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Mi Madre
My mother turned 97 in March. She lives in Loreto, BCS, and has been down there for a little over 30 years now. She moved down on a hunch after visiting a friend who had a seasonal place there, and fell in love with the town. She’s been the...
Wheel Meet Again
Volume 6, Issue 3, April 1999
I try not to dwell on the stupid shit I have said in the past. Lord knows there’s been plenty of that. Nor do I derive much joy from Itoldyousoism. But here, in this space where we are revisiting things writte...
Satan In A Brown Suit
Volume 6, Issue 2, March 1999
It’s a strange thing to look back on bubbles in the short time just before they burst. They are so shiny and tight and positively buzzing with energy. With mountain biking, and the larger cycling world as well...
Time Is A Steamroller
Volume 6, Issue 1, February 1999
“Two thousand zero zero, party over, oops, outta time. So tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 1999.” Yeah, sure, Prince released “1999” in 1982, and the world didn’t end in 2000, and you’re reading this in...
Song Of The Dirtbag
During a recent messenger back and forth, Steve Garro asked “Have you ever considered the plight of the dirtbag lifestyle? And I don’t mean the new one where you have a Sprinter and a condo in Telluride, but the old school $7 an hour, $100...
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A life on wheels. It wasn't really intentional; it just sort of happened. Thoughts about bicycles and the arc of life, and trying not to take either of those things too seriously.
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