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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

The #TourdeFrance had a time trial today up to the Peyragudes ski lodge in the Pyrénées? Oh my goodness. I got to ride that airport ramp with a 16% grade once, with fans cheering me on. Here's what that looks like: youtu.be/vepEbcZiLVM

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The Peyragudes ramp: That time I got to ride a Tour de France stage finish

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

I'll be chatting about taxes particularly for freelance editors (which is a lot like taxes for any freelancers). Join the #ACESChat at the top of the hour, or mute me if it's too much in the next hour.

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

As the #TourdeFrance enters the mountains, here's what it's like for a mere amateur to ride them -- and down them (see videos). suburbanchicagobicycling.com/vacationing-...

Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

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Tax talk (for freelance editors) about to happen in an @acesediting.bsky.social webinar!

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Amy Frushour @amyedits.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I'll be answering questions on disclosing AI use at today's ACES Chat. Hope to see you there! #ACESChat #aidisclosure #copyediting #aiethics

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

38 bicycle-pedestrian projects in Chicago's suburbs that were awarded state funding: bit.ly/bikepedproje... And about three dozen that weren't: bit.ly/bikepedrejec...

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38 bike-ped projects: Where in the suburbs new state funds will go – Suburban Chicago Bicycling

Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

National Bike Month is almost over, but summer is about to begin. So if you're in the Chicago area, it's time to review the top bike trail options. I just updated my list ...

Top suburban Chicago bike trails: A beginning look – Suburban Chicago Bicycling

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

@acesediting.bsky.social members, just hours left to vote on a great slate of candidates we have for the board of directors. Read about the candidates and cast a ballot ...

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Do you have a great mentor in your career and life? We have an award for which you can nominate that person ...

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

I just learned that Grand Teton is an awfully bike-friendly national park for vacationing bicyclists. What about the other ones? Here’s what I know so far from my visits plus Park Service advice.

Vacation planning: Which national parks are really bike-friendly? – Suburban Chicago Bicycling

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Ride your bike by mountains but not actually do hill work? Why Grand Teton could be a Chicago-area bicyclist's perfect national park.

Spring break: Why biking in the Tetons works well for Chicagoans – Suburban Chicago Bicycling

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Why is one Chicago suburb shifting away from bike lanes on neighborhood streets in favor of off-street paths? I pored over records ...

Road work in Schaumburg: Eliminating bike lanes in favor of off-road paths – Suburban Chicago Bicycling

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

As I watched the documentary "Bike Vessel" on PBS, I couldn't help wonder about the father and son's route — especially how exactly they got from Joliet to the Chicago lakefront on the final day of their four-day ride from St. Louis. So I asked them. Here's the route and where they trained.

‘Bike Vessel’ documentary: Where exactly father and son rode, and ride, in the Chicago area – Suburban Chicago Bicycling

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

It's warming up, so we can get out and ride our bikes. But ... that wind. Here's some advice for tackling it, with a few video demonstrations. (For one, don't wear a trash bag.)

Play the wind! How to bike in the suburban and exurban breezes – Suburban Chicago Bicycling

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Daylight saving time is about upon us — hooray! Does that mean less need for lights when riding your bike? Despite research and campaigns, there's not universal agreement on daytime running lights. And our laws don't address them at all (I checked). Here's a good look at them (with video) ...

Daylight life-saving time: Should you always ride your bike with lights on? – Suburban Chicago Bicycling

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Suburban Chicago Bicycling news: International Women's Day rides coming up, and big intersection improvements making a regional priority list. Plus, Sheridan Road.

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March is here! Let the organized rides begin

International Women's Day rides next weekend, plus priority transportation projects to help bicyclists in the suburbs

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

The last in my I'm-dreaming-of-summer-bicycling-along-Lake-Michigan video series: Scenes from my ride on a different Lake Shore Drive last August, in Michiana and New Buffalo, Michigan.

How to get through freakin’ February, part 3: See and hear Lake Michigan in Michiana – Suburban Chicago Bicycling

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

It's still cold, it's still February. So let's imagine riding on Chicago's DuSable Lake Shore Drive in late summer with the sun still rising, via this video mashing up the 2021 and 2024 Active Transportation Alliance Bike the Drive events.

How to get through freakin’ February, part 2: Summer sunrise on Lake Shore Drive – Suburban Chicago Bicycling

Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

10 degrees F tops all week in the Chicago area??? We’re really ready to be done with February and winter, right? We need coping mechanisms. The sounds of Lake Michigan in June are a start. Catch some in my video of a ride through the town of Fort Sheridan, at the 04:30 and 07:00 marks.

How to get through freakin’ February, part 1: Listen to Lake Michigan in June – Suburban Chicago Bicycling

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

We are screening Ellen Jovin’s docucomedy “Rebel With A Clause,” about her and Brandt Johnson’s Grammar Table road trip uniting people across the country, at the end of the ACES conference April 5 in Salt Lake City. But you gotta get tickets separately for it: aceseditors.org/conference/2...

Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

NBC 5 Chicago, for some reason, revisited the costs of studying the Route 53 extension through Lake County. It only touched on the greenway and trail system now proposed for that land. So what's up with that anyway?

NBC 5 report: About that greenway on the Lake County Route 53 land – Suburban Chicago Bicycling

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Should a bicyclist passing a walker or another bicyclist on a bike trail always call out "On your left!"? That's common advice, but maybe it's a matter of tone.

‘On your left!’ When should a bicyclist really call it out? – Suburban Chicago Bicycling

Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Well, this would make retirement planning easier.

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

We're raising money to support future and current editors with scholarships and fellowships. Good news: People who want to be editors ... exist! And we know the world needs 'em. Here's how to help ...

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ACES: The Society for Editing @acesediting.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

McClatchy editor Kaitlin Coward won an ACES Scholarship in 2018 when she was at Ohio University. ACES awards combined more than $10,000 in scholarships annually. Meet the 2023-24 winners: tinyurl.com/ysa4j5df. #GivingTuesday #EditorGratitude Donate: bit.ly/49bghdG

Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

Grammar in display type is also under attack (here on Time site) ... #editing

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 18/04/2024

“WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court made it easier Wednesday for workers to bring claims challenging job transfers as discriminatory, ruling that allegations of illegal treatment can be valid even if an employee’s pay or rank don’t change.” — doesn’t change if you’re using “or” here, right? (WSJ lede 😫)

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ACES: The Society for Editing @acesediting.bsky.social · 17/04/2024

Announcing ACES VCON24: Call for Sessions. Join our 3rd annual virtual conference, Sept. 25–27. What will you present? Deadline: May 15. aceseditors.org/conference/v...

Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 05/04/2024

Here's the full story on the big AP changes announced today: aceseditors.org/news/2024/ap...

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 11/03/2024

Registration for this ends tonight, so get yours in! This is a great chance to meet directly with editing experts if you are or will be in the San Diego area.

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 05/03/2024

Are you a new editor? Exploring the field? A seasoned pro? Especially if you’re in or near San Diego April 3, check out the "Ask the Editing Experts Roundtable.” Ask questions from experts about editing and government, military, education, AI, plain language, and more. ow.ly/1U1t50QBWQx

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Ask the Editing Experts Roundtable, an ACES in-person workshop

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Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS @kokedit.bsky.social · 23/02/2024

Know someone who might want to be an #editor? Share this with them. Excellent new ACES Guide for New Editors is loaded with good stuff on kinds of editing #careers, launching careers, ethics, #DEI in #editing, various Englishes, & more! tinyurl.com/254c57nn @acesediting.bsky.social #AmEditing

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The ACES Guide for New Editors

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 27/02/2024

Last couple of hours to vote for the @ACESEditors board of directors. Meet all these impressive candidates who are vying for a spot. aceseditors.org/about/who-we...

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 13/02/2024

Part of my tax lesson: "...to an individual whose principal place of abode at any time during the incident period of such qualified disaster is located in the qualified disaster area with respect to such qualified disaster and who has sustained an economic loss by reason of such qualified disaster."

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 09/01/2024

I love how David Muir and World News Tonight teases something, like four times, to get you coming back after commercial, and then it's a 20-second nothing story. Today: Sinead O'Connor's cause of death (spoiler: natural causes). OK, thanks.

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 29/12/2023

This fundraising campaign isn't over yet! You can still help aspiring editors get scholarships ... #ACESgivesback

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Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social · 14/12/2023

We at @acesediting.bsky.social are sad to have to announce this news about our friend and inspiration Bill Connolly: aceseditors.org/news/2023/wi...