A little bit of everything this morning: masala omelette with chutneys, yogurt, chilli and onion, English muffin and kimchi
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Todd Tyrtle
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I've been blogging since 1998, most recently at gooutsidetoday.com where sometimes the domain name is advice for others and often a reminder for me. I enjoy doing new things and started #52Adventures, a project where I did something new every week. It went on hiatus for the pandemic but will be restarting soon. I love cycling (I haven't owned a car since 2004), running, cooking and writing. I've also been studying Hindi for almost a decade and enjoy chatting and writing in that language as well.
A forgotten #BikeJoy of mine was night rides, particularly in the cooler weather. The streets and trails are especially beautiful at night. I haven't done one like this since 2020 but that year I went out almost every night for a ride or trail run.
#Bike #bikes #BikeTooter #Toronto
#Bike #bikes #BikeTooter #Toronto
If I'm honest, one big aspect of #BikeJoy on long bike rides is the absolute *necessity* to fuel with loads of carbohydrates. Here that might be bagels, donuts, poutine, burgers and fries, fresh fruit and dessert. In India it was aloo paratha (flat bread stuffed with potato) or samosas.
#BikeJoy is also being able to bring home a whole carload of groceries without a car. And what your car can't do is be used as a cart in the store, carry all the groceries without bags and then roll into the kitchen to unload.
#BikeJoy often means finding the unexpected. On trails in Scarborough I came across a beaver pond, coyote and a paraglider jumping off the bluffs. (I also found myself in a field full of poisonous cow parsnip so it's not always 100% good suprises!)
Meet Rupert, the store cat at Small Wonders, a pet store in Toronto. During the pandemic he's been kept away from patrons but back in the day he'd just hop on your shoulder to have a ride and cuddle while you shopped. #Caturday
This week's listening. Pet Shop Boys back on top again. In part it's due to their being a number of their songs on a playlist I listen to while riding indoors on Zwift, and partly because YouTube music knows I listen to this playlist it thinks I want to hear even more when I shuffle randomly.
Compiled via #LastFM Data - if you're also still scrobbling there give me a follow: https://www.last.fm/user/toddtyrtle
A Thanksgiving reference that narrows down both my age and my country of birth
Today's #BikeJoy is also a bit of #LibraryJoy as well. In 2017, @DGN and I did a loop from Montreal, down to Plattsburgh, NY, across VT, and back into Quebec. In Derby, VT we found the Haskell Free Library and Opera House. It is situated half in the US and half in Stanstead, QC and serves both towns. A line inside marks the border. Patrons from Canada can walk in the front door on the US side without clearing customs, check out books and walk back home with no passport. #library #biketooter
Cycling in India was a real joy. I made my route mostly by using Google *walking* directions which led me down narrow dirt roads between fields and away from traffic. When there was traffic it felt very practical. Sometimes daring but never aggressive.
Food and drinks were always available and I ate so many aloo paratha. Can you get any better cycling food than bread stuffed with potato?
Wherever I went people always stopped to say hello, have a chat and take a selfie. #BikeJoy #Biketooter