I named this bike tour St. Louis to New Orleans or STL2NOLA. Three years ago, I rode the Mississippi River Trail north from where I live in St. Peters to Minneapolis. For this tour, I planned to ride south along the MRT to New Orleans. In the first week of riding, I battled brutal headwinds […]
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
I am sitting in my living room particularly troubled by yet another mass killing: at least 15 Jews murdered at Bondi Beach in Australia. This in concert with two more killings in the news cycle in the last couple of days: two dead at Brown University and Rob Reiner and his wife murdered. And there […]
A Playlist for Hope
For many moons, my emotions have been bouncing all over the place. Sometimes up, sometimes sideways, but always lower, kind of like the ball in a pachinko machine. When I catch myself on a downward trend, what works for me is to intentionally turn to something uplifting. Right now, looking for reasons to be hopeful […]
Six Months
Six months ago, Hamas terrorists took hundreds of civilian hostages. 130 of those hostages are still captive. Yesterday, I listened to a mother describe her family’s experience on October 7, 2023. She lived in Nahal Oz, Israel, near the border with Gaza. After 19 hours hiding in the safe room in her house, with her […]
Zuckerberg Did Not Apologize
Today, Mark Zuckerberg said, I’m sorry for everything you have all been through. No one should have to go through the things that your families have suffered, and this is why we invested so much. There are three components to a real apology. Zuckerberg only did part 1. So let’s stop pretending that he apologized.
Clean Bicycle Chain
Do you remember the good ol’ days of childhood biking when the chain was something you didn’t want to touch cuz it was a greasy mess? Me too. Life was simpler back then. I have 350 miles on my “new” Masi Giramondo bike. I’m a smart guy and I’ve been washing my bike and cleaning […]
Dear Ford… About the Maverick
Dear Ford, The Maverick is a fine car, like this. I owned one so I know. Except for that time when it trashed a water pump and I had to nurse it home from Michigan to Indiana at 2:00am and I missed a midterm because my car wouldn’t get me back to Ann Arbor, it […]
Trek Verve+ 2 Electric Bicycle
I took the plunge and bought an electric bicycle a/k/a e-bike and holy cow am I delighted. I had forgotten how much I enjoy being outside on a bike. Having an electric motor to help me up the hills vanquishes all of the pain so all I have now is the fun and the aerobic […]
You Pay $0.00
My wife is on Medicare and had cataract surgery. We just got the statement of benefits for the first eye. Total you pay: $0.00 Yay socialized medicine!
Coffee Spice
Once upon a time, Rabbi James Stone Goodman introduced me to Turkish coffee in which he infused some cardamom. In today’s vernacular, OMG was that good! A few months later, I was listening to the Fiddler on the Roof soundtrack and wondered what coffee was like in eastern Europe and Russia back in the day. […]
Dear White People
I recently discovered Hannah Drake’s blog, WriteSomeShit. Believe me, she has some powerful shit to convey. For MLK Day, please take a few minutes to read her post, Dear White People, Before You Post Dr. King Quotes To Make Yourself Feel Good… Drake writes, …before you rush to Google on Monday to search for a […]
Sunken Cities: Egypt’s Lost Worlds
I visited the St. Louis Art Museum’s exhibition “Sunken Cities: Egypt’s Lost Worlds” back in May and took a few photos. Here are two of my favorites. You can see the rest in my Sunken Cities online photo gallery.
Chevy Bolt EV 10,000 Mile Report
I just passed 10,000 miles in my Chevy Bolt EV. In a nutshell, the car has been absolutely wonderful. I get in it, drive it, and plug it into the charger in my garage at the end of the day. Owning this electric car is downright boring; it just works. Driving it is an absolute […]
We Will Not Yield
I was deeply disturbed by the hatred visible in Charlottesville. I was deeply disturbed to hear Donald Trump equivocate on opposition to neo-Nazis and racists. After Trump was elected, I remember having a conversation with a friend, in which I told him about my fears. I knew that Muslims would be killed, simply because of […]
Now is the Time
Pray for our community and our country. More importantly, speak up to your friends and neighbors here on this Earth. Ask all of your friends to speak up. Our community and our country are descending into hatred. This is not the America that I believe in.
Transgender in the Bathroom
This week included a watershed day for me: the first time that I knowingly used the men’s room with a transgender man. I followed a trans man into the bathroom and guess what happened: Nothing special. I used the urinal. He used a stall. I left. He left later (I presume, since I have seen […]
Shabbat Service with Nefesh Mountain
Who would have thought that you could blend bluegrass music and a Jewish soul to create an incredible Friday night sabbath service? Nefesh Mountain can, and did, at United Hebrew Congregation. Check out the video below.
Hurry up! Paint it again!
Have you ever wondered what happens when you spray paint something without thoroughly cleaning the metal first? You get to paint it again. When I painted the seat frames of my BD-4C airplane back on the 14th, I was hurrying to finish up in time for an evening commitment. Big mistake. Most of the paint adhered nicely but I […]
Baratza Encore Coffee Grinder
We wore out our venerable Mr. Coffee coffee grinder. It made a lot of noise but the blades were so smooth that they would not feed the beans. Here is a photo (which you can click to see larger)
Goal Achieved: Lost 32 Pounds
I have lost 32 pounds. 🙂 It took a year and I am very pleased. I used the Weight Watchers mobile app and self-discipline. I did not bother with the WW meetings. For the last few weeks, I have maintained my weight without following the WW program, just eating sensibly, so this morning I […]
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