Musings about life on two wheels

Tl;Dr: Markets don’t always go up, unpredictability they sometimes go down I grew up with a father who was always watching the markets – we spent a lot of time hearing about how the Dow Jones went up or down in any given day. I feel like I have at least a moderately good grasp…

Tl;Dr: forgot I have an awesome grinder I spend a lot of thought on coffee, always have. During Covid, I decided to learn how to make awesome pour over coffee. So, I got some grinders. A nice electric, a good hand grinder, and lastly a travel size grinder for work. The travel grinder is a…

Tl;Dr: It ain’t for everybody, what’s in it for me? A friend who reads was asking what I’d been reading. It’s been a while since I’ve been through Infinite Jest, but it’s something I return to regularly. I mentioned it to my friend, he read it. Last time we met one of the first things…

Tl;Dr: willful ignorance is so prevalent there’s a word for it, and a whole line of academic study We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you’re studying that reality — judiciously, as you will — we’ll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and…

Tl;Dr: I helped a friend sell a bike, it was nice I ran into Marty, a few months ago. Marty was the helpful person at a local store – competent, friendly, and overall really nice. Over the years we’ve talked bikes. When I saw him last summer he mentioned he was trying to sell an…

Tl;Dr; the recipe is here, and on my first try  pretty good. Coffee’s been a big part of my life since college. During COVID, I jumped on the Pour Over craze. A year ago I got a Switch immersion brewer. It’s pretty great, but I still don’t feel like I make amazing coffee with it.…

On Friday we went on the Live Love and Eat La Paz food tour – we visited 3 taco stands with Citlali our excellent guide. She also told us about the history of city, pointed out some great cultural and commercial spots, and was generally friendly & awesome. She took us past Gratitude coffee roaster…

Tl;Dr: Great trip, La Paz is Big, Don’t miss Balandera We started planning this trip last year, realizing that near the end of Winter we need a little Sun. An unexpected trip to Vienna means we have done more travelling this year than normal, felt a little strange to be getting on the plane again…