Random Bits

It’s always nice to read that our tax dollars are actually going to a program that may do some good. In Alaska, diabetes has become a concern among Alaska natives. And the The Bristol Bay Area Health Corp. is using grant money to combat this issue. Kids up there are eating more junk food, and … Read more

In Omaha, Nebraska, a police chase ended with one of the suspects in the hospital after crashing into a parked car. Hardly anything that we don’t already hear about every day, or see on the news in California. But the catch is that the guy was on a bicycle. This elevates stupid criminal acts to … Read more

This was passed on to me by one of the moderators at BikeForums.net. She’s a regular reader here, and happens to live car-free in Oregon. A new shop with the catchy name of Clever Cycles opened in Portland recently. Get this, they actually sell bikes you can hop on and ride, even in a skirt … Read more

I won’t be offering any coverage of the 2007 Tour de France in my blog. I figure everyone and their mother will be covering it, and besides, I find it to be something of a farce at this point. It will no longer be about who wins, but who wins and passes the drug test. … Read more

Paul, from Zogics, sent over this cool deal: Tell a dirty story…get a free sample! In 100 words or less, tell the folks at Zogics about a time you wish you had one of their nifty CitraWipe degreaser hand wipes to clean up a mess you got into. If they dig your story, they‘ll send … Read more

I was trolling the internet for something interesting to write about, and it seemed like there was a really good mix of international news. In the US, there was the usual bunch of charity rides, fatal accidents involving cars, and a couple of shootings. I rarely even read about the shootings, since it’s usually a … Read more