Musings about life on two wheels

Taking care of a family estate is a job bigger than you have time for, no matter how much you have. Huge gratitude to great friends & kind strangers in Vienna. M’s Grandfather passed away in early January – over 100 years old. He had 2 flats in a building downtown that his family built.…

Our new president has made a lot of strange executive orders. This technique is called Gish Gallop ‘presenting an excessive number of arguments, with no regard for their accuracy or strength, with a rapidity that makes it impossible for the opponent to address them in the time available.’ It’s a way of distracting or confusing…

So lovely to visit a place with wonderful friends. It all started with H. meeting us at the airport. We have personal business with him, but he didn’t have to do that. He invited us to Sunday Dinner, and has been incredibly helpful to us in many others ways. Seeing W. & C. was always…

Tl;Dr: I value agency & exploration We are in Vienna, the city of M’s heritage. I am up a bit earlier in the morning than she is, so I’ve taken to exploring Vienna’s 3rd Wave coffee scene (here is a map of 15 well regarded shops). My favorite times have been morning strolls – I…

Here’s a map of recommended specialty coffee shops: https://maps.app.goo.gl/k4KzmQNrfj5zTgDK8?g_st=ac I’ll update this post as we get to try some. People on Caffeine is a favorite from the past.

I went to the recent JamieXX concert – not totally my cup of tea, but it was fun and interesting and important to step out of your little bubble every now and then. Interesting: But what was really interesting was the concert visuals. I’ve seen a lot of shows with stunning visuals (Brian Eno’s video…

EveryDay Rides is awesome. A simple, neutral site that aggregates social bike rides. I wish it was more broadly used.

Sadly, the Vienna Sewer Tour seems closed this time of year. We will visit soon, and I have wanted to take the tour for some time. Sadly, it is closed.

A nice thing happened to me today: Somebody on the phone with my spouse heard me whistling and complimented me – Ms. M passed it along. Made my whole day! I think it’s safe to say I come from a musical family, but I am not especially talented. I’ve played instruments and learned that others…

oscitation – to Yawn I’m always interested in Latin vs Anglo-Saxon words. This morning I was a bit sleepy, and started to wonder: what is the Latin word for the Anglo Saxon word Yawn is. And, I’ve never ever heard it before. Anglo-Saxon words are usually short, sometimes onomatopoeia-ish. Latin words are mutli-sylabic and fancy…