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My trusty new cell phone, with a functioning camera (I'm not ready for a real one yet), and I rode around a bunch this weekend. As you ...

I was just looking at twitter and saw an interesting tweet from "bikeride", who is out of Colinsville. It looks like there's g...

As Will now pedals around on whatever it is that he's pedaling around on, here's another view of what's to come in bicycles. It...

Its official! I am a licensed and working pedicab driver...errr rider…make that pedaler! It’s pretty much a really super duper awesome job. ...

Come check out an alley cat in New Haven this Saturday. You'd think with the coffee theme that it'd be at like 6am, but thankfully i...

You know what I would have liked to do on Sunday when the weather was grand ? Go for a bike ride. You know what I had to do instead? Drive a...

Rainbow Road and International Drive in Windsor look much better than this now. I think International Drive also has the biggest building in...

You know what show was totally stupid? Car Voltron. Because seriously, it's like they just drew a big-ass robot and broke it into boxy c...

Cool picture of a double rainbow, huh? I said at some point that I was going to do a sequeel to the eel. However, we've been getting a l...

At one point, I road through this! I guess there weren't frogs falling from sky or wads of mucus, but today was undoubtedly the grossest...

As regular BBB readers know, I recently became a fixed gear rider, and I'm lovin' it. But I'm not a messenger and I don't h...

That's my dad on the right. I don't know who the other people in the picture are. My dad is, and has long been, a big fat guy. As a ...

This is not recent snow. I'm a huge fan of Jill Homer's Up in Alaska blog. I think she's a terrific writer and an inspiring and...

I am now living in the Conch Republic, better known as Key West. Yes, technically it is in Florida, but the vibe and architecture is certain...

Here is my last post involving snow and ice for many months, my apologies on its tardiness, I’m on island time now! Here I am on Krash’s ba...

The Courant says Congress should spend more on alternatives to automobile transportation, like sea turtles (above). This morning I rose at a...

Above: The proposed Hard-Hittin' New Britain Busway. Damn it, Capitol [sic] Region Coalition Of Governments! I want to hate you because ...

Ok so maybe its not really a heat wave but compared to the last few weeks its feels almost tropical outside. Not much else of consequence i...

First, I have to apologize not getting any pics of my fixie up on the blog. It is running great. I love the performance in snow, I love th...

Yesterday, a couple of Connecticut lawmakers said there should be commuter rail service between Hartford and Waterbury . Could I agree with ...

I don't mind ice and snow, really. I am tough and hearty and young, and laugh at danger and adversity, so things that cause me discomfor...

As we approach the historic inauguration of our nation's 44th white president, the populace is feeling a great absence, a great need for...

It's cold and not fun to ride a bike today. So, try this instead: http://www.cbc.ca/kids/games/bmxpark/ . My high score is 86467 94653 ...

I wonder if he rides the "Portland" so he can always be representing his district. After Sunday's ire-inducing Face the Nation...

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) was on Face the Nation Sunday morning and had some thoughts about the need to quickly pass a ...

LL Cool J said it best....I can't live without my radio! Well, better late than never! Friday night...a few weeks back...was awesome! We...