Zen and the Art of Bicycle Maintenance

I'm pretty much the opposite of mechanically inclined. In my household, it's typically my role to find a way to cause something to cease working and wait for my über-talented and capable spouse to swoop in and save the day. Recently, I find myself with significant amounts of time on my hands due to an ongoing period of "exploring my career options." That left me in an interesting position regarding my trusty-yet-moody road bike, a.k.a. Al the Madone.

Freedom

A couple of months ago, I was in a book rut. Like with music, I find this happens on a fairly regular basis: I end up reading the same author or style over and over until I'm just plain tapped out. The end result is that weeks (or even months) go by with nary a page turned. In the era of ready made access to endless bookstores through Kindles, and Nooks, it's even more depressing. What excuse do I have when the world of books is quite literally at my fingertips and the need to actually venture to the the bookstore and fight traffic and crowds is completely removed. Chalk it up to laziness, but it is what it is.

Hello World

I'm making a deal with myself to write every day, even if it's just a snippet, one-liner, or a twitter update. This is where it's going to happen.