music: Andrea Bocelli

as only the Italians can do melodrama

happy birthday Uncle Sam

he made his first appearance in 1852 on this day

music: Duffy

goods: belt drive

so, the weather's gettin warmer, and I am admittedly bike-crazy. Here's one that might be more realistic than the other recent obsessions.
Trek, I love you. Always have. Sure, the exotics get more press, but a belt drive commuter? egads. Me love long time. This looks like a post-tax paying personal gift. But maybe I could write it off, too.... hmmmmmm.

music: Michael Jackson

those moves! I believe this is considered the first widely-seen example of the "moonwalk"

goods: Freeman Transport, Missoula MT

these objects transcend the classification of bicycle; simply put, they are poetry in motion.

just in case

...anyone out there in the great U.S. of A. needs to be reminded just how fortunate we are to no longer have our incredibly dangerous former president, read this

film: Hable con Ella