Key West's first alleycat race! And its gonna be tropical craziness! There's a lot of surprises in store for the racers and prizes for both fast riders and those on obligatorily rusted conch cruisers! I have certainly slacked on my blogging and organizing here, but this will more than make up for it. We got … Continue reading The Showdown in Old Town alleycat race
The Space Shuttle is in Town! and other wierdness
Last Friday I caught a glimpse of what seemed to be the Space Shuttle driving down Duval Street. The spacecraft was a little smaller than expected; but the tail fin and color scheme is pretty dang recognizable. It must have been it, but I couldn’t get my camera out fast enough; that thing is a … Continue reading The Space Shuttle is in Town! and other wierdness
Too Many Bicycles for the Bus!?!?
(i haven't been able to get a good photo of a bus with bicycles in it. so here's a sign on Southard Street and Flemming Street. good to see!) There are buses that run up and down the Keys along Rt. 1, and, like Hartford, they can carry two bicycles in a rack on the … Continue reading Too Many Bicycles for the Bus!?!?
A Rollerskating Jam Called Saturday
Saturday, Saturday, it’s a Saturday. 5 whole days of work and one whole day to play De La Soul knew what was up, but my pedicab shift on Saturday was the farthest thing from work and yet I got Paid in Full. The line between work and fun is completely blurred, perhaps even eradicated, on … Continue reading A Rollerskating Jam Called Saturday
Suenalo
Life is wonderful! I’m poor as hell, but so is most everyone else here right now. After pedicab shifts several of us walk across the street to the Green Parrot for free popcorn. Hungry, dirty, smelly, bicycle scavengers! Then its off to Cowboy Bill's happy hour for $1 yuenglings and PBR's. Last Thursday I had … Continue reading Suenalo
Gettin’ Paid to Ride!
Its official! People hand me monies to to pedal a giant tricycle and talk to them. I am a licensed and working pedicab driver...errr rider…make that pedaler! So far... it seems like pretty much a really super duper awesome job. I am working for Perfect Pedicab, which as glorious fate would have it, sits directly … Continue reading Gettin’ Paid to Ride!
Hartford’s Underground River Aug 2005
We all met immediately after work one summer afternoon at the parking lot for the Hartford Advocate on Wawarme Avenue. Across the street from the Virgin Mary shrine to be exact! Meir Rinde, a Hartford Advocate writer and co-worker, Julie Singleton a co-worker from my p/t job at EMS and myself made up the team. … Continue reading Hartford’s Underground River Aug 2005
i love riding bicycles 