Byron uses drawing salve, AKA “black ointment.” Drawing salve is a skin cream with Ammonium bituminosulfonate which is made from oil shale and, apparently, nobody really knows how it works. I use whatever is around the house, which is sometimes hydrocortisone cream but is usually diaper rash cream, the kind made with cod liver oil […]
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Happy Monday, everybody! This photo is by GT Tim in Atlanta, who posts his comments to Cyclelicious on occasion. Paul at Bike Commute Tips had a busy weekend posting a lot of encouraging news items about bicycling and commuting. He notes that the city of Urbana, Illinois has a new bike plan. Paul has a […]
Errant bicyclists, those who get ticketed for riding on the wrong side of the street or cruising through a stop sign, can now go to traffic school to avoid a hefty fine — and pick up some safety pointers. The Community Traffic Safety Coalition of Santa Cruz County has launched a program similar to the […]
37 year old Leonid Stadnik is 8’5″ tall. Leonid Stadnik, who according to the Guinness World Records is the world’s tallest human, says his condition has also taught him that the world is filled with kindhearted strangers. Since his recognition by Ukrainian record keepers four years ago, and by Guinness last year, people from all […]
The kids and I colored some eggs this evening. The family and I spent a splendid day biking up from Waddell Beach along the Waddell Creek portion of the Skyline to the Sea Trail in Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Waddell Beach is known around the world for wind surfing. Bikes are allowed for about […]