Archive for November, 2009
Another strong cold front blew into the city today. Wind gusts over 70km/h. Snow. Blowing snow. Ice obscured by snow and blowing snow. It was a fun ride home. The studded tires worked great, too – only lost traction momentarily twice, and didn’t go down at all. Good ride!
the snow isn’t really visible here, but it’s been falling steadily all afternoon. the roads are still covered in ice, but now it’ll be hard to see it. it’ll be an interesting ride home.
evan learns some magic at the christmas party. he went on to show Santa a magic trick before talking to him.
no bike ride today. my shimano shoes will be sitting idle until monday.
2009/11/28: Blue suede, hiking, sneakers, and pumps. If only shoes could talk. Tell their story in a photo, either on or off someone. #ds13
it was one heck of an interesting ride home. the snow and ice got worse as I got closer to home – the road into my community was a skating rink, with cars piled up all along it. my snow tires handled it all beautifully, though 
I sent this to Southland Transportation this morning, but all of the school bus operators are equally guilty.
I was nearly hit by a Southland school bus at around 8am this morning, as I was riding my bike on Varsity Drive. I was riding safely and legally in the lane, when bus #1002 passed me in the lane to my left, before swerving into my lane without signalling. The bus missed me by maybe 6 inches, and I was nearly pushed into the lane of parked cars on my right. I wish this was a rare occurrence, but it happens nearly every day (not the same bus). It seems as though school bus drivers either have no idea how big their buses actually are, or have no concern for the safety of others on the road. Please ensure that your drivers are properly briefed on safe driving procedures, and that they are reminded NOT to kill bicycle riders through their incompetence or negligence. Thank you.
I am thankful for having such an amazing guy in my life, and am constantly inspired by how hard he works, and how far he’s come. What an incredible little man.
morning commuters rushing through suburban Calgary
How do you connect to people online? from D'Arcy Norman on Vimeo.
(Link to video, for the RSS folks)
I had to cut back on the scope quite a bit to keep it to a 15 minute length. This could have easily turned into an epic documentary… Lots of very difficult decisions.
Thank you SO much to everyone for the contributions.
I passed the 5000km mark for distance ridden since Jan 1, 2009 this morning as I rode through Scenic Acres before sunrise.
it was tricky to get this shot – a 30s long exposure – without a tripod. I used the rear rack of my bike, with a glove propping the camera into roughly estimated position. It’s hard to aim a 50mm lens accurately by guessing (I couldn’t see through the viewfinder because the saddle was in the way…)