Last updated on July 1, 2026
I was able to knock icicles off of trees while riding up to the bank. Danielle and I are going to meet up with my parents, grandparents, and a bunch of other family members at a church fish fry tonight, so I needed some cash to pay for fish and chips.
I found that:
– Riding to the bank takes the same amount of time, even when I have to wait at 23 and Schoenherr for the lights. (Likely because making the left turn to the bank takes two or three light changes in a car, and one on a bike.)
– It’s funny to ride past long rows of backed up cars.
– The ATM isn’t very viewable from a standing position, likely because of a polarizer to make the display more viewable in sunlight.
– Being on a bike puts your head at head level of as a typical mid-size SUV driver. This is good for making eye contact.
I’m contemplating getting a skull cap and something to keep my ears warm while riding, but that costs money and I don’t think (hope?) that the sub-40F cold will last much longer.
Also this episode of This American Life, Episode 352: The Ghost of Bobby Dunbar is particularly good. I listened to it while showering (yes, a long shower) and then burned a copy to disc for my grandparents to listen to.
That was a particularly good TAL. We were listening to it on the way home from our roadtrip. It was actually a great NPR day. We got to listen to our friends’ band in a competition on A Prairie Home Companion and then TAL took us right to the door of our destination. TAL is probably my favorite program on NPR.