Monday, August 18, 2008

Not that kind of hoe, not that kind of weed, but yes that kind of poop



The peppers are blossoming, the spinich is looking healthy, the corn is growing like wild, the watermellon sprouts are growing well, the brocolli looks good, the egg plant and tomatoes look weak but are doing well nonetheless.. I cant wait for veges.. mmmm.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

The Bar Bike


And no not because its made with them.. because it will be seen parked in front of them.. or inside of them as St. Pete has become very bike friendly lately. My cousin Ash poses with her refurbished schwinn shortly before heading down to Steve's Tavern, and then Durty Nelly's, and The Emerald, and then Cider House, etc.. etc..

Friday, August 8, 2008

Updates.. note to readers

New things for me.. I start school in three weeks and I am attempting to make this my final run. I am finishing my AA at SPC and will be enrolling at USF in the College of Education by the end of the year. I am majoring in Social Science Education. I have many reasons for wanting to be a teacher but one of the most important ones to me is being able to take the summers off to ride with my son around the country and eventually around the world.
On another note I have finally lessened my radius around town, short enough in fact that I can get to everywhere I need to be in less than an hour by bike. I took a new part time Job with Bicycle Outfitters in Seminole. It is a touring friendly shop and it is right on the Pinellas Trail. I have been shopping with these guys since I started riding 6 years ago when Caleb was born. My commute to work is 7.5 miles, and only 2 miles from the Seminole Campus of St. Pete College where I am taking all of my classes this semester.
As far as riding goes I have made a commitment to ride to work everyday. I rode three days this week so far and the the Mighty Max has been parked firmly in the drive way. My ride to work in Seminole is shorter by bike than my drive to Tampa was by car, I really feel like im finally doing my part. The amount of money I am saving and the amount of pollution I am saving by not driving the truck is amazing. The one thing I still have a problem with is driving Caleb to his Mother's. We rode there the other day to drop him off but it is a bit dangerous to let him ride on some of the streets we have to take along our route. Im looking for a used trail-a-bike to solve this problem.
To the readers of my blog.. I am meeting more and more people through my blog and I am developing a network of friend from all over the state and even out side of the state. If you read my Blog regularly and dont know me personally please send me a message and introduce yourself. I would like to know who you are! Thanks.. this was me.

Tampa Bike Co-Op


This past monday I finally made it back out to the Tampa Bike Co-Op's Bike Night after a two month hiatus. There was free beer, a ton of nachos, a lot of scene-lings and a even few bikes. There was a couple classes given on bicycle related things, and a few bikes were worked on. I was helping grizzly adams adjust his deraillers as Lily took some shots on my A590IS.
There was a meeting to determine the future of the Co-op and it looks like there are some big ideas and some good things coming besides just the monthly bike nights. Stay tuned for more on that.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Brian Rides Bikes Too!



I wish I could say i found him first but Brian emailed me this week and told me about his blog.. as it turns out he rides bikes too(this is his bike).. so there are two of us! His stories are quite inspiring and the pictures are great as well.. here is the link to his page.

http://briancommutesbybike.blogspot.com/

enjoy. Brian is from Birmingham, Alabama.. it is neat to get a perspective of what its like to commute in another city. I think I may search for other cycle commuter blogs.. look for more.. and sticking with the theme lets see how many Brians we can find! Brian.. help me out a bit?! :)

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Project Cafe Racer/Pub Crawler


My cousin Ashley recently moved to the down town St. Pete area and needs a way to bar hop. I found this 3-speed Schwinn Varisty at the Flying Fish and decided... "beer cruiser!" Me and my bro stripped it down and I got some single speed coaster brake wheels for it. The bro painted it taxi cab yeller.. with pin striping. It needs a chain, some grips a seat collar, and a good lock.