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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 9h

"The bike lanes are causing traffic!" *Rips out bike lanes* "The damn bicyclists need to get out of the road and stop slowing me down!" Gee, it's almost like these people just hate bicyclists and want them to disappear.

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I read once that, they are your best friend for just a short time, but you are their best friend for their whole life. Pet ‘em if you’ve got ‘em. 💜

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Yes, absolutely. For example, if in the next few weeks, Trump sends ICE officers to polls, you know what you do? You go anyway, you throw them a middle finger, and you walk into the ballot box and don't let them intimidate you. What you don't do is despair and stay home.

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I mean, sure, take the win. But there’s a lot of work to do here. Special Teams game ball! #BillsMafia

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

That was closer than it needed to be.

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

"Hold Your Fire" is a #Rush album that I haven't listened to very often. I didn't own it until a year or so ago, partly because I had heard it a couple times, and it never did anything for me, so I didn't bother to buy it. It still doesn't really do anything for me. #MusicMonday

A very red cover. At the top, written in a way to give it a 3d appearance of being carved into the red, "RUSH" is written. Just underneath, "Hold Your Fire". In the middle of the image are 3 red balls, again appearing to be 3D, floating just above the red, as there are 'shadows' below each of them.

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Going home after some time away is good. Leaving Japan makes the going home sting a little more. Leaving Japan to go home, knowing we have no plans for our next trip to anywhere, let alone back here, is pretty depressing.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

They’re live-streaming the execution of the person they think they can get away with doing that to first. It’s a test. If they can do that, they’ll expand the margins of permission.

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The previous #PinkFloyd release is often regarded as a Roger Waters solo record. Similarly, the next Pink Floyd release, "A Momentary Lapse of Reason", is often thought of as more of a David Gilmour solo effort. And for me, it's only slightly more successful than "The Final Cut". #MusicMonday

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Uhh … I know the defense hasn’t been good this season. But they are getting run over by what’s supposed to be a less than good Patriots team. And then the offense does nothing when the defense does stand up and gets a turn over. Less than encouraged. #BillsMafia #SportBall

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

When writing about their debut a while back, I commented that everyone I knew started listening to #U2 a few albums later. When "The Joshua Tree" was released, suddenly, everyone was a U2 fan and they were inescapable. Music, posters, clothes; U2 had become a phenomenon. #MusicMonday #TopPickDiscs

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Occasionally, there will be an artist in the list that might not really fit in with some of the others. #Enya is probably one of those artists. But I genuinely enjoy her music. However, her self titled debut, "Enya", was a record I had never heard until now. #MusicMonday

A wide white border surrounds a black and white photo. The image is of the artist squatting down towards the floor, in between two dogs. In the top portion of the white border, "ENYA" in printed in red letters.

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Re: “people don’t bike in the winter”, let’s think about places where people bike more: the Netherlands, Denmark, Berlin, Paris. Not great weather Places in Southern Europe with great weather and no winter (Italy, Greece) don’t have large biking numbers It’s not the weather. It’s infrastructure

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Yes! I just spent an afternoon in Copenhagen and a few days in Gothenburg. Streetcars! Pedestrian streets! Bike lanes! Markets! Places for people to actually be and spend time (and money), as opposed to just drive through. Why can’t we have these nice things?!?

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Only really 2 negatives to international travel. The reminder that we can’t have good things here (good public transit, bike lanes, general kindness ffs). Brain saying, “It’s 10:30, get up! Day’s wasting away,” when it is in fact only 3:30.

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Our second special livery flight for this trip. This time, it’s a Retro Livery on an #A319. Looks sharp! And against that green jet bridge? Feels like stepping back in time. Well done #SAS.

3/4 view of an Airbus A319 from SAS, with a green jet bridge attached. Rain dapples the window some.

Screen shot from FlightRadar24 showing details of an SAS flight from Gothenburg to Copenhagen.

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In honor of today being the 45th anniversary of Abacab’s release, I thought I’d give this another listen. bsky.app/profile/drw4...

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I feel like Janet and Eleanor already taught us that AI will be very good at persuading us not to hit the kill switch.

Screenshot from “The Good Place.” Eleanor (back to us) is about to hit the Janet kill switch, which will. It actually hurt Janet. Janet (facing us) pleads with Eleanor not to do it, while holding a picture of … not her kids; she’s AI.

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I’m in Sweden this week, and the trash / recycling process is kind of intimidating. 8 different ways to separate household waste (2x glass, plastic, 2x paper, metal, food, other trash) . Even the local fast food outlet has multiple ways to separate things after a meal. Gotta do our part!

Waster disposal station at a Max in Sweden, with receptacles for the tray, paper, food, metal, plastic, and ice and beverages.

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A few months ago, I wrote about how #LesMiserables was introduced to me through stage crew weekends in high school. Another pretty regular faculty selection was #PhantomOfTheOpera. This one however, has never become part of my very being, like Les Miz has. #MusicMonday

An all black background, with a white face mask lying down, towards the bottom. Top center in a font making it appear to be made from broken glass, "The Phantom of the Opera" is printed.

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I can’t decide if it’s it easier or harder on my blood pressure when I can’t watch the game, and can only see little updates on Google and the Bills app. And if you had said they’d score 36, I’d have thought it was an easy victory. Not so much. But take the win!! #BillsMafia

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Purposely chose a longer layover in Copenhagen today so that we could get out and walk around a little bit. May have found some smorrebrod while we were at it. Next stop, Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Everyone uses @flightradar24.com to track their inbound plane while driving to the airport, so they can catch a poor photo of it as it makes its final approach, right? Special livery plane no less; excellent! #WingWednesday

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

When #LyleLovett released his debut album, the eponymous "Lyle Lovett," I wasn't listening to much country music. And it was quite a few years / albums later before I was fully introduced to his music. But as soon as that introduction happened, I was hooked. #MusicMonday

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I know it’s just one stage. But that was so excellent to see Groupama win a stage today! Congrats to Bastien Tronchon and the team on today’s victory! #LaVuelta bsky.app/profile/drw4...

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

After 8 years, much of it spent battling their record company, #Boston came back with "Third Stage." And like their previous release, it feels short, at just over 35 minutes. But it's such a great 35 minutes! #MusicMonday

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Very cool to see Enric Mas make that ride today! I know he didn’t want to inherit the red jersey the way he did. But that was a ride to earn that jersey. #LaVuelta

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TGS @lilybeansdad.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

rather than pander to the elderly by removing road tests, no new taxes, and driver priority why not engage younger voters and families with safe streets expanded transit and density one may get you elected, the other grows your city

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Watching a replay of today’s #LaVuelta. My wife had already told me what happened, but still tough to watch. I wasn’t rooting for Pogacar, partly because I wanted to see a more competitive event. But that’s not at all what you want to see. Shame that his event ends that way.

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Watching the replay of today’s #LaVuelta stage, listing to Bob and Christian talk about teams and their budgets. Is the dominance of Tadej and his team good for the sport, long term? Could / should something be done to give the smaller teams a legit chance?

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

50 years old today! Seems like a good reason to give it another listen.

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Certainly the biggest album of their career, "Invisible Touch" might also be the most divisive album #Genesis released. It's a favorite of many fans who grew up with it, and actively disliked by many other fans, who see it as too pop; too commercial; not enough of their prog roots. #MusicMonday

Dominating the image, towards the left, is the silhouette of a left hand. It's primarily mostly black, with streaks of orange along the left side of the hand and wrist, and the thumb and forefinger. Behind that is a light yellow box, with a green geometric pattern scattered. Depictions of a family of 4 are within the yellow box. Above and below, "GENESIS" and "Invisible Touch" are printed within the white border.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Because the deaths of cyclists and pedestrians are often treated as unavoidable accidents, advocates are treated as hysterical zealots for demanding change after crashes. Similar to how many on the right view calls for gun control after a shooting. "Nothing we can do to prevent this..."

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

"So" was the next album #PeterGabriel released. His highest selling release, it spawned numerous singles, including Sledgehammer, one of the most aired videos in MTV history. This has never been a regular listen. I don't think that's going to change now, but I've enjoyed it this week. #MusicMonday

A black and white photo of Peter Gabriel.

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Apparently the air show is still happening. Thought the weather and low clouds may have stopped it. But the jet buzzing Uptown moments ago suggests it’s still on.

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

On one hand, I’m an avgeek, so I love the look and sound of the fast movers over Uptown. At the same time, I wonder if we really need to spend money on advertising the military these days. (That could just be me being cranky though) (Video from a previous A&W Show weekend)

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Similar to their previous release, "Master of Puppets" from #Metallica starts off with a bit of a quiet entry. But then it takes off, and there is no stopping until the end of the record. #MusicMonday #TopPickDiscs

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Peter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

If you are a fan of bike racing or women's sports, you should turn on the Tour de France Femmes RIGHT NOW. What is shaping up could sit at the mythic level as the final day of the men's TDF in 1989.

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Rather than an album this week, I'm going with "The Mama Tour" video release from #Genesis. If "3 Sides Live" was the album that made me a Genesis fan, this was the video that cemented it! (YouTube Link) #MusicMonday

The image of a video tape release. At the top, "Genesis live" is written in stylized cursive script. At the bottom, "the MAMA tour" is written, with 'the' and 'tour' in the same stylized cursive. 'MAMA' is block shapes: the Ms are squares with a triangle cut out of the top to give it the two points of an M, and the As are tall triangles.

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Brandon - "Fietser" @americanfietser.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

If this were an ebike, they'd be banned by cities across the country immediately. Instead, it's just another deadly day in vehicular violence and it will be forgotten about by the next 24 hour news cycle.

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Jacob E. Peters @archijake.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The solution to dangerous streets should be to make them safe, not to ban vulnerable users.

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

#Genesis have announced that their next remaster project will be “From Genesis to Revelation,” their debut record. Honestly, I think I’m more interested in this one than I was The Lamb. Not because it’s better (it’s not), but I’m more interested in what they’ll do with it. bsky.app/profile/drw4...

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

For their next release, #Rush put out their #PowerWindows record. Having just seen Rush on their #FiftySomething tour a week or so ago (absolutely amazing! *), it's feels disloyal(?) to say that this is really not one of my favorites. #MusicMonday

Top left in the photo, "RUSH" is printed in big block letters, with "POWER WINDOWS" much smaller and below.
The image depicts a room with a blue-grey walls, and a brown wooden floor. On the right wall, a window is cracked, with a very dark sky, and maybe some brightly lit steam or edge of a cloud. Sitting in a chair facing the window, with his head turned towards 'us' is a young boy. Three old style tube based televisions are arranged in the room, on the left of the image.

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Well, that was an incredibly entertaining and exciting last stage to the #TourDeFrance. Could MVDP and Tadej hold the group off? I don’t tend to root for Tadej, but seeing how much work he was putting in that last lap; wow! Love this format with laps up to Montmartre!

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Lots of good answers in the thread. But I immediately thought of Rear Window.

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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 21/07/2026

Your city does not owe you a speedy commute. It owes you a safe commute, no matter what mode of transportation you use.

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Andrew @drw4d.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

This week, I've been listening to the second half of the #BillyJoel "Greatest Hits" album. Like the first half a few months ago, these songs are classics, and part of the great American songbook. #MusicMonday

A black and white photo of Billy Joel, sitting at a piano. He's wearing a plaid sport coat, and has his hand up in his hair, supporting his head as his elbow rests on the piano. "Billy Joel Greatest Hits Volume I and Volume II" is written in the upper left corner.

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