Author: jedreynolds
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Sunny 24 mile day
This morning I replaced my handlebar bag bracket by using my new rounded rasp and overboring the pvc mounting brackets and put some inner tube strips under it. I oaded to to prolly 15 lbs again and cruised up Maplewood and then to Smith. Took a lunchtime ride acoss Ferndale and figured out how to…
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Vegetarians and Traditional Foods (nourishedkitchen.com)
This isn’t just about meat. Traditional foods are about nutrient density. What Vegetarians Can Learn from Traditional Foods.
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Roundup won’t solve world hunger (Grist)
I used to think that science in agriculture was a clever way to solve world hunger. I don’t feel that way anymore. You can guess how I feel about it. Weeds are becoming Roundup resistant. That and other good news below. How the agrichemical industry turns failure into market opportunity | Grist.
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Growth vs. sprawl (Kaid Benfield’s Blog)
Many cities in Europe are small, dense and surrounded by farmland. There are many benefits to this model. It makes me wonder: is un-shepherded real-estate development wise? It’s kinda like a “can but shouldn’t” scenario–we can develop all arable land into homes and malls, but that’s like fungal growth. There needs to be really strong…
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Quick M-Wave Clip On Bicycle Handlebar Bag Review
So I bought one of these M-wave handlebar bags. Pros: bigger than I expected.Waterproof material. Reflective strips. Very inexpensive. Cons: no internal pocket, just one compartment. All black, reflective strips are small. Kinda floppy, it definitely sags forward. Handlebar bracket is intended for road bike gauge bars, I had the first handlebar bracket break promptly…
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Fathers day note
Liam and Jesse drew large pictures while I was cleaning and grilling. Jesse drew a huge jet. Liam drew a huge yacht with 100 bicycles below deck, a cyclocross course on deck, big spriral windows, 10 story tall cabins above deck, and named it Pendragen. What sweet kids. They gave me big hugs at dinner,…
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The Story of Bottled Water – Boing Boing
I bought a steel Stanley thermos that fits in a bicycle water bottle clip. Good find. I truck coffee or water around with me everywhere. The Story of Bottled Water – Boing Boing.
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OMG – bird just struck my bedroom window
A little puff of down was swirling in the air when I looked up.
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