OK, for the 300th post on this blog, I will reveal all of the secrets of the universe, at least as they relate to cycling.
All right...Now that I've got your attention, I'll do something a little more mundane. (Did I just do a bait-and-switch?) I am going to show you, at least in some way, what it means to cycle home from work on a Thursday night in my neighborhood.
Astoria and neighboring Long Island City are the Queens--and New York City--neighborhoods in which one can come closest to living in Manhattan without actually living in it. So, even though the streets and houses have the feel of a smaller urban area, everything seems to point in the direction of Manhattan, directly to the west.
So, depending on the time of day, one can see the sun setting directly ahead, as I did today.
And, of course, no ride home from work is complete without stopping for something to eat, or the ingredients to make it. Today that meant ciabatta and anisette biscotti:
I blame Marianela. She claims the light in that place--and the block at the end of the day--brings out her natural glow. How come that line doesn't work when I use it? ;-)
All right...Now that I've got your attention, I'll do something a little more mundane. (Did I just do a bait-and-switch?) I am going to show you, at least in some way, what it means to cycle home from work on a Thursday night in my neighborhood.
Astoria and neighboring Long Island City are the Queens--and New York City--neighborhoods in which one can come closest to living in Manhattan without actually living in it. So, even though the streets and houses have the feel of a smaller urban area, everything seems to point in the direction of Manhattan, directly to the west.
So, depending on the time of day, one can see the sun setting directly ahead, as I did today.
And, of course, no ride home from work is complete without stopping for something to eat, or the ingredients to make it. Today that meant ciabatta and anisette biscotti:
I blame Marianela. She claims the light in that place--and the block at the end of the day--brings out her natural glow. How come that line doesn't work when I use it? ;-)
