Monthly Archives: August 2016

Taking stock: a summer of bike commuting

Posted on 2016-08-31 by Garrett Wollman

In 2015, I had one fitness goal (beyond just continuing to lose weight): to ride from home to my office, eat lunch there, and ride back home. It quickly turned out that I wasn’t exactly aiming very high — it’s … Continue reading →

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Apple Country Century

Posted on 2016-08-27 by Garrett Wollman

If you live in the Greater Boston area, perhaps you’ve noticed the odd symbols — sometimes half a dozen of them — spray-painted on the shoulder at some intersections. They often look like letters, circles, or chevrons, and often have … Continue reading →

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One or two of you may have noticed that I’ve not posted very much lately. Mostly this is because I’ve been bike commuting, which means I can only bring small things into work (not carrying a cake or pie in … Continue reading →

Posted on 2016-08-23 by Garrett Wollman | Comments Off on Blogging status update

The most awesome person in the world disappeared from my life this week, in all probability for good. It may be claiming a bit much to say that she was ever really in my life; while she was certainly in … Continue reading →

Posted on 2016-08-12 by Garrett Wollman | Comments Off on With a sigh and a tear…

I stumbled across some whiners on Twitter today who hate their country so muchhate Hillary Clinton so much that they would rather have their vote not count at all, or worse, throw the election to Donald Trump, rather than vote … Continue reading →

Posted on 2016-08-01 by Garrett Wollman | Comments Off on Protest-vote idiocy