Op-Ed

A thing I wrote years ago for Red Kite Prayer. On this Monday, when the words are all stuck in between my ears, refusing to find my fingertips, a good reminder that sometimes…

I promise you I'm not a glove fetishist, although if you went through the gear bins in my basement you might reasonably come to that conclusion. For a time, I was deeply…

I'm looking out the window. I think it's a good place to start. The weather app on my phone (Wunderground) has already told me that it's 48F, with an 8mph wind that makes it…

Here it is, your weekly discussion topic. Please contribute, so we can get to know you better or learn something from you. My mother buys stuff, gadgets and cheap nonsense…

You know how this goes. I outline a scenario, set up a question, and then you swoop in and opine. It's how we make a community here. Please participate. Last weekend I…

Every month or so, our resident sage opens his mind and his heart to deliver advice to you, our readers. Stevil, I spend a lot of time on the internet, either YouTube or…

TCI Friday is a participation game. Read the topic below. Then throw in your two cents. Or ten. I don't think I could be a lot happier with the bikes I have right now.…

I can still see the German Shepherd in my mind. Snarling, snapping and chasing me in full gallop. I was a newly minted teen throwing papers as a stand-in for a friend. In the…

You know how this works. It's an audience participation thing. I set a scene, ask a question, and you answer below. It's how we get to know each other. It's how we figure out…

It’s not often the government does something that regards bikes in a way that makes me take notice. That changed last week when five congressmen re-introduced the E-BIKE Act.…