Joshua Talbot

Went for ride in Annandale Park yesterday. The ride up was good. Beautiful day and feeling strong. But the ride down proved to be a bit more challenging. Coming off a berm, a little too hard on the brakes and my bike slid out from under me to the left. I went right toward the slop side off the mountain coming down full force on my shoulder. It only took a moment to realize that something was broken.

Hoofed it down the trail with help from The Chad. Came out of the ER with some pain meds & a sling. Looks like I’ve got a few uncomfortable weeks ahead of me.

So keep it safe out there kids. Never take your body for granted. And take a spin around the block for me.

About a month ago we decided to foster kittens. This time of year, also known as kitten season, a lot of them end up getting put down. So we thought the least we could do is take in a few of the fuzzies and find them homes. I mean, there kittens. They’re cute. How hard could it be?

Enter Craigslist. EVERY post has been flagged. And flagging on Craigslist means your post is deleted. Anyone can do it. So I go to the CL Flagging Forum to get some guidance as to why and only end up more frustrated. Age of the kittens, re-homing fee too little, re-homing fee too much, verification of vetting, etc. The advise of the moderators is as random and arbitrary as the flagging. And there’s no documentation to back any true rules as to what you can and can’t do.

My only thought is that some type of functionality needs to be build into the flagging process that notifies the post creator as to WHY their post has been flagged & removed. Than at least we would be able to know if we’re breaking a CL rule. And any random, inconsistent flagging could be at least documented.

My apologies for the rant. But we really are frustrated. CL has been a great online resource for us and it suck to have to abandon it when it could be very helpful.

There’s a lot of good photography out there. But every once in awhile I come across great photography. The kind of imagery that is so unique, creative & bold that it drops your jaw, kicks you in the face and then gives you a big ‘ol smooch. Mr. Toledano’s work is very impressive.

And as a side note his site is also very well executed. Designed by Megafone.

Swing Bike from Joshua Talbot on Vimeo.

I remember my dad teaching me to ride a bike. I think it was a Diamond Back BMX and a little too big for me. I fell a few times but up and peddling in no time. And ever since then one bike or another has always played counter part to my shenanigans. A GT Performer in Jr. High, A mountain bike in High School, A thrift store cruiser in college and now a road bike. Bikes are fun. Bikes are good for the planet. Bikes are good for your health. And bikes are very very cool.

So in honor of National Bike Month get out on the old two wheeler and take a spin around the block. Before you know it you’ll be riding to work and touring the city. You’ll have fun. You’ll go fast. And you’ll sleep like a rock.