Amazing what happens when downtown areas allow families to walk and bike in the street. Commerce booms.

Which is your favorite and why is the only correct answer Captain’s Wafers?

thinking about wearing my favorite shirt in the office wardrobe. What do you all think? ;) #canvas

Not thrilled about the extra work this crazy week, but at least I can’t complain about the commute #bikesky #bikecommute

working from home today, and @carmendarlene.bsky.social decided to cook up some bacon early this morning. Can't concentrate on meetings with this bacon cooking 😋

You have to admire Nitto, a Japanese bike component manufacturer. Not only are the products beautiful and well crafted, but the packaging even is 😍 #bikesky #nitto

Falling in love with a neglected bike all over again 🥰 #bikesky #bikecommuter

Today’s #SmallGoodThing: went to a succulent arrangement class with @fraction.bsky.social at the Carlsbad Flower Fields. The ranunculus were pretty much at their peak and stunning!

When you’ve had a hard day but then hit your weekly 100 commute miles on the liquor store errand 🍻 #bikesky #beer

15 broken bones including several busted vertebra. Holy hell that was a time. Thanks to @carmendarlene.bsky.social for seeing us both through those dark days.

Dinner at my 80+ year old parents’ house. At very rare times they put in their hearing aids and all of the sudden they can hear @carmendarlene.bsky.social and I talking from across the mobile home 😬

It’s a #bikesky commute Big Mac: Morning work from home, midday ride into the office, afternoon meetings, then a ride home 🍔

I’ve been riding and maintaining bikes for a very long time, and every few years even I do this and then realize later #bikesky 🥸

The best, fastest, and most capable bike you can ever ride is the bike you love to ride #bikesky

Today’s #SmallGoodThing: took the day off & spent it with @fraction.bsky.social on a relaxed ride to get avo toast and then home. Made a big batch of green chili mac and cheese (one for tonight, two pans in the freezer for later) and now sitting on the back porch listening to the birds.

Thanks for bringing me along! 😊

Dawn patrol. How I roll. And commute. #bikesky

I just flew back from a ravioli convention and Boyardee’s arms tired.

Glad I decide to turn around and head back up to Ojai. But once again, this is a tough neighborhood. 🤣 Tangelos!

Ah screw it, let’s fly back 😎

Heading back up north, maybe to Solvang for a danish. But been fighting this for the last 20 miles. It’s a slog, maybe I should just turn around and fly back to Ojai 🤔

The pure joy of cruising down a -1.5% grade, 15 mile bike path.

45 miles and on the way to Ojai, and I have to say: this is a pretty dangerous rural area 😬

And another chance to visit the World’s Coolest Mailbox. That butt haha! #bikesky

Santa Barbara’s Mountain Dr will also be a top 10 California touring favorite. Serene and empty and gorgeous #bikesky

I know it’s partially because it’s an affluent city, but Santa Barbara’s Main Street is great. They kicked out cars during Covid and never let them back. 2 miles of awesome.

Fully laden from the train station! Here we go again :) #bikesky

The #Amtrak Pacific Surfliner had been the backbone of my years of California bike adventures. You can roll them right on and at no extra charge. Each train holds 7 bikes 😍

Carmen is the damn best. And my touring flask is ready to roll! :)

One of my favorite traditions with my absolute favorite person 😊

This is the time of year where I sometimes see pods of dolphins 🐬 along my bike and bus commute 😊

Your local bike commute nerd hero barely beats the sunset home #bikesky

Also, serious bike bell go BRRRNNGGG

Make no mistake: I am an elite gravel cyclist. This isn’t about fun, it’s about winning podiums. #bikesky

“15 pieces is the minimum. It’s up to you if you want to be safe”

I’ve only been running tubeless for a few years now. First time setting them up was anxiety inducing. Now it’s a fun and straightforward job #bikesky

Btw I swear I’m not getting paid for gushing. I’m just a huge fanboy for the bag 😬

Inaugural commute with my new Routewerks big handlebar bag! This thing is awesome. Bigger than my trusty regular one, and allows for a ton of storage and mounting

that thing where you've been in non-stop meetings all day, and at your last Zoom meeting the other person just doesnt show

After nursing a pinched nerve, now easing back into one of my favorite things: bike commuting :) #bikesky

Feet are barking but spa day tmrw!

Day two of walk to Ojai! Lovely 70 degree weather

There’s nothing creepy about the painting on this Ventura utility box, right? Right?!

Walking this time! Bikes, who needs them. 🥸

Hiking to Ojai with the great @carmendarlene.bsky.social!

After almost ten years of bike commuting the same 15 miles in and out, a pinched neck nerve now has me sidelined. Walking my commute for the first time ever. Hard to complain too much tho.

The thing about taking busses in La Jolla, CA is that everyone in their Range Rovers looks at you sitting at the bus stop with expressions of either pity or amazement

In creepy office news, my random six-digit website authorization code today was the first six digits of my personal phone number. Exactly, and in order. Math people, what are the odds?!

My headstone is going to read: “That mofo could write some goddamn killer work emails” And I’m okay with that.

That wave of panic and confusion when I accidentally uncheck "Use Stacks" on my Mac desktop 😱