R A N T W I C K
Blog URL http://rantwick.blogspot.com
Bicycle commuting year-round, venting about random topics and writing in general all help me to behave better when at work and in public. I usually post once a week, on Monday mornings.
Latest Blog Posts
- Tubby Gets Toasted on Nov 24, 2009 in passing passed tubby
I left for work early today so I could stretch out my ride and use the bike path along the river instead of the street for a change. It was great. I rode about 13 km (8 miles) instead of my usual 6-7 km "late for work" route. It was dark and misty an...
- Hey, Nice Lid! on Nov 23, 2009 in coffee lids
I drink a fair bit of coffee. I do not attempt to buy, carry or consume coffee while I'm commuting on my bike like some do. Nonetheless, I frequently buy coffee from Tim Horton's, Starbucks, etc. when I'm in the car, and Mrs. Rantwick and I are more...
- A Place For All of Your Awkward Family Moments on Nov 20, 2009 in bemusing commercial
Feeling some family tension this Holiday Season? Estranged daughter? Desperate Dad? There's a place that can help.Is there some really big demographic that I don't know about that will be inspired to go get a Festive Special after seeing this? It cre...
- I've Got a Question on Nov 19, 2009 in parking tickets bike lanes
image source: torontoist.com I recently read a post on ibiketo.ca that spoke of some new promises to crack down on people who park in bike lanes. I've got nothing against bike lanes where they are practical, but I don't think it is as simple as paint...
- Trauma - A Dude Licked My Mo on Nov 18, 2009 in Monate
At the Dog's Breakfast show I was promoting a few days ago, the other Dog in the act started suggesting to our audience that people could touch my Mo for a 50 cent donation. That was fine with me, and some nice ladies did exactly that after they got...
- Transit Strike Spawns Wild Ninja Salmon! on Nov 17, 2009 in ninja salmon transit strike
There is currently a transit strike underway here in London Ontario. As a result, many people are having to find alternate ways to get around. You see a lot more people walking and cycling, and oh, the cycling you'll see!What happens when people who...
- Encounters with Rantwick, episode nine: I Couldn't Scare a Squirrel on Nov 16, 2009 in squirrel bike car
Squirrels are smart in their own squirrely way. The squirrel you will see here has an excellent sense of the relative dangers posed by an automobile and a bicycle.Maybe he would have been afraid of me if I had been sporting my new Mo... difficult to...
