This piece is a follow-up to my last post about negative thinking. The reason I know a little about the subject is not from anything I read in a book, but from experience.
Believe it or not but I was once a very negative person. I believed in [...]
DCist calls our attention to the street, sidewalk and alley repair schedule from DDOT.
If they missed anything, remember this -- DDOT is supposed to respond to complaints about potholes within 72 hours. If they don't, be fearful of the residents who believe in DIY pothole repair. [...]
Date: May 13
Escape from Granogue's Big Bike Gear Raffle benefiting HERA Women's Cancer Foundation
I am not making this up.
I left the house this morning after closing the garage door only to find a soft tire on the [...]
Horses at [...]
This is amazing! The clouds will part and a warm sun will come shining through here in the Puget Sound region on Friday just in time for Bike to Work Day.
That's not just wishful thinking; that's what it says on Page B8, the weather page of the Seattle Times.
So [...]
A film showing tonight
how a group of D.C. women took the edible garden cause on the road, cycling to Montreal and back and visiting all kinds of gardens in between. Do come out and support them. D.C. Urban Gardeners is co-sponsoring this event.
Host: Lara, Kat, and Liz
Location: [...]
From CCCT
Come meet other members and discuss CCCT goals for the next year.
Meet at 6:00 p.m. at Elm Street Park in Bethesda. Food and drink will be provided, and children are welcome. There will be an informal business session to discuss trail issues and describe [...]
I had a rainy commute a few mornings ago. It was the light rain that’s heavier than mist but not quite a shower. Temperatures were pleasantly in the high 50’s. I’m usually careful of slick spots when it’s raining. Particularly, metal surfaces (manhole covers, [...]
Team High Road's Mark Cavendish missed a final kilometer crash to win Stage 4 at the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday.
The UK sprinter passed Monday's winner, Daniele Bennati (Liquigas), in the sprint to the finish. Milram tried to deliver Erik Zabel, but the German sprinter couldn't accelerate to win.
Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) [...]
ah... mornings
"So what? Are you going to eat out of garbage cans?" must be a common joke that forager Wildman Steve Brill must hear all the time because it was a joke more than one of my friends made when I told them about my foraging tour of [...]
Three locals will compete in the brutal race in Hawaii
At 56 years old, Michele Laur is doing things that many people could only dream of -- competing in triathlons.
In October, Laur will compete in the biggest race in the world -- the Ford Ironman [...]
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could not find the settings in the camera that dean was shooting withnot sure if that old digital device has an extended exposure option
SSWC08
Date: May 12
Given the similarities between England and Seattle's climate, I don't know why I was surprised that our garden will look a lot like Darwin's when it's done.
Darwin's Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure at the New York Botanical Garden includes a recreation of his garden in [...]
keith on the wiki pageCommute By Bike’s own Noah D is momentarily famous. He made the news in Kansas City, Missouri.
For Noah Dunker, it started last year when a car part broke down. The Lenexa resident tried to order a replacement, but discovered there was a backlog that would delay its arrival for [...]
a story in the washington post
(Image from Shreiner Plumbing)Sunday was a holiday. The grand tradition here at Chateau CycleDog requires that either a family member is ill or we experience some kind of calamity on every holiday. Wouldn't you know, everyone is healthy, so a disaster awaited us.
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maybe a trip to Merriweather will be part of the summer... 
So I mentioned to my teen-age son this weekend that the Giro d'Italia was underway and an American was in the pink jersey for the first time in 20 years.
We agreed that was cool, but then I predicted than an Italian would probably win the race, because the [...]
Fear is the biggest deterrent I see to people not commuting by bike. Being out of shape, getting cleaned up at work, not having the “right” bike, etc etc… these all come second to the fear of sharing the same pavement as those enormous, fast, internal [...]
The W&OD trail is looking for volunteers to serve on their trail patrols.
W&OD trail patrol needs members to serve as on-scene ambassadors of safety, courtesy, information and good will. Adult trail users, including cyclists, walkers, runners, skaters, carriage pushers, dog walkers, horse riders or wheelchair users, are eligible to apply. There will [...]
Of course you know about Bike to Work Day - I'm firing up NASA's weather machine to change the forecast as we speak (I have to avoid confusing it with the Death Ray), but there's also the May Bike and Gear Swap in Silver Spring,
Come buy, sell, or [...]
Ricardo Riccò (Saunier-Duval) won Sunday’s 207km Stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia from Cefalù to Agrigento.
