This month C&D are learning to get bit parts on the local network news stations: The reporter caught us watching a llama costume show. Like most animals, llamas and alpacas usually aren’t tolerant of having anything on their heads or around their legs; the contest demonstrated the training and calm disposition of the llamas. Llamas [...]

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Today, while C&D were getting ready for the morning, a local news station was discussing one of their favorite people: Pedestrian Pete. To help explain who Pedestrian Pete was, the local news station took clips from our walk last year and inserted them into the story. C&D were happy to see their friend on the [...]

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Several days ago, I was driving C&D back toward home from dance class and stopped at a red light in front of our local early voting polling location.  The polling location parking lot was full, so while I sat at the light I watched people of all shapes and ages and colors and dress enter [...]

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New bike rack and an old pannier on the bikes we bought at Bikesport this spring.  David’s bike rack is on its way. Our helmet-hat contraptions are made by DaBrim.  They’re a beast in the wind, but for city trips on the side streets they work very well. David is allowed to speed down a [...]

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As Matt pulls the Xtracycle down the street on the way from the hardware store, a man walking his dog yells out, "Are y’all DUTCH or somethin’?" We’re flattered!

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One of the reasons we moved to this neighborhood is that we would be able to walk and bike more than we could in our old neighborhood. At the time, we were expecting a new light rail line a block over with a series of improvements for pedestrian access though the neighborhood.  Six years later, [...]

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