Bicycle Agonistes- August 30, 2006 Last week, you read about why Jacob got a new bike. This week may be about why I got a different new bike. In returning from school Monday, I noticed that one of the pedals felt funny. After a short distance, it felt really funny, and I stopped to look at it. It was loose. Actually, it wasn't the pedal that was loose, but rather the little arm that the pedal is connected to. That arm (I believe bike people call it a crank) was itself coming loose from the drivetrain. I tried to tighten...http://domesticus.blogspot.com/2006/08/bicycle-agonistes.html Getting Schooled- August 22, 2006 School has started again 'round here, with all the changes that go with it. I have to get up earlier, but on the other hand, there's no worrying about keeping Jacob entertained all day. We're riding bikes to school, which necessitated getting a cheap adult bike and a less cheap new kid's bike. We needed an adult bike because, well, we didn't have one, and a kid's bike because his old one had a flat tire.Well, okay, not just because of a flat. I can fix flats fer cryin' out loud (I am Tool...http://domesticus.blogspot.com/2006/08/getting-schooled.html In a Gadda Da Vida...- August 16, 2006 I 'm sorry, it been a long time since my last post, even considering the summer factor. I've been lazy about it, as well, I confess. I'll try and do better. As a partial recompense, this is a looong entry.Now for my perspective of Trish's post on gardening.I first conceived this post while recovering from injuries I received gardening. Frankly, I had not considered it possible to become injured while gardening without a power tool being involved somehow, but I managed it. This was, I...http://domesticus.blogspot.com/2006/08/in-gadda-da-vida.html |