Always Be Pedaling 🚲

We left last year. Every day since we’ve thanked our lucky stars that things aligned to make it possible. It’s not an easy thing to do, and definitely not cheap.

Though, sushi was good last night, and I’m looking forward to hitting Galaxy Diner this morning.

At least I’m going to get a good gastric tour while I’m here!

Visiting Calgary for a friends’ wedding has reminded me just how much this city doesn’t suit me. My nervous system is already worn out from the drive and now the constant drone of traffic and constant lights is just…jarring.

Can’t wait to get back to my small, relatively walkable town.

Yes! Show that cool bike off!

Love hitting vehicles that get inappropriately close.

Over the weekend someone said to me, “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth talking about,” and for some reason that’s been rolling around my head this morning.

This sounds like a great plan. I like turkey (usually do a chicken) but haven’t had one in years because it’s just not worth the effort.

There are so many other things I’d rather do on any given weekend and it doesn’t include cooking a huge meal.

I cannot express how deeply I hate the “must make big meal for Thanksgiving” trope that’s been thrown on my lap just because. I hate “tradition”. I spent 3 hours cooking yesterday for my kid to throw a fit and for me to somehow still go to bed hungry.

I just bought a bunch of fancy tea from a Canadian based company.

I am officially starting my evaluation of companies who do wholesale in case I follow through with my silly little idea of opening a small little Shop O’ Tea in my small town.

I had briefly been looking at moving to Vancouver (work) and what made it impossible was going from a rather large house in Calgary to a postage stamp for more money and iffy on allowing my dogs to come with.

No wonder it’s collapsing. People with families aren’t dorm kids.

And stop wasting energy where it’s simply not needed.

That being said if you’re interested in a 2016 Surly Pugsley let me know. Great bike.

I don’t know what I hate more about selling a bike:
- Getting lowball offers from randos or
- the “just wanna try it” types that think they know a thing or two about bikes but don’t actually know shit. Then hmm and haw like I’m a bike shop just waiting on them.

Every daycare should have a protected bike lane (or appropriately calm local street) in front.

Because it’s “gods plan”

I hate people who hide their cruelty behind religion.

Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.

The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.

Of course, if you ACTUALLY want to reduce crime, you support a robust social safety net and UBI.

I think I skipped quickly through the e-bike hater stage when I stopped having the fitness (and time) to just ride my 20km ride to work when it became hilly with a headwind. Enter my first e-bike that has become the everything, everywhere, all year bike and is still going strong after 7 years.

YES

Please send me a winning lottery ticket so that I can spend my days arguing for library funds, bike infrastructure, and fixing my bikes for fun. This whole Corporate Girl day act is getting old.

As happens with every. Single. Pilot. Program. That ever looks at anything akin to UBI, it is cheaper to just straight up help people get to a modest financial baseline than to deal with the outcomes of not helping people in poverty.

It’s not news until we deploy it at scale.

Was told of a new office space opening up in the next town over and I’ll be going in at least once a week - I’m good with this. I need out of my house.

But how to get there? I’ve been hounding the bike/bus options and I’m going to push bike parking - I refuse to let Car by Default be my life.

I’d be so tempted to hit the car they’re so worried about…

And snow clearing creates year round transportation option - not just a summer “recreational” option.

It was so much fun!

Me, on a mountain bike ride last night, riding my regular non-electric bike.

Ride leader - lady easily 20 years my senior, ripping it up and having a blast with people she usually wouldn’t be able to ride with.

More people riding = more people to ride with me on dark and scary nighttime trails 🦇

Hmm. Why?

I’ll wear v-necks to look “professional” but hardly any other time. I’m 50/50 I guess.