Go to my previous post and scroll down to the comments. There, Zoée has shared five new facts about herself. The first one pertains to Schindler’s List, but it’s not this:
Then, because this blog is about me, you get to read about how I prepared my lunch today.
Continue reading “Illuminating life’s trivial problems.”I’ll be sleeping in a work friend’s bed tonight while his partner’s in New Brunswick.
Continue reading “This cat’s breath smells like cat food.”Here’s another one for my ever-growing list of pet peeves: I get annoyed when fellow Canadians insist that not all of Canada is cold. Victoria may have Canada’s warmest winters, but… an average low of 3° C is hardly balmy. And it’s very wet. Try getting around the city soaked to the bone in 3° C weather and tell me that it’s a comfortable temperature.
Also, I spent two winters in Calgary and four in Montréal: Not as cold ≠ warm. I will fight you on this while wearing mitts and baffled down slippers.
Furthermore, Victorians have a nickname for June: Junuary. Some days so far this month have required a sweatshirt and pants, evidence that Victoria isn’t all that warm.
Ah, yes, welcome to squaremeat.com, where the hot topic is cold weather.
So far this month, anytime the sun’s still shining after my workday ends, I’ve gone for a ride. Here’s my latest accomplishment:
Is that? Could it be?
Continue reading “Giving the cold shoulder in Canada’s warmest city.”Dear 11-speed friends,
Baby the hell out of your chain, because it’ll be the only one you’ll have this year. The ETA for 11 speed chains is for 2022!
Oil your baby. Keep your baby clean. Downshift when you come to a stop to avoid applying excessive torque to the cranks once you get going again.
With that said, wow, the timing of my bike frame’s arrival was fortunate. I got the last 11-speed chain that was available in the bike shop at the time. There were only two components that I wanted that I could not get. I was fairly flexible on the rest of the build.
And this leads us to Ponyboy’s grand reveal!
Continue reading “Show pony.”
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