Kat, who doesn’t drive, uses hers to do basically everything in her life that requires leaving the house without being dependent on me driving her around or Austin’s dubious public transportation.

1 year ago | 0 notes | Reblog | | Comments
bikes, kat, austin,