Kent Fackenthall

  • The yearly update.

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    Time for me to brag and/or gloat about how much I rode my bike to work last year. Here’s the scoop. For your quick reference the numbers in brackets [ ] indicate the change since last year. I know I’m a geek. Happy reading. I rode my bike 2,150 [-245] miles to work last year.…

  • She’s a harsh mistress.

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    So Tuesday was my 1st commute on the bike in like almost 2 weeks so of course, it rained. On the way home some sort of bottle exploded underneath my rear tire. I couldn’t see it in the dark. Flat. Dark. Too dark to fix it, plus I figured I’d never find all the shards…

  • Project lemonMerchant.

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    Before you ask, it’s a veiled Ren ‘n Stimpy reference. If you don’t get it, don’t worry about it, only like 3 people will. I mentioned earlier that my good man Nature had sent me a care package that included a frame some choice parts to build up a replacement for my old commuter. Well,…

  • New Year’s buns.

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    So the new year seems to be going ok. On New Year’s Eve, Lyn and I ran the kids around all day and didn’t let them take a nap in order that they would ‘retire’ early and leave us the evening. Our plan of sleep deprivation worked, although it almost backfired. As part of the…

  • Is there an echo in here?

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    So quite possibly you’re sitting there, reading this in preparation to go out for a big night of ‘forced fun’ to celebrate the new year. I dig. We will be celebrating low key style – sort of celebrating the fact that there’s no one around. Don’t get me wrong – the Holidays were great. We…

  • Level 9 of Purgatory.

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    Day nine – after surgery – and off the bike. Ugh. I’m jonesing. The doctor said I had to wait 10 days. I think this is the longest I have gone without getting on a bike in at least 6 months if not more. Driving the car to work has allowed me to revisit another…