2 Wheels Maybe

[Warning for bird/bike enthusiasts - this is a post where I endeavor not to post pictures of birds or bikes.] M and I were having coffee this week in our usual spot. About once a week we try to get together to get caught up on all the important stuff. We generally talk about education, literature, family, being Christians, and things with wheels. When the weather's tolerably nice, we sit outside and try not to be too distracted by traffic. Nope - it's not a Leaf or even a car, but (snagit!) that's a beautiful sight in the LBK! One of Lubbock Citibus' two electric buses kept going by. So, yes, we were distracted by traffic. [Another warning: we are both Christians who believe that climate change is real and man-made. Yes, we are a rarity in this part of the world.] The conversation naturally turned to electric vehicles. Another thing that we have in common is that we are both very cheap frugal. So even though we have a deep appreciation for ele...

Matt and I try to meet for coffee once a week. We like to sit outside at J&B coffee to talk about life and literature, teaching and religion, and the need for people to treat others with compassion and understanding. We also talk about things with wheels. We both really like things with wheels. But there're times... Find J&B here This week, we met on Saturday afternoon. It was beautiful outside. We sat on the corner facing east. My favorite parking spot at J&B Unlike most Lubbock coffeehouses, J&B isn't situated on a major road. It's in a mostly residential neighborhood near the university. While there's a lot of traffic, there's no high-speed traffic, and the traffic is vehicularly diverse. Everything from Citibuses to Lime scooters rolls past J&B all day long. More so than usual, this week's conversation was filled with long pauses, but they weren't dramatic pauses or reflective pauses, they were noisy traffic pauses....

This post is brought to you by our local bulletin boards! So, you find yourself in Lubbock with a bike, but you want to be around more like-biked people? Weekly: Joy over distance or speed - sounds like my kind of biker gang! Every Thursday night a group gathers at J&B Coffee (26th @ Boston) and goes for a ride. Monthly: Bike to the arts! What could be better? (Maybe bike to the donuts?) On the Saturday after the monthly First Friday Art Trail, you can join the ride to see what you missed the night before. It starts at the LHUCA (511 Ave K) at 10am. If you're reading this in the week it was published, the next ride will be this Saturday, so air up those tires and be ready! Wanna race? Okay, it's not Lubbock, but it's not that far away... Yes, I know, I'm not much of a racer type, but I've been itching to try one of these. And Grizz and I have the parts lying around to throw together a vintage road bike and (Who kno...