Good lord, I've been a lameass at bloggery this month. But, here I am now with a day off, third cup of coffee in hand, and some things to share.


Steve & I had a great time in Madison. One of the highlights for me was visiting Revolution Cycles. It's a classic bike shop (versus a shiny bike store) with a whole lotta character. Like this reminder of what can happen to a bike chain without proper care. I even bought a shirt from the nice old skooler with the grimy mohawk.

In other news it is official that I will be teaching a workshop at this year's Portland Zine Symposium. I think I'll call it Who Wouldn't Want to Make a Comic Journal? I Mean, Really? I'm working on a zine of the same name, and I even started doing my own comic journal again.



Here's a sample.

My friend John is writing a column for the Daily Iowan about zines. We hung out several times, specifically talking about zines and what the culture of zines can encompass. The column is a favorable assessment of zines, me and Benjamin Franklin. You can read it on John's blog.

Last Saturday at the Bike Library a feller stopped by on this little sweetie. He had some questions about maintenance and was kind enough to let me snap a shot.

My interest in fold'em ups has increased lately. I like reading about Tarik's foldable stable, and Steve & I recently discovered that the Mt. Pleasant Amtrak doesn't offer an on-board bike rack nor baggage check, so we won't be able to ride to the station.

A bike box would exceed their carry-on limitations but a fold-up bike in its bag is acceptable. How savvy would that be?