danielo

My new bike guy does motorcycles, automobiles, small engines,
alternative energy systems, misc. mechanical & electrical... but his
specialty, & love, is BICYCLES. He just started full-time shop work
out of his garage, & to say his prices are reasonable is a HUGE
understatement. A full tune-up, adjust, & lube on a bicycle is $20,
while you wait. And he does ALL bikes, so if you were put off by the
Bob and George who won't work on Huffy's, then you need Phil.
 
Phixall Phil 208-841-2137
 
His business is called "Phixall Services," though I'm going to try to
sway him toward "Phixall Phil." He goes "live" on Monday (permits
willing), but he's doing piecemeal work now, & when word gets out that
he's not just skilled, but also cheap & nice, he's going to be busy.
Put this number in your phone now:
 
Phixall Phil 208-841-2137

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Would you be more, less, or equally inclined to patronize a bike
technician if he/she offered earlier-than-standard hours? (As far as I
know, bike shops universally open at 10am). I'm thinking about hours
starting at 7 or 8 am....

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"I will say here while I am upon this subject, I have no disposition to introduce political and social equality between the white and black races. There is a physical difference between the two, which in my judgment will probably forever forbid their living together on terms of respect, social and political equality, and inasmuch as it becomes a necessity that there should be a superiority somewhere, I, as well as Judge Douglas, am in favor of the race to which I belong having the superior position…

"I will say then, that I am not nor have ever been in favor of bringing about in any way, the social and political equality of the white and black races, that I am not, nor have I ever been in favor of making voters of the negroes, or jurors, or qualifying them to hold office, or having them to marry with white people…there must be the position of superior and inferior, that I as much as any other man am in favor of the superior position being assigned to the white man.

"I will add to the few remarks that I have made, for I am not going to enter at large upon this subject, that I have never had the least apprehension that I or my friends would marry negroes if there was no law to keep them from it, but as my friend Douglas and his friends seem to be under great apprehension that maybe they might if there was no law to keep them from it. I give him the most solemn pledge that I will to the very last stand by the law in this State that forbids the marriage of white folks with negroes."

--Abraham Lincoln, from the Lincoln-Douglas debates

(Thanks to Kirsten for the wonderful post.)

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The Urban Prankster Network was set up by the Improv Everywhere folks to spread the concept of improvisational urban art "missions" to other cities. As far as I know, the Boise UPN division hasn't accomplished any missions yet, but after a newish member ("agent") recently bumped my "Random Memorial" idea in the forum, she and I decided to collaborate and push it into existence. If you are interested in such things, you should join and help us in this first mission, which is simple and low-key, with a minimal investment of time and risk required of participating agents. I'd like the momentum of this simple misson to carry into other missions -- several have been suggested on the site, and most could be carried off with even a handful of the 31 agents currently enrolled.

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Step 1: Create a new Google Account; list a pre-existing Account as backup.
Step 2: Decide against the new Account, and delete it.
Step 3: Google deletes not just the new Account, but the pre-existing
one as well. (?!)
Step 4: Fill out Google's Account recover form, provide all info,
including code from original Account activation email.
Step 5: Google replies that you didn't provide enough info, & they
won't restore Account.
Step 6: Set up NewsGator (http://www.newsgator.com) web-based RSS
reader instead; discover it to be much more robust than Google Reader.
Reflect that Zoho Writer beats Google Writer anyway, so Google
accounts can go f**k itself.

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I don't get it.

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It's time for television news stations to drop weather reports as the
out-dated and obsolete elements they are. Aside from the weather
reports being frequently absurd ("60% chance of rain today;" meanwhile
it's raining outside at that very moment), there are many other ways
to get the weather report. Web-based weather is extremely common, and
a scheduled or on-demand report is as close as a text message. My
local NBC secondary digital station, called 24/7, runs a crawl at the
bottom of the screen with the weather -- another great solution.
 
And let's be realistic -- the most accurate and useful weather info is
still the kind you get by sticking your head out the front door.
 
I hereby call for the weather to be dropped from television news reports.
 
If you'd like to join the cause, I have a Facebook group set up:
http://bit.ly/Yh6w.

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Yesterday, on my way to work in the morning, I came across a
badly-bloodied and disoriented woman sitting on the ground in a
parking area. I stopped, called the paramedics, shoved my glove liners
on her bloodied and shaking hands, and waited for the pros to arrive.
From what I could gather from her appearance and confused explanation,
she had seizured and split the side of her face open on the rough
asphalt of the parking area. Her keys laid in a pool of blood a foot
or so away. The paramedics were very fast, and I think she'll come out
of it alright -- they didn't seem overly worried, and I suspect she
was just a bit concussed and confused.
 
I hope that someday, should I ever find myself in a similar state, I
have the presence of mind to stumble about and mumble "braaaaaains,"
as though I'm a zombie. Had this woman been standing and grasping for
me as I rode by, I'd have been convinced she was the walking dead.
When else are you going to have the most perfect zombie makeup, as
well as the element of surprise, on your side?

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I received a beta/testing account at Chi.mp (http://chi.mp) today, and
for all I can tell, it seems like a rather nice service. It gives you
one free *.mp url -- you'll find mine at SuperGru.mp
(http://supergru.mp) -- at which you create a consolidated personal
online identity. It serves as contact page, online account aggregator,
and even OpenID login service. You can set a main "Public" profile, as
well a "Friends" and "Work" profile.
 
If you're like a beta invite (and grab a good *.mp URL before the good
ones are all gone), drop me a line with your email, either in comment
here or via my contact page: http://supergru.mp.

UPDATE 2/25/09: I still have 3 invites left.

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http://bikehacks.com/hike-up-bike-down/

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