Bowl Control II

They were everywhere.

RGBW

A product of many small adventures in suburbia, where life is wonderful all the time.

Red

Green

Blue

White

Bicycles are cheap

Thus, warm weather saves money. I don't remember the last time I got gas. I think the reason is the last time I stopped at the gas station was in February, at least judging by the receipts in the car.

Another Reptilian Escape Artist

Eat. Sleep. Hibernate. Try to Escape.

Work it, work it, work it.

The killer part of digital photography is you get overwhelmed with selection and volume of photos. It takes a specially zen practice to nuke photos down to ones worth keeping.

There's a bigger question of if any particular moment is worth keeping at all. Everything will eventually be forgotten, after all.

You normally miss this part. But I thought I'd share. For fun. This once.

Case studies.

I wanted the date on the old filter:

I wanted to show the dirt:

I really wanted both:

A little light:

A stop darker:

A different plant in the same repose:

Closer:

Further:

Man W917 Filter for Volvo B230F engine:

Fram PH7328 Filter for volvo b230F engine, used:

Mann and Fram side by side:

Mann and Fram full profile:

Good morning

I love the way this house looks in the morning. The big windows soak up the early sun, and the sheers glow light through house. It feels open and happy, and you can see what the day will be like.

High Milage

 Several years ago, I thought I would need new bike tires. In particular, the front tire looked a little cracked.

I had inherited them from a bike I bought from Packrat and parted out. They replaced the (then beloved) velociraptors that I spent many happy hours grinding through the Socorro single track on. They were reduced to rubber straps filled with goat heads.

 I miss Socorro.

Those tires are an awkward mismatch that make cornering a little funny (the rear tire has lugs that make it very wide, so the front of the bike climbs into curves). For a while, I worried about various performance aspects of these tires on pavement. Sheldon Brown ha(s/d) deep discussions about this, but I think they are targeted at bicycles with thinner tires and different rider geometries. After various turning and breaking tests, I concluded that the performance envelope of a mountain bike is such that there is virtually no situation on pavement and packed dirt where the tires will be the overriding factor in emergency response, unless, of course, they have no air.

Last year I suffered a rash of flat tires, and the cracks grew more obvious. I was certain I would need to replace the tires to make the bike reliable again. But then I found the tire liner was pinching the tube, causing holes. I rolled for the rest of the summer with few issues.

I have concluded I will simply ride, and wait no more.