Thursday, May 31, 2018
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Cory's Outside
In 2003, I got my first grown-up bike: a Trek mountain bike that I used mostly for getting between the UNL campus and my apartment on the south end of Lincoln. I kept using it for commuting when I moved to Chicago after school, but its adventures also branched out to include rides on wide biking paths and single-track trails.
In 2014, while I was living in New Mexico, I figured it was time to double the number of bikes I owned by getting a dedicated commuter bike. After that, the mountain bike was used mainly for what its name implied: riding around on mountain trails, looking for weird things out in the forest. Meanwhile, I used the commuter bike every day during the summer to get between my house and the lab.
Today I'm living in Seattle, and the mountain bike spends most of its time in the garage while the commuter bike gets me to and from work every day, rain or shine. I'm also making more frequent trips to other cities than I was back in 2003, so I have yet another bike use case to fill: one that I can take anywhere with me. This spring I splurged on a Brompton, which strikes the best balance for me between all of the variables inherent to a folding bike - it rides really well, and it folds down to a size that can fit in a (large) suitcase. My plan is to take it with me whenever I go on a week-long trip for a conference or to do work so that I can take it out and explore the city in the evenings. Here's a nice shot of it on a terrace overlooking Lake Union when I took it outside for a spin over the weekend.
Monday, May 28, 2018
Robert's "Outside"
Most of the summers of my youth were spent poolside. Despite the sunburns and the constant smell of chlorine in my hair, they were happy times. I look forward to sharing those moments with my own children, and Audrey seems like she will too. We bought this the just the other day, and figured Memorial Day was the perfect time to try it out (with temps in the mid 90's!).
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
May's Topic: "Outside"
Spring has sprung! Some of us were apparently so busy we forgot to post a photo for April...
Go outside and take a photo. Or stay inside, and take a photo of "outside". Or take a photo inside of the outside of something... or something.
Go outside and take a photo. Or stay inside, and take a photo of "outside". Or take a photo inside of the outside of something... or something.
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
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