Jason

I really needed to clean my chain. This is part of the grit in the final degrease. Here's your reminder! #bikesky

The wind is breezy today. The headwind is punishing, but the tailwind is absolutely amazing. I hit 30 mph on a slight downhill with groceries on board!
For brief minutes, I felt like I was in a vacuum without the asphyxiation problem. #bikesky

Why some parents are ditching minivans for cargo bikes Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular.

NPR interviewed parents on cargo bikes for this short & sweet story, including @lauragmitchell.com!

Thanks to all these parents for being such great ambassadors for cargo bike life!

www.npr.org/player/embed...

Sprinkle a large dose of patience too!

My way of untangling jewelry chains, I have daughters. Mechanical pencils and a headlamp work great. The lead works for tight knots, just two clicks keeps it short and less likely to break. Set chain on table and dig into the knot pulling it apart.

I use OSMAnd for mobile OSM bicycle routing with brouter. It does fairly well for that. A short ped route test near me wanted me to cross a 5 lane stroad instead of few hundred feet to a mapped controlled intersection crosswalk. Doh!
A lot can depend on the map also. It's mostly car brained routing.

Every new smoke study is nothing but bad news.

We'll soon need to use different strategies and tactics that limit firefighter exposure. But can you do that and reduce community smoke exposure too, or will it mean more fire on the landscape longer--and thus more deaths? Another climate quandary.

Just watched Craft in America for first time, impressed!

American Experience is just amazing.

I suggested to my dentist to place a bike rack, I rode to the next appointment. I plan to ride to the next appt. and talk about a rack or two again. City requires racks on new construction, so that is great.

I have a Ravemen PR2000 that has worked great for a year+. The PR series has "high" and "low" beam for max light or more angled down light to not blind others. The PR1000 is $70.

I called my city about rock on sidewalk caused by private construction dump trucks. I was told it's property owner's responsibility. I asked about sweeping the rock off road before it's thrown on sidewalk, state road, city won't touch. What a tangled web these roads weave. I found a better route...

I have Big Apples, I had a few rides on snow/ice last winter. No issues, great tires. I've been rolling for more than a year and 1800 miles with no punctures.

The American Meteorological Society's formal response to "foundationally flawed" DOE mis/disinformation report on #ClimateChange is excellent & timely. Frankly, I have been more impressed w/@ametsoc.org's ability to effectively meet the moment this year than other scientific professional societies.

I don't use Strava, this would be a cool visualization to see where you've been on two legs or wheels. I do record my rides. I'm going to save the files now. It won't be interesting, I'm usually on the same paths and fewer roads.

Ahh yeah, I've forgot to charge lights. At least you know your wheels are ready for the next time and I hope the shifting is smooth!

I did some bicycle maintenance today also. Beautiful weather to clean and lube chain after commuting in the rain yesterday.

I am so tired of car and truck advertisements while watching bicycle videos. Most are gmc sierra ads 🤮, show me a damn medication ad!

20 pound propane tank strapped to long tail cargo bike

Propane finally used up, I've been wanting to try out the mutually assured destruction defense. It wasn't triggered. 😬 No fossil fuels were used in the last mile transport of these fossil fuels!

World Origin Site - Marking the Origins of our Modern World A World Origin Site is somewhere completely unique. It marks the place, people and moment when something truly ground-breaking was invented.

Thank you! I looked at the worldoriginsite.org site. I'll definitely look at your link. I love stuff like this!

I love this, I also want to know more about the demonstration of television in the building. A couple of history signs on building hint at it.

Life, embrace it and carry on

Absolutely terrible that CPSC maybe dismantled soon. Abortion bad, strangulation fine. 😠

It'll have to flash to hold the attention.

There is an advertisement for doordash where children ask for food from a restaurant as the vehicle drives past and then food is ordered to be delivered! W T F?

The NWS is soliciting comments through January 26, 2026, on the potential utility of Bluesky in the NWS mission. Bluesky is a social media platform that can provide a way for the NWS to share posts providing additional information that is complementary to official NWS products and outreach information. For a limited time, NWS will be engaging in a prototype activity to examine the potential utility of this social media platform to support operations. This prototype effort will utilize a national NWS Bluesky account, with posts being publicly visible via the following NWS Bluesky account page: https://bsky.app/profile/nws.noaa.gov . Additional information on the prototype use of Bluesky can be found at the following link: https://nsdesk.servicenowservices.com/api/g_noa/nwspc/res2/d664da9797aa62 148881bb7de053af4f The prototype period will last approximately through January 26, 2026. Based on the findings, NWS will determine whether to continue to pursue use of Bluesky at field offices. If NWS decides to pursue use of Bluesky and offer this service on a more consistent basis, another Public Information Notice announcing an experimental implementation date will be sent. Bluesky content and response to real-time comments will be provided on a time-available basis. Users should not rely on this service as the primary means of receiving NWS information about hazardous weather conditions. Users should tune to NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) or local/national media sources for the latest critical information. NWS alerts and warnings are also available on the official NWS website:

The NWS is doing a test run of using Bluesky.

www.weather.gov/media/notifi...

Thanks for the heads up, opposition submitted.

Grey long tail cargo bicycle with various sundries for home loaded on tail of bicycle.

Nice! I did this with an esp8266. Very nice to be able to turn on/off inverter with home assistant from home or away.

I did contact some of those stations several years ago. Thanks for the suggestion!