beer and bruises
today for friend ru’s birthday we toured kansas city’s own boulevard brewing co. i’m not much of a beer drinker (translation: one sip gives my face a wry pucker), but it was interesting (oh, meaningless word, how loathable yet useful you are) to see the beer-making process from barley through bottling. their space is beautiful, too — … Read more
cycling, shopping and the incredible egg cream
currently reading: orthodoxy, by g.k. chesterton from g.k. chesterton | collected works, volume i heretics, orthodoxy, the blatchford controversies sample: ”… it became evident that if a man would make his world large, he must be always making himself small. even the haughty visions, the tall cities, and the toppling pinnacles are the creations of … Read more
adventures in bicycling
if you read this blog at all, you might remember this post from last april in which i related my recent purchase of a bicycle. i didn’t get very far last year in the whole “legitimately riding rather than coasting or scooting on my toes” thing, but this year i’ve mastered at least the basic … Read more
a girl and her bicycle
i have a confession to make. i am 21 years old, have two degrees, and do not know how to ride a bicycle … or didn’t, anyway, until about three weeks ago when i bought one of my very own. now i am the proud owner of a giant cypress (giant being the brand, cypress … Read more
