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Snarky Invective
Sheldonstein’s Tale 1
[The rest of this narrative is told exactly as I heard it, from Mr. Sheldonstein's perspective --Jim] I am by birth a Massachusian, what some would call a “Masshole”. I began working on bikes when I was but a wee lad, when my beard was not nearly so weird as it is today, though it [...]
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Letter 2
To Cheryl, Atlanta Springlands Hotel, Moshi, Tanzania, Aug ?? 2010 We touched down in Moshi just now and were shuttled the short distance to the hotel by a cab driver who was a lot friendlier and more helpful than any I’ve encountered in Atlanta. It is around nine PM here, about 2:00PM your time. I [...]
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Letter 1
To Cheryl, Atlanta Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Aug 29th 2010 You will be glad to know that I have made it safely to Amsterdam without incident. I have been telling Mike for many months that during our trip he would surely get a seat on the plane next to an endlessly-squawking chicken in a cage, as [...]
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Blogging off for Travel
I am finally getting close to being totally packed for my trip from the loving arms of my beloved Atlanta to the highest peak in Africa. Just now I have performed a preliminary packing of my gear into the two bags that will take the trip with me, a process not unlike attempting to wedge [...]
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Hurried Travel Week Mini Post
Preparations are in full swing for my Kilimanjaro trip, and I am running around like an even crazier than normal person. Still, I have vowed to post every weekday for the whole year of 2010 and I am highly reluctant to fail at this, or in fact, anything. Luckily, I happened across the following video [...]
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Chrome Kursk Shoes Review
A while ago, the Chrome Bags company ran a promotion on yonder Facebook during which they accepted old crappy shoes in return for a free pair of their new ones. It seemed too good to be true, but I sent them a pair of my very most craptasmic Chuck Taylor slip ons anyway. I also [...]
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Actual Cat helmets to replace Catlike Whisper
I’ve just sauntered over to the Velonews cycling webular site in order to peruse their latest articles and to get a sense of what exorbitant cycling gear I won’t be able to afford this fall. Happily, I found an article on the latest helmets from Catlike and Lazer right away which fit the bill perfectly. [...]
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Design Showdown: Wiggles en Regalia
Design is all about the placement of an item’s elements. Sometimes those elements are no-nonsense, going straight from place to place. Other times they include a curve or wiggle which is not strictly necessary for structural purposes, but is there just for looks. Like a dance move attempted on the spur of the moment, it [...]
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Dopewater or Lancegate? The Scandal Continues!
I posted a few days ago about my cycling hero Mario Cipollini and his peculiar habit of massaging his bicycles, and included a link to the Twisted Spoke, where there was an indication that Cipo’s new bikes would be used by team ISD. Well lo and also behold, I’ve learned today that ISD is now [...]
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Sheldonstein’s Tale 2