Street Decisions: Unchanging Red Light. Thank you Gov. Tim Pawlenty!

Random iPhone foto from Ali in NYC

We should have run that light. It was red for way too long. I stopped. I looked both ways -- twice! Proceeded cautiously through the light and kept on my merry way. Pedaling. Blue and red lights behind me. Ugh.

"Officer, I sware I looked both ways before I ran that light back there. I Sware!"

Officer- "Yes, I saw you. Here's a ticket. Tell it to the judge."

I understand that bikes may clog the right hand turn lane for cars behind me and I actually make a point to get out of the way. If I look both ways and see no cars coming --either way-- I look again for extra caution and usually run the RED,YELLOW or Green. The car behind me moved. I moved cautiously on my way.

Last thought:

In spring-time we have dry streets but gravel -or- even sand is just as nasty as black ice.

http://www.bikemn.org/news_detail.cfm?id=27A82C0C-57D6-471D-BA55-92150EFCDBB9

Frontera Tacos

Friday and Saturday nights this Taco stand on wheels can be found near Snelling and University in St. Paul. Minneapolis does not have mobile vending. We all need to start asking Why. I caught up with Border Tacos this week right after the lunch rush and ordered a veggie borrito. It was presented nice and tasted great. The tortilla was even toasted! It had way too much lettuce.

This is how I am ask for it next time: un burrito con frijoles y queso. A veggie burrito should be a bean & cheese burrito. No rice. No Lettuce. No stinking fancy cilanto or mushrooms. Just beans & cheese. I just hope they don't use American Cheese.

Nope

save it for a rainy day

Seriously --my eyes itch and my nose runs. The Spring transition is so hard on my sinuses.

The rain barrel is fully charged. My house plants dig the rain water. I am curious if it is the PH of rain water or the lack of processing? Could it be that it is full of the minerals of the sky. Maybe the rain is acidic?I live in the middle of the city so it should be full of car toxins and industrial juice. Whatever it is, I know my plants dig it way more than faucet juice.

The windows open and offer relief to stuffyness.

I was at the check out counter this weekend and I sneezed. No big. Except it was 20 sneezes. I felt like I was watching a 8mm movie. Everyone sort of cleared out around me as I dug into my shirt with my face. My eyes watered and I was not hearing all that well.

"Can I see your ID?"

I didn't say anything until he handed it back to me. I wanted to say, "You make me sneeze." He would have know that.

What I am really excited about is being able to keep my eyes off the road obstacles i.e. ice, black ice, snow balls, slush, black snow, etc. I can look up ahead, say "Hi" to all the freaks on bikes.

Video: 2 bike 1 lock

It may be dumb but this happens all the time.
Before you lock them up together - are you are going to stay together?

This should be Part II of a previous post but it's more like Part Cool.
I love math!

watch vid

-Tim Lillis