I had to work this weekend, and couldn’t get in a ride. To keep your appetite for exciting TDH news at bay, here’s a 2009 contender for pothole of the year.
Pothole cum crime scene cum tire recycling center.
Back soon with more exciting photos of my fair city.
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First off, let me assure you I know the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans’ Day. Memorial Day seems to have evolved into taking on the larger role of remembering veterans, those who died in battle, and currently serving members of our armed forces. That’s how I choose to think of it.
I stopped at the [...]
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It started out a little damp on the TDH this morning, but ended up breezy and unseasonably chilly for a Memorial Day weekend. (It seems to me we always used to be swimming by Memorial Day).
Detroit is cursed by failed attempts at renaissance-ing itself. Here, in a microcosm, a demonstration of “we were that close [...]
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The streets of Detroit never fail to amaze. Here, for example, is a stretch of “curb”. This has to be one of those “give the contract to my pal who’s never poured an inch of concrete in his life” deals. You can tell from the few bits that haven’t collapsed that it’s a pretty new [...]
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I’ve been down with what I’ve determined is just a very bad cold with a fever. So, no pedaling.
Swine. I don’t have H1Ni. (Thank goodness)
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The economic situation as I see it: On the one hand, US Automakers are teetering (save Ford, which, miraculously, appears to be doing pretty well). On the other, there is a push to finally get High-Speed Rail going in the United States. We (collectively) want to save manufacturing jobs, right? How about if the Federal [...]
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I think maybe the spectacular weather today acted like a hallucinogen on Mister Arthur’s old bean. Despite the poverty, abandonment, ruins, burned down houses, weeds, broken glass, giant (and growing!) potholes etc., etc., I was in a very good mood – and actually saw some nice things. First, a little glimpse of the townhomes designed [...]
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Saturday was my birthday, and what birthday would be complete without a spin through the hood? The only possible answer is none. First, I ate some cake. Chocolate cake is an excellent source of cycling nutrition.Mister Arthur & The Lad Pre-Cake-Devouring
It was a beautiful spring day in the Motor City. Most of my route follows [...]
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