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From My Midlife Crisis by Mark Bingham

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Mark Bingham replied to a comment by The Blog Mother on a photo in 30-31: trolley tour, planned city, but no jews, epiphyte moss, first african baptist church, haircut, forrest's bench, wrought iron, flannery and deen, headstones, graveface, mark 15, happy underwear

No, indeed they do not.

1 day ago
Mark Bingham replied to a comment by Steve Miller/Grampies on a photo in 82: near perfect, grand army highway, hidden drive, phone booth, break on the water, big chain, repurposed tower, cathedral to wealth, green turret house, lorain, carney time, skateworld, a bad shave

Darn! I should've thought of that! With the amount of weight I'm carrying, I probably wouldn't have noticed it.

1 day ago
The Blog Mother commented on a photo in 30-31: trolley tour, planned city, but no jews, epiphyte moss, first african baptist church, haircut, forrest's bench, wrought iron, flannery and deen, headstones, graveface, mark 15, happy underwear

The undies don’t lie.

1 day ago
Steve Miller/Grampies commented on a photo in 82: near perfect, grand army highway, hidden drive, phone booth, break on the water, big chain, repurposed tower, cathedral to wealth, green turret house, lorain, carney time, skateworld, a bad shave

Would make a great bike lock chain, but how to transport it?

1 day ago
Steve Miller/Grampies commented on a photo in 82: near perfect, grand army highway, hidden drive, phone booth, break on the water, big chain, repurposed tower, cathedral to wealth, green turret house, lorain, carney time, skateworld, a bad shave

A Tardis? Superman's closet?

1 day ago
George (Buddy) Hall commented on 81: 2-3 cylinders, barrier proud, the thin man, turn around, electric sex, steel mill, gregly pad, the bug dance, guardians of transportation, jacknife/swing/lift, sunburn, small giants, 6 bridges, jose & rocky, skyline, hore house, door zone

Discussion of the pros and cons of helmet vs. no helmet is a banned topic - so I won't do that. But, in regards to your situation today, you should know that drivers who passed you likely gave you an extra 3.25 inches (on average) lateral distance than they would have if you had been wearing a helmet. I'm confident in saying this because I have measured it - I have thousands of data points actually - and my own measurements (which were intended to be published, but it seems unlikely I'll ever get around to it) agree with published research. Just an interesting FYI, and certainly not an advocation for riding helmetless. But shame on you for not having a rearview mirror!

2 days ago
Mark Bingham replied to a comment by Carl B. on a photo in 81: 2-3 cylinders, barrier proud, the thin man, turn around, electric sex, steel mill, gregly pad, the bug dance, guardians of transportation, jacknife/swing/lift, sunburn, small giants, 6 bridges, jose & rocky, skyline, hore house, door zone

We talked on the phone about halfway through the day and I let her know. After 50 years of riding with a helmet, I felt pretty vulnerable.

Also, just FYI, that gray thing around my neck is actually a headband for sweat; I was trying to use it for sun protection.

2 days ago
Carl B. commented on a photo in 81: 2-3 cylinders, barrier proud, the thin man, turn around, electric sex, steel mill, gregly pad, the bug dance, guardians of transportation, jacknife/swing/lift, sunburn, small giants, 6 bridges, jose & rocky, skyline, hore house, door zone

I’m curious … did Heather learn of your day riding without a helmet before/when it happened, or only after the day was done?

3 days ago
Mark Bingham replied to a comment by Steve Miller/Grampies on a photo in 81: 2-3 cylinders, barrier proud, the thin man, turn around, electric sex, steel mill, gregly pad, the bug dance, guardians of transportation, jacknife/swing/lift, sunburn, small giants, 6 bridges, jose & rocky, skyline, hore house, door zone

It didn’t slow me down much:
1. You can almost go in a straight line by hugging the inside of the curves.
2. If I went any slower I’d be stopped.

3 days ago
Mark Bingham replied to a comment by Suzanne Gibson on a photo in 81: 2-3 cylinders, barrier proud, the thin man, turn around, electric sex, steel mill, gregly pad, the bug dance, guardians of transportation, jacknife/swing/lift, sunburn, small giants, 6 bridges, jose & rocky, skyline, hore house, door zone

Perfect!

3 days ago
Suzanne Gibson commented on a photo in 81: 2-3 cylinders, barrier proud, the thin man, turn around, electric sex, steel mill, gregly pad, the bug dance, guardians of transportation, jacknife/swing/lift, sunburn, small giants, 6 bridges, jose & rocky, skyline, hore house, door zone

a creepiness of lanternflies?

3 days ago
Karen Poret commented on a photo in 81: 2-3 cylinders, barrier proud, the thin man, turn around, electric sex, steel mill, gregly pad, the bug dance, guardians of transportation, jacknife/swing/lift, sunburn, small giants, 6 bridges, jose & rocky, skyline, hore house, door zone

Lacking good visual acuity at this point..

3 days ago
Karen Poret commented on a photo in 81: 2-3 cylinders, barrier proud, the thin man, turn around, electric sex, steel mill, gregly pad, the bug dance, guardians of transportation, jacknife/swing/lift, sunburn, small giants, 6 bridges, jose & rocky, skyline, hore house, door zone

Why is there a big white bow ( looks like a neck tie, actually) on the black lion out front?
And..you would think for all of this “real estate” they houses would not have to “share” a driveway !

3 days ago
Karen Poret commented on a photo in 81: 2-3 cylinders, barrier proud, the thin man, turn around, electric sex, steel mill, gregly pad, the bug dance, guardians of transportation, jacknife/swing/lift, sunburn, small giants, 6 bridges, jose & rocky, skyline, hore house, door zone

Hey! I can see the baseball stadium in the far left corner..can we *“slide” in?
* singular for “slider”, which is the team mascot. Not sure if this refers to 1) baseball pitch name or 2) hamburgers. 🙄

3 days ago
Karen Poret commented on a photo in 81: 2-3 cylinders, barrier proud, the thin man, turn around, electric sex, steel mill, gregly pad, the bug dance, guardians of transportation, jacknife/swing/lift, sunburn, small giants, 6 bridges, jose & rocky, skyline, hore house, door zone

Now THAT could be an awesome helmet design!

3 days ago