Tag: bellingham
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Bike Lanes on Northwest (Bellingham)
This was forwarded from Dan who organized the recent meeting at city hall: Good day, here’s a little update on what’s happening around getting bike lanes on Northwest Ave., Elm St. and Dupont St. and three simple things you can do to help make it happen. The short version of how you can help: Send…
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Sudden Valley Bike Commuter
Tonight when I was at Earl’s Bike Shop, the customer ahead of me was an enthusiastic bike commuter and I could tell he has a few habits like mine and some I should adopt. The first thing I noticed in common was our want of light: his helmet was equiped with a Nite Rider USB…
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Thew away my helmet!
I took a spill on Friday on Maplewood. The concrete road has a rough lip where the asphalt shoulder meets it…and I didn’t stay clear of it. After I picked myself up and got out of the way of a bus and three cars waiting for me, I straightened my handlebars and was able to…
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Tax revenue from bike registration? #bham #bike
Saw a letter to the editor in the Herald this morning expressing frustration at more taxes for walking and biking lanes because they never bike…but if they keep bikes out of the street thats good they guess. The writer continues: bicyclists should register their bikes just like she registers her car, and that would pay…
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Fun Saturday In a Kilt #lfnw #linux
Lots of subdued excitement at LinuxFest Northwest. It was a chilly ride that morning in the rain in a kilt. Bryan Lunduke’s talk was packed! My presentation on MySQL high availability was mellow fun, 45 minutes was not enough time. My son wanted to go home early so I skipped Alpha Geek to take him…
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Talks notes updated. See you there! #lfnw #opensource
Sat 1:30 MySQL: https://blog.bitratchet.com/2010/04/18/linuxfest-northwest-2010-mysql-buffet/ Sun 1:30 Apache: https://blog.bitratchet.com/2010/04/19/linuxfest-northwest-2010-apache-rewrites/
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Who Else Wears Kilts at LinuxFestNW? #lfnw
The real question is, how will I ride my bike with a sword on my back towing the tag along without dropping anything?
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Shack, Aldrich Rd, 2010-02-03
I like taking pictures of … neglect. I don’t like the word neglect, so much, but rather the character a structure expresses after being abandoned to the elements. There’s another shack out on Aldrich Rd that I’ve been meaning to photograph, too. Print version.
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