Pedal Strike

TweetThere are usually two choices when you’re stuck out in the frigid cold on a bicycle in too little gear: 1. go as fast as you can while hoping that the resulting body heat you create will somehow overcome the wind that you’ve also created, or 2. reduce your speed under the theory that less […]

Tweet“I saw you on Comm Ave last night,” a friend said. “I thought about opening my door on you. You know, just to make it a little more challenging.” As if this weather wasn’t challenging enough. I feel like a Yeti on a tricycle these days – sans the training wheels [unfortunately]. Yeah, I know, […]

TweetWhen I was younger, I [irrationally?] feared having a squat, ugly nose [I’m Asian, so the fears might not have been completely irrational]. I remember trying to relate this concern to my mother, who suggested I keep a clothespin on my nose to “train” it to become pointy. She was joking, but I was five. […]