prairieczar

Bikes aren’t slower when you factor in parking!

If you’re roughly my age, it’s wild to reflect on the optimism for the future Americans felt when Obama was elected — young Americans spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate! — and contrast with what we face today. The falloff over the past 18 years is hard to process.

I ❤️ riding my e-bike to work!

Gas prices? Electric bike gets me door to door in 10 minutes.

Spring- The ping of pickleball and the roar of leafblowers in the suburbs.

Some morning Mingus.

Had the same bike pump longer than my kid’s been alive. It croaked and I replaced it with a beautiful new Silca. The practice of getting ready for a bike ride has so many little steps, almost like a religion.

Copy - Paste

I’ve been in caretaker mode for a couple weeks and you really don’t realize how much your partner helps until it’s all you. Even in a pretty balanced domestic partnership, it creates appreciation!

That’s the interview I watched. I felt dumber for experiencing it.

My electric bike is ready to roll.

I listened to an interview last week and he said absolutely nothing. Doesn’t stand for anything, won’t show his cards.

Devastated to lose some brilliant seasonal conservation staff and access to the coffee shops they all work at 😢

We’re about a month away from the installation of “Picnic”. The biggest conservation art installation in Kansas that I’m aware of.

He’s going to split the vote and keep Marshall in office.

There’s a weird bird in Lawrence…weird enough to take work off tomorrow and find it?

This is Hippo. He's visiting Scotland for the first time. Had no idea they made squeaky toys for humans too. 14/10 (TT: kelseydarragh)

Republicans celebrate as lesser prairie chicken loses threatened, endangered status The stocky, dancing bird that populates prairies across five states lost its federal protections — not because its habitat or population have dramatically improved, but because a Texas court sided wit...

The stocky, dancing bird that populates prairies across five states lost its federal protections — not because its habitat or population have dramatically improved, but because a Texas court sided with energy and livestock groups. Via @kansasreflector.com: lawrenceks.news/3MGG1YJ

Um yes

The new Johnny Blue Skies is on YouTube you say?

Crank this album and dance with your coffee.

Beautiful day on the bike!

Must be a new Pokémon event? 400 people in my local park, staring down at phones on a beautiful day. Fucking depressing. The kids at the skate park were the only people actively engaged in the world around them.

I’d strongly recommend a Stop The Bleed class. Packing wounds and tourniquets. More likely to use it than CPR these days.

Yeah..we had to discuss snuggle zones

My spouse had major surgery and there’s only one winner. The cattledog gets weeks of snuggles.

Things are getting weird down south. Fuels are very dry and it’s getting really warm and windy tomorrow. Cool season is already waking up. Shrub honeysuckle leafing out

I’m a supportive mentor to my amazing seasonal team and work my ass off to make connections for them. The consensus from my techs is that their universities didn’t prepare them for the reality. I hate that the system selects out blue collar kids.

Nope nope nope

I miss magazines in office lobbies.