East Bay Mini Maker Faire
I’ll be presenting bread at East Bay Mini Maker Faire Oct 16th 10a-5p. As a presenter, I’ve got a 15% discount on tickets for friends. Register online and use the discount code 10MINBREAD :-) Wanna...
View ArticleAbout Motorcycles
Update: You should get 3 things out of this post: Cars are dangerous. Motorcycles are 35 times more dangerous than cars per mile driven. There is no riding “safely”. 2/3 of motorcycle deaths are not...
View ArticleNew Bike
Now that I’m a student, and I can get to all my classes and volunteering by train and such, I’ll be selling my car. Of course, I figure I’ve got to fix the car up enough so that the Check Engine light...
View ArticleBiking Around
Having a good bike is amazing. Last week, for the first time, I was able to keep up with the uphill 13.5mph green wave on Valencia… with ease! And today I rode to CPMC Pacific Campus (where I’m doing...
View ArticleThe Science of Art Event at the Crucible
This Open House is really going to rock. There are a LOT of fun sciencey demos going on, with fire and sparks and pretty shiny things, and darn-it, it’s free! Spring Open House “The Science of Art”...
View ArticleCrackhead-Proofing My Bike
In hope of keeping my bike seat out of some crackhead’s streetcorner sale, I have applied polycaprolactone (AKA Shapelock plastic or PCL) to the vulnerable hex-head bolts. I covered the top bolt on the...
View ArticleAnother Semester of Strength Training
September thru December 2011 I beefed up my body a lot working out at CCSF. This semester I didn’t make nearly as much progress. On a lot of fronts I just kept things even. Here are the highlights:...
View ArticleSome Nice Adventures with Megan
A chronicle from back in early June: Thursday I biked to Fort Mason, we met up and saw an outdoor exhibit in Fort Mason Center called “Seat“, which was exactly what you think it might be… seats as art....
View ArticleRecent Good Things
I helped a friend connect with some new passions. – D. writes “Seriously, it’s funny how I’ve been stumbling around in my own little world on how to do music-light-flame art that can be interactive,...
View ArticleReview of Delta Rothko Rolling Bike Stand: Don’t trust it. Don’t like it
As I posted on REI.com (and next to all the other poor reviews): It was the only bike stand at REI, San Francisco and there weren’t any set up which made me suspicious but I bought it anyway. Why the...
View ArticleMy Commute
Here’s a photo from my commute last week. Nice, eh? I’m commuting on the SF->Sausalito ferry to my Occupational Therapy Center volunteership. I’m upping from once a week to twice a week starting...
View ArticleBike Expenses
I sold my car 5 1/2 months ago and got a bike. Did it pay for itself? Jump to the last paragraph for the money shot. One Time Bike Expenses: $630 Bike $80 locking skewers $80 bike pump $30 bike theft...
View ArticleReally Good Bike Light
I was riding down a foggy, dark Berkeley hill over the summer thinking, “I can’t see the road! I’m going to get killed!” So I got a bright bike light. I only ended up paying $50 on Amazon and I’m...
View ArticleRIP CELLSpace
An Obituary for CELLspace (via) Go to the original site for pix and other good writings! CELLspace, community arts center, closed its doors at the end of 2012. During the late 90s and early aughts,...
View ArticleHelp The Crucible Earn $25,000 for It’s Bike Program
The Crucible has the chance to win a $25,000 grant from State Farm for our Bike Program, and you can help. All you have to do is vote on Facebook every day between today and April 22. Click here to...
View ArticleCollege of San Mateo is So Pretty I Want to Cry
I started a Library Research class at College of San Mateo today. I took the train and biked up and up and up to get here. Initially I cursed the difficult uphill trip but it is so freaking beautiful...
View ArticleOuch, My Knees Hurt
Last week I rode to College of San Mateo, careful to be kind to my knees. But yet again I injured my knees riding my bike. Ow, it hurts. It’s this horribly nonspecific pain, more like a tingling gone...
View ArticleBurning Man 2013 Resource Guide
Presenting the Burning Man 2013 Resource Guide! From the Jack Rabbit Speaks, “We’ve compiled a list of fellow JRS readers who are offering you their bits, bobs, wares, services and suchlike (and often...
View ArticleWhat Can Be Made
This video comes from a student of mine that was in my Flame Effects class last year. I’d say that was a win :-) Firefly Dragon Bike by Justin Lebrun Works
View ArticlePrius C Review
A friend asked if Megan and I liked the Prius C we bought a few months ago. It’s a 2012 Prius C Model 2. Here’s the review I gave her. “Bill” at Toyota of Berkeley sold it to us. He was “pretty...
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