Thrilled to be quoted in this @billy-penn.bsky.social story on @sarahmackattack.bsky.social's amazing native plant project, which includes the @wednightrides.org collab ride we have planned for March 4th to scatter seed bombs!

I love both of these details. I'd noticed these two quirks in street design before but never knew their history

that's why everywhere you go, you see horses free and wild

The Keith Haring mural is one of my favorite pieces of Philly public art. Created by him and a bunch of high school kids in 1987, and still there! It's called "We the Youth", it's a treasure

Feast your eyes upon the native plant seed bombs. Imagine yourself tossing these on to cold, damp earth where they will sleep, and then grow

Stay tuned for more details on the seed bomb ride collab with @sarahmackattack.bsky.social planned for Wed Mar 4, and keep your fingers crossed for better weather!

Thrilled to be quoted in this @billy-penn.bsky.social story on @sarahmackattack.bsky.social's amazing native plant project, which includes the @wednightrides.org collab ride we have planned for March 4th to scatter seed bombs!

This video was SO GOOD. I truly love an unexpectedly large group ride, and these folks had such cool bikes, built up a million different ways. This Maldea with hand-painted map made me GASP, so gorgeous @pathlesspedaled.bsky.social

"Afgewerkt is ook mooi" is Dutch for "finished is beautiful too" youtu.be/Su73z4nJWOY?...

NO

I love my pink bike; no surprise that I enjoyed this build video. RUNE bikes are beautiful, and relatively affordable -- this frameset is 800 GBP youtu.be/rOGc1ZeJpL8?...

"Although this may feel effective because it’s hard" cracked me up, but pinpoints a real truth about exercise. Sometimes easy is better, and hard is just hard www.usms.org/fitness-and-... (I've been swimming laps for 4 months. I'm still very much a beginner. But I'm making progress, slowly.)

YES

"backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government" sure hits different these days

The Keith Haring mural is one of my favorite pieces of Philly public art. Created by him and a bunch of high school kids in 1987, and still there! It's called "We the Youth", it's a treasure

"Letting some thoughts stay half-formed. Asking the clumsy question even if it earns a stern correction. Being occasionally awkward, occasionally illogical and occasionally unremarkable. ...It’s fine if I suck sometimes." --Sara Hussain www.vogue.in/content/in-2...

This video was SO GOOD. I truly love an unexpectedly large group ride, and these folks had such cool bikes, built up a million different ways. This Maldea with hand-painted map made me GASP, so gorgeous @pathlesspedaled.bsky.social

We're riding tonight! Come write LOVE across South Philly with us. Details at this link: share.sender.net/campaigns/eN...

Love to see Philly Bike Train featured in the @billy-penn.bsky.social newsletter. This month they're doing a mutual aid ride to community fridges. Do attend! Friday night, 8p, Art Museum steps. www.instagram.com/p/DU1WJ6AidGU/

The city is so dirty right now. A thin to not-so-thin layer of grime and salt on every surface. We need a good hard rain.

"One must be reasonable in one's demands on life. For myself, all that I ask is: (1) accurate information; (2) coherent knowledge; (3) deep understanding; (4) infinite loving wisdom; (5) no more kidney stones, please." -- Edward Abbey

"Letting some thoughts stay half-formed. Asking the clumsy question even if it earns a stern correction. Being occasionally awkward, occasionally illogical and occasionally unremarkable. ...It’s fine if I suck sometimes." --Sara Hussain www.vogue.in/content/in-2...

"One must be reasonable in one's demands on life. For myself, all that I ask is: (1) accurate information; (2) coherent knowledge; (3) deep understanding; (4) infinite loving wisdom; (5) no more kidney stones, please." -- Edward Abbey

Yeah, I support Newsom. I appreciate the harp, and I think she and Andy Samberg are just such a power couple

Jill Carroll, maybe? Honorable mention: Mayer Hawthorne (I have a specific memory of talking about ska with Andrew in chemistry class)

An all-time favorite, an all-time great I still think about this book It was my intro to Susanna Clarke (I'm currently re-reading Strange & Norrell, which is full of tantalizing allusions to Piranesi)

Lately every time I read "Listen, I'm not a Luddite" in a newsletter or article, I think "no, no, please just embrace it"

post a tree you photographed

Post a tree you photographed

Post a tree you photographed

Big thaw: Day 2. First above-freezing commute in ages

Mark your calendars: Wednesday Night Rides will be at Join Philly's Activities Fair on Sat Apr 12, 2026, 11a-3p at the Philadelphia Ethical Society on Rittenhouse Square. Stop by and see us! RSVP at: www.joinphilly.com/events/2026-...

Respect to @billy-penn.bsky.social, but I'll take the over. The big thaw starts today! I think the city's gonna feel very different by Thu morning, let alone Sat or next Tue billypenn.com/2026/02/09/p...

Increasingly, I want to keep ideas & info I care about offline, away from the LLMs. E.g. recently I've worked out the no-joke best cookie recipe of my life, and I'm taking that recipe (on paper) with me to my grave I can't be the only one who feels this way We need to embrace offline-only culture

An all-time favorite, an all-time great I still think about this book It was my intro to Susanna Clarke (I'm currently re-reading Strange & Norrell, which is full of tantalizing allusions to Piranesi)

Increasingly, I want to keep ideas & info I care about offline, away from the LLMs. E.g. recently I've worked out the no-joke best cookie recipe of my life, and I'm taking that recipe (on paper) with me to my grave I can't be the only one who feels this way We need to embrace offline-only culture

I've really enjoyed following @mikeroneniner.bsky.social for the kinds of bike culture I'm into, in particular videos - he's helped me discover a few new-to-me YouTube creators

Pretzel raccoon (by Evan Lovett) is still my favorite mural in the neighborhood.

This male Painted Bunting has returned for the 3rd winter in a row to the oldest botanical garden in North America: Bartram’s Garden in Philadelphia PA. #addBirder #birds 🪶

I just listened to Juvenilia by The Verlaines front to back, no skips, and god it's good. Drift away on jangly heartache

lol, lmao even

I just listened to Juvenilia by The Verlaines front to back, no skips, and god it's good. Drift away on jangly heartache

There are a zillion great songs with 6+ words in their title. Are parentheses allowed? My answer is yes, so I choose: I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever), Stevie Wonder

Does anyone listen to bands like The Verlaines anymore? In grad school, I DJed at the college radio station for a while, and got exposed to all of this fairly obscure indie rock from the 80s. If you've never listened to them before, start with Juvenilia, an album collecting their early singles

New comic up at @theradavist.bsky.social! theradavist.com/jf-frankel-c... #comics #bikes #bikesky #bicycling

There are a zillion great songs with 6+ words in their title. Are parentheses allowed? My answer is yes, so I choose: I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever), Stevie Wonder

Everyone against good city policy and funding is donating to Street, from skill games to Zuritsky to Bochetto. The machine is well and alive

Perfect example of Betteridge's Law: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."

Perfect example of Betteridge's Law: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."

Miss me with Kate McCallister, Delia Deetz was everything RIP to an icon, Catherine O'Hara