What if…. The Sweet’s “The Ballroom Blitz”, Elton John’s “Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting”, and Carl Douglas’ “Kung Fu Fighting” were all about the same night and incident?

Stockton Dr is cleared of all snow and ice right down to the asphalt for cars, but hundreds of daily CTA bus riders at this stop have to navigate icy lumps #PlowTheSidewalks

Time to move bike lane clearance away from CDOT's In-House Construction Team (?) and move it over to Streets & San that has a large pool of drivers and a 24/7 weather action plan. @daniellaspata.bsky.social

I took the train this morning. Bike lanes were so bad yesterday that I just didn't want to deal with it again today.

If only the pros outweighed the cons.

WBEZ just reported that 227 cars were towed overnight for parking in violation of the overnight parking bans. Now do bus and bike lanes.

People want to walk and bike in the winter. It’s this sort of thing that makes it hard. Imagine trying to push a stroller or using a wheelchair. Yet the road was so clear I saw drivers speeding (feedback boards flashing). Priorities!

Make your own fun

I'm thankful for people who post pictures of the train (and ride it) on snowy days

We need to start having serious discussions resulting in actionable steps on how we begin to dismantle some of this oversized, unsustainable addiction to highways. We can't afford it, neither in lives lost or revolving costs.

Made a dark meat meatloaf and Kenji Alt-Lopez's turchetta roll with the breast. Both were delicious.

Table's set

Woke up early, did all my mise en place, and now I'm on break until noonish. Time to get baked for the holiday.

Imagine not stopping every two blocks on every bus

One of these that easily attaches and detaches as a bike trailer

Some motherfucker stole my pogies again. Any suggestions for high security pogies that attach with more than Velcro?

So we're now at teenage girl having a fit because the rest of us are chewing while we eat dinner. Perhaps she wants me to just unhinge my jaw and swallow a burrito whole.

My family is all running a 5k this morning. I'm drinking boozy hot chocolate and waiting to surprise them with donuts after their run.

The nice thing about black nail polish is that you can do some touch ups at the office with a Sharpie.

seen at Pine & 12th

Every time more emails get released, I am shocked how illiterate rich people are.

ultimate = last in a series penultimate = second-to-last in a series antepenultimate = third-to-last in a series preantepenultimate = fourth-to-last in a series propreantepenultimate = fifth-to-last in a series

My pre-ride mental prep.

Somehow, a major street with four lanes of traffic going through the middle is a "shopping center". Let's pedestrianize Michigan Ave and cover it, then maybe it would be worth going to for shopping.

Saw two other bikes and one scooter this morning. Was kind of snowy.

“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.” aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.

If Vincent keeps trying, he is sure to catch a snowflake

The Clash’s Paul Simonon, running into some young street musicians, will make your day. 💕 🎸 @theclash.com @faroutmagazine.co.uk

Absolutely this. My wife sniff tests and I gag when I see it. No way. It's dirty, just wash it.

Table top and table bottom role playing games

I didn't get the chance to post about it earlier but the Logan Square redesign already nearly got me killed and I've only ridden through it once since it got opened to two way traffic. Great job CDoT! #bikechi

People who think it should be on before Dec. 24 are freaks, in my opinion.

Lovecraftian

A driver honked at me repeatedly as I biked down a narrow one lane street. I figured it was because I as going too fast (19mph) so I slowed down to 10mph.

Instead of focusing solely on Medicare covering obesity drugs, maybe the administration should look at getting people out of motor vehicles more often.

"As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth." - Mikhail Bakunin

A city that let's drivers park in bike lanes—during rush hour, of all times—is a city that doesn't take safety seriously.

The Great Debate, circa 1434.

Nuremburg trials is the moderate position

High School Admission Test scores are out in Chicago. My kid did really good but maybe still not good enough for where he was hoping to go.

New York to Chicago by train: 1905: Pennsylvania Railroad, 18 hours 2025: Amtrak, 19.5 hours

The most successful cities will be the ones that give people safe, affordable, efficient, enjoyable freedom of choice in transportation.

These photos are 100 years apart. Bikes are so awesome.

🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.

i’m at damen/belle plaine in chicago’s north center neighborhood for an emergency anti-ice rally. around 7 a.m. this morning, masked federal agents chased a preschool teacher *into* nearby rayito del sol and abducted her—in front of traumatized children, parents, and coworkers.

Today for my birthday, I bought tickets to see the the Hives with the Chats at the Salt Shed in March. I saw the Hives at Riot Fest '24 and am excited to see them again, but this is a show where I'll really be there for the opener.

Finished my last Win 11 upgrade at work. Did like two dozen machines. Every one except the last went smoothly. The very last one crashed, couldn't recover or rollback. Had to delete the partition and rebuild from scratch. And of course it was my director's laptop.