D&F 9-4-22
D&F 9/4/22 Long weekends are the best. For a fleeting day or two extra, you can pretend that your life is your own and you don't perform labor for healthcare...
D&F 8-29-22
D&F 8/29/22 Happy Sunday! You made it! I hope your day is filled with joy, sun, and the love of a friend, family member, or pet. A little bird told me his...
D&F 8-21-22
D&F 8/21/22 Happy Sunday! Again the skies in Oakland are bright, blue, and warming. I've never liked summer much growing up, outside of the time off from...
D&F 8-15-22
D&F 8/15/22 Thanks for the well-wishes last week! Healing is going too slowly for my liking, but I got an excellent massage on Friday, and I'm hopeful if I...
D&F 8-8-22
D&F 8/8/22 Had a bit of a bike crash yesterday (I'm ok!) which means no newsletter this week. I'm gonna keep laying around and resting. My only tip is: keep...
D&F 7-31-22
D&F 7-31-22 Happy wedding to Brian and Kenna! This weekend was my first wedding in a few years, and it took me to the crisp mountain air of Graegle. Drinks...
D&F 7/24/22
This week felt long! I was able to get a few bike rides in, but spent Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and today on call, which always puts a damper on most things...
D&F 7-19-22
D&F 7/19/22 No camping this week so I'm back with my regular linked-packed newsletter. I very nearly went out on another camping trip this weekend, but...
D&F 7-11-22
D&F 7/11/22 I did it! I finally went bike camping. Thanks to Emily, I got a waitlist spot on a women and NB bike camping trip to China Camp this weekend, and...
D&F 7-4-22
D&F 7/4/22 Ah, the long weekend. We might have less independence from the aging oligarchy in the United States due to the Supreme Court's destruction of...
D&F 6-26-22
D&F 6/26/22 Today was all blue skies and dirt roads as I climbed gravel hills in Oakland. I finished my night over beers with my friend Emily, and counted my...
D&F 6-20-22
D&F 6/20/22 This week was a chaotic blend of in-person meetings, transit, and drinking with Irish and Australian folks. Of particular note was a text from a...
D&F 6-12-22
D&F 6/12/22 After a few long-weekends, this one is entirely too short. Friday was for errands and tv and dreaming about new routes to try the bike I finished...
D&F 6-5-22
D&F 6/5/22 Happy June, cool cats! The good news is the latest COVID wave has peaked again, but the bad news is everyone is going to pretend the pandemic is...
D&F 5-28-22
D&F 5/28/22 Apologies for missing a newsletter last week. I underestimate how overwhelming a huge bike event with tons, and tons of riding would be for my...
D&F 5-16-22
D&F 5/16/22 This week I'm getting excited about a big bike ride and a little trip I get to take soon. For the first time in two years, I get to leave the...
D&F 5-8-22
D&F 5/8/22 Another weekend is nearly over, and my legs are tired. I took on a short but steep ride yesterday, climbing over 3600 feet in around ten miles....
D&F 5-2-22
D&F 5/2/22 Super wiped this week for various reasons so I’m taking a break. I’ll leave you with a great little post by Robin Sloan on Twitter. Closing Back...
# D&F 4/25/22
D&F 4/25/22 Happy 420 week to all who celebrate. When I was a kid the weed culture I knew about was shopping at Spencer's gifts for lava lamps or being...
D&F 4/17/22
This weekend I'm on call at work. This happens just about once a quarter, but it's often been quiet. Unfortunately I had a few things to respond to beginning...