Mt. Elliott (or as we call it on the Tour de Hood, the Col du Mont Elliott)

Mt. Elliott, as a street name, has always confused me. The contour of the street itself is as little like a mountain as imaginable:  Not even a small hill interrupts its gentle flow across the east side.  After riding up part of its length on Saturday, I wanted to get some details about why a [...]

Pit Stop on the Tour De Hood

My other single speed
I am having a brief relaxment at the beach. Will re-assume posting upon my return.

Fighter Jockey Identified

That low-flying fighter plane that was terrorizing the East Side (my wife said it shook the house) is an F-18 Hornet from Oceana Naval Station, Virginia.  They are “are in the area performing flyovers for the Detroit APBA Gold Cup Races happening this weekend in Detroit, at the request of the event sponsors” according to [...]

Where’s the heat?

We need a leap month. This is not July, even though it is, by the calendar. This morning felt like early June or September. Weird. I think we need a National Leap Month. I propose we repeat June until it feels like summer. Then proceed.   Enough of that: Let us go forth to the hood.
First [...]

Can an SEO expert explain this to me?

How do you get to my blog by using the following search terms: “saving privet ryan final”?  Someone did.

Memorial Day

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 [...]

No Tour De Hood ride this weekend :^(

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)

High Speed Rail + Big Three = opportunity for Detroit?

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 [...]

Five Minute Freak Out

I had an unsettling experience on the TDH this morning. I had stopped at Good Girls go to Paris for what is becoming a habit on my rides, a banana-and-Nutella crepe and a cup of coffee. (That particular option is called a “Good Girl” on the menu, but it seems kind of odd for me [...]

Tour de Hood Pothole Archaeology

Yogi Berra once said: “You can observe a lot just by watching”.  Or, in my case, by riding by it.  Today’s lesson: Every pothole tells a story, don’t it?
These two sister potholes are on Lycaste between Jefferson & Kercheval.

Pothole one

Pothole two
You see? Tracks upon which wheeled vehicles can travel.  There used to be trolley lines [...]