My day started off with a bang. I’d just changed the inner tube on my bike because I ran over a screw the other day.…
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My day started off with a bang. I’d just changed the inner tube on my bike because I ran over a screw the other day.…
I’ve been meaning to post about the Lafitte Greenway Master Plan. Actually I’ve been told it’s more of a “visioning plan” than a “master plan”…
I wish I’d had a day of rest upon returning to New Orleans, but of course I didn’t. Sunday morning started off with the third…
After my bike was stolen last week, I walked to work and then called the cops from my office. I was told I would need…
I got my new bike from Adam’s. It was ready about ten days earlier than expected. I’d wanted to get the same bike I’d had…
Today’s musical accompaniment (mp3) provided by Admiral Stereo. My psychic powers kicked in early this morning, as I was puttering around the house, getting ready…
The Second Annual Lafitte Corridor Rail Hike was a screaming success! On Sunday, May 21st, eighteen of us hiked about three miles from Armstrong Park…
On May 21st of last year, with a couple friends, I hiked about three miles through New Orleans following the (mostly) abandoned Norfolk-Southern rail line.…
Nice to have a holiday. I have Maundy Thursday and Good Friday off — an advantage of working at a Catholic institution. It has given…
There are low-hanging tree branches on the Jeff Davis bike path. As MaPó said, it can be “cruel to the tall and the swift.” I…
Everyone says it’s dangerous to talk on the cell phone while driving a car. But what about doing e-mail while riding a bike? I was…
Yesterday a bunch of teachers from Xy’s school gathered at the Dry Dock in Algiers Point for snacks and drinks. So after work, I rode…
Here’s me on my new bicycle: Originally uploaded by Michael Homan It’s a Raleigh Venture 5.0. Extra large Atomic 13 butted aluminum frame, SR suspension…
It’s hot in New Orleans. The sun is just blazing. It’s 91ºF, according to weather.com. 56% relative humidity. Heat index of 100ºF. But the amazing…
I ride under a lot of tree branches every day. About half of my ten minute ride to work is under tree branches. These tree…
The right handlebar of my bicycle broke off as I was riding across D’Hemecourt on the way home from work yesterday. It broke off right…
I walked to work this morning because my bike had a flat; the tube ripped at the place where you attach the pump (what do…
It’s raining in New Orleans. Nothing unusual about that; we get half again as much rain annually as famously rainy Seattle. But it’s been dry…
Holy shit! The Mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin, has signed the Action Plan for Bicycle Friendly Communities.