Notices by kimu (kimu@wandering.shop)

The Halloween bike gathering + ride was great! My Tron light bike + costume won best overall costume :) There were about 60 bikes on the group ride and we went through downtown Nashville. I fight for the users. #BikeTooter #Tron

Someone made a basket of foam bricks, inspired by similar efforts elsewhere, and put it up at the crosswalk where my neighbor was killed in June. ❤️ #VisionZero #PedestrianSafety

I’m a big fan of our newish back door because it resolved a bunch of problems with the old door. But I think the real winner here is Jiji. I’m pretty sure he exercised some kind of subliminal control when we picked the door, as it is exactly to his specifications. #BlackCat #Catstodon

I generally don’t post about work topics here, but this is too important. If you’re not familiar with the US National Institutes of Health, they are the engine that has driven scientific and health innovation in the US (& worldwide) for decades. They also fund many programs that train the next generation of scientists (including me, a kid from rural WI whose parents didn’t graduate HS). But the NIH is effectively being dismantled right now & it is a tragedy for everyone: https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/nih-the-quiet-engine-of-science-is

@APBBlue it was a tricky one.

On one hand, I like the idea some local bike folks have to create tags to put on windshields that say “YOU ARE PARKED IN A BIKE LANE.”

OTOH, if you park right next to a sign that says “NO PARKING ANY TIME” and directly past paint that shows a cyclist, will a flyer really do anything?

Paint isn’t protection etc etc but we’re stuck with this right here at the moment. I’d just like drivers to be less jerks.

#BikeTooter

Continuing our trend of being “that house” on the block. (Flag is from Flags for Good, and I’ve been really happy with everything we’ve ordered from them.) #pride

Very Nashville moment after silent book club this morning. Came out of the library to get our bikes and discovered a concert going on in the park across the way. Then got handed yellow roses in honor of International Women’s Day. #BikeTooter

#3GoodThings

1. Went to a bike community meet up to talk about activism, which was great.
2. Greenway bike ride at the end of my workday was grey but I didn’t get rained on.
3. My new AirPods arrived and I’m happy with my decision to add a little bling to them.

@Jorah very cool! I’ve heard of this type of weaving but this second photo really helps understand a bit more of how it works.

Every single gingko tree in town dropped its leaves with our recent cold snap. Piles of gold everywhere! #gingko #autumn

Busy Saturday morning! Bakery, farmers market, met up with other cyclists, biked together to vote early. #BikeTooter

@inthehands welcome to the ebike world! You may also want to check out the tags #BikeTooter & #BikeNite. I ride a Tern NBD & my spouse rides a Tern Quick Haul, and they’ve helped us move from being a 1-car family to a mostly-not-driving family. The Tern upright posture takes a while used to, but once you used to it, it’s so comfortable!

Went full-on nerdcore today and biked to campus in my academic regalia. Great bike parking. #BikeTooter #academia

Popped out for a quick ride in between rain and incoming thunderstorms to pick up some lunch downtown. I’ve probably said this before, but in the 18 months I’ve been biking, I’ve been to downtown Nashville more times than in the 18 years before that combined. It’s a little too far for a casual walk and a nightmare in a car. Perfect use case for a bike. Few biz with bike parking though. Thanks @timcoffman for some action pix! Day 11 of #30DaysOfBiking #BikeTooter

@forteller I feel the same way about people making red hats that have alternate versions of that slogan. It’s not clever or funny, it’s creepy to me.

We played a bunch of card & board games in January, between vacation + weather. Finished Artisans of Splendent Vale. Made an effort to play more Everdell and worked our way thru unplayed expansions on our shelves. The only new game this month was Pies, a casual trick taking game, which we enjoyed. #BoardGames #BGStats

@artemesia @forteller my bike came with a pre-installed cafe lock. I only rely on it solo for brief errands when I’m nearby - it’s enough to deter a casual theft but not much more.

Started our annual read of The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper. We always read the first chapter out loud - it’s so intense and sets the stage for the following days. There’s a good BBC adaptation from last year as well: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvp7 #TheDarkIsReading #Bookstodon

This article on e-bikes really resonated with me, including the experience of going from “biking isn’t for me” to my bike becoming part of my daily life. #BikeTooter

Gift article link - https://wapo.st/3RXYuAb