cpm

Twas a long winter
here at cold comfort,

and absent *any* sanity checking

I had a bad fever dream
a cabin-fever dream

now,
in stage 4:

#cargobike
#solarpunk

funny

am a few yrs into that 'time of life'

where-in my dear departed pappy was causing concerns

&

well past the time when his pa was deeply into crazy-land

...

I read about brain-health stuff

am staring down both barrels at a future I *Do Not* want

not for me
Not for anyone

Me?

despite what 'they say'

hitting my dry-herb vape
&
leaning back
watching the trees.

Can almost 'feel' the bing!, the snap! of quantum wave collapse in photosynthesis

Puritains are the thieves of virtue

tail end of the cold war

I seperated from military service

because

of course I did.

late 80s, early 90s?

if anyone asked me
about my life goals?

"I want to be a minor character in a William Gibson book."

&

*No One* ever got it.

sigh

in the 'now, long ago (fsvo) days' ,
had a lot of fun chatting on twtr with GreatDismal

I do miss pre-X

#bikenitequestions

my e-cargobike failed hard this week

I sorted it
was moisture-intrusion (it's always that)

cost me a day

I am working on having 2 e-cargobikes, because this happens

&
no
bike shop can't help

not in time

i posted unpopular take: bike shops are boutiques,
not truck stops

not to bust on shops,

but in the US?

utility cycling barely registers

We're (the US) a long way from parity:

for folks who use bikes like others use cars

What's your experience?

Ok

have composed & deleted a few things today without bothering ya'll,

that said:
'I drink,
therefore I am'

Yeah
I mow lawns for a living.

so

I take breaks in the shade &have a cheap beer

Been doing this since 2019, when I became unemployed, & was already unemployable (reasons)

had this client since 2020:
laissez faire 'tude viz 'lawns'

just finished string trimming around the women-children's (2x) backyard play set,
as have done for:
"OMG! 6 fk'n Yrs'

& *Still* use it!

do a good job!

you may have played with sock puppets once upon a time

or, at least

have been amused by folks who entertain with sock puppets, at least, as a kiddo

that does *not* even remotely imply that socks are sentient

AI?
Same

just stop it

thank you

#CargoBike
#ebikes

CargoBike as Car Replacement.

Yeah
works fine here in the US
*IF*
one has access to a car!

If one relies on day2day transportation, esp for biz?

Gotta have yer wheelz!

y/day
rain day
no work
but a queue building,

hauled e-cargobike out
slapped battery in
hit 'start' button
&
*Nothing*

OhFk!
have clients!
Shit!

sorted it
but lost a day

moisture-intrusion

Not everyone can sort
&
repair infra *does not exist*
no one can help
on your own

bike shops are boutiques

sheesh;

Is it pheromones?

Seriously.

Homeless cat & his old dog companion

zero'd in on me

spun wrenches on his '03 ford F150 for an hr

water pump & hoses

then trying to sort the clutch lockout so he could start it.

(it's dangling under the dash)

his 'trigger-finger' is way worse than mine

How do these folks know me?

I don't *like* this

It freaks me out

Sure
glad to help?
certainly

Me?
gave up on cars long ago

Cars
Ruin
Everything

Why can't we have nice things?

Fucking Cars!