Archive for November, 2010

BICAS Art Auction this weekend!

Posted by Erik on November 29th, 2010 filed in Joie de vivre, upcoming bicycle related events

Do I even need to say anything about this? The BICAS Art Auction is my No. 1 Favorite event of the year, and pieces like the one above by Troy Neiman are a big part of the reason. Yes that is a 100 lb chicken made almost entirely out of front derailleurs. [...]

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Biking = more social

Posted by Erik on November 9th, 2010 filed in Joie de vivre, imminent death of car-based culture

The above KVOA TV story is pretty patronizing and idiotic (what will those zany kids with their bicycles and their iPads think of next???), but thankfully they chose Emily Yetman of Tucson’s Living Streets Alliance as their main subject, and I really liked what she had to say about how when you bike, you always [...]

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Too rich for a felony charge

Posted by Erik on November 8th, 2010 filed in getting off easy again

I guess it’s time for me to report on this — but I’m pretty late to the party.
Colorado District Attorney Mark Hurlbert has dropped felony charges against Martin Joel Erzinger, a Morgan Stanley Smith Barney wealth manager who controls $1 billion in investments, because financial rules would require Erzinger to notify his clients that he [...]

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GABA Bike Swap next Saturday!

Posted by Erik on November 7th, 2010 filed in Joie de vivre, Yay!, opportunity knocks, upcoming bicycle related events

Riding my bike near the University yesterday I saw a guy ride by with a hand-printed sign attached to his bike that said “40$.” For a brief, horrible moment I thought I had missed the Bike Swap. I nearly fell off my bike in a panic attack.
I raced to Fourth Avenue and discovered [...]

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