I Believe in Peace, B_ _ _ _ 11/24/09

I admit that I was all fired up to write this post when I got home, but after a hot shower, a cold beer and a phone call with my mom, I'm feeling pretty chill. Nevertheless, the show must go on. My ride home today was scary. It was pouring rain, dark out and with all the city lights reflecting off the pavement, I was nervous about drivers seeing me and my lights. Then one particular driver had to go and be an a-hole. I was in the bike lane passing a line of stopped traffic when a car started moving into th...

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Tori Amos Cycle Chic 05/23/09

This post combines two of my favorite things in the whole wide world: Tori Amos and bikes. Until now, there's never been a public picture of Tori on a bicycle - trust me, I've looked.  Imagine my delight when these images showed up on the video of one of her new songs, "Fast Horse." you've got yourself a fast horse, darling / but all you do is complain it's not a Maserati / you've got a soul that you left back in Memphis / but your momma ain't New York, she is pure Tennessee. Any guesses ...

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