I am an American citizen. To accomplish this achievement, I have done absolutely nothing. I just happen to have been born within a certain set of superficial, invisible geographic lines. As is the current custom, I am supposed to be proud about the certain set of lines I happen to have been born within. I… Read More Abolish ICE

Somebody has apparently broken into Tom Tenorio Park off Arenal on the Southwest Mesa. Bernalillo County’s Tom Tenorio Park is fully (almost) surrounded by the fencing above, preventing neighbors from accessing the park adjacent to their homes and altogether (almost) defeating the purpose of a public park. Except for the hole above. Googling and other… Read More Tom Tenorio Park is a Prison in Reverse

I’m old-fashioned in many ways, including the strong, antiquated feeling that any bicycle with bigger than 2″ diameter tires isn’t a bicycle. Nothing against really fat tire proponents, only their bicycles. My bias runs aground, so to speak, when combined with my silly desire to ride places that bikes with <2″ tires have no business… Read More Today’s Ride: Mesa del Sol’s Wet Sand

“What we have here is a failure to communicate.” – Strother Martin as the character “The Captain” in “Cool Hand Luke.” The term “low-information voter” has become an important phrase in current events lexicon. We’ve seen what a political car crash such voters can cause electorally in recent months. This morning, a motorized version of… Read More Today’s Ride: Rio Bravo Closed at 2nd St.

For a very long time, I’ve scoffed, harrumphed, and otherwise looked down upon the idea of driving a bicycle-carrying vehicle to a bike ride starting/ending destination. Always better to start cycing from the front door and besides, driving is the cause of most of the world’s problems. These days, I’m a little less scoff, a… Read More Today’s Ride 6.17.25: Paako/La Madera Loop

Yesterday’s “No Kings” event at Mariposa Basin Park was a tremendous display of widespread activism, and, as is true for just about any activity, it was even better on a bicycle. Riding up the Bosque Path in ~100 degree heat, there were few other cyclists heading northerly. I wondered if they were also going to… Read More Today’s Ride: No Kings Celebration