@veloben.bsky.social
Librarian, partner, dog person, touring/utility/road cyclist (in that order), maker of useful things like bicycle trailers, organizer, CERT member, hiker, generally helpful.
Build useful things.
Is he dead yet?
Build useful things.
Is he dead yet?
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Couldn't agree more. Also the philosophy of fixing things justifies more tools.
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Couldn't agree more. Also the philosophy of fixing things justifies more tools.
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is Hazel the Lab (top) and Ash the Lab. Hazel was our most recent foster. She's a pygmy Lab. Tiny, feisty and just a joy. She and Ash got along exceedingly well. They were in the trailer after swimming when Nina Kavin who took this great photo.
#labsofbluesky
#dogsofbluesky
#labsofbluesky
#dogsofbluesky
November 21, 2025 at 6:34 AM
This is Hazel the Lab (top) and Ash the Lab. Hazel was our most recent foster. She's a pygmy Lab. Tiny, feisty and just a joy. She and Ash got along exceedingly well. They were in the trailer after swimming when Nina Kavin who took this great photo.
#labsofbluesky
#dogsofbluesky
#labsofbluesky
#dogsofbluesky
With early darkness now arrived adding side lights to the tail light mast on the trailer seems like a good idea. Some red and white LEDs a bit of wire and solder and there it is. The white LEDs face forward to illuminate my hand signals etc.
#bikesky
#cargobikelife
#cargobiketrailers
#sidelights
#bikesky
#cargobikelife
#cargobiketrailers
#sidelights
November 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
With early darkness now arrived adding side lights to the tail light mast on the trailer seems like a good idea. Some red and white LEDs a bit of wire and solder and there it is. The white LEDs face forward to illuminate my hand signals etc.
#bikesky
#cargobikelife
#cargobiketrailers
#sidelights
#bikesky
#cargobikelife
#cargobiketrailers
#sidelights
Shadow the Lab is Ash's house mate. Another foster fail that my 'never had a dog' partner adopted. She and Shadow are now tightly bonded and happy. At first Shadow was afraid of the water. She began to notice other dog swimming out and fetching. Now it's all she will do at the beach.
#shadowthelab
#shadowthelab
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Shadow the Lab is Ash's house mate. Another foster fail that my 'never had a dog' partner adopted. She and Shadow are now tightly bonded and happy. At first Shadow was afraid of the water. She began to notice other dog swimming out and fetching. Now it's all she will do at the beach.
#shadowthelab
#shadowthelab
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Ash the Lab as a puppy farm dog. He came to me as a foster for MLRR. He was so good with Hershey the Lab who had terminal cancer that I kept him. Other than barking his heart out for the first few block in the trailer he is a laid back dude.
#ashthelab
#mlrr
#labradors
#dogsofbluesky
#ashthelab
#mlrr
#labradors
#dogsofbluesky
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Ash the Lab as a puppy farm dog. He came to me as a foster for MLRR. He was so good with Hershey the Lab who had terminal cancer that I kept him. Other than barking his heart out for the first few block in the trailer he is a laid back dude.
#ashthelab
#mlrr
#labradors
#dogsofbluesky
#ashthelab
#mlrr
#labradors
#dogsofbluesky
November 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Ash and Shadow need this! The lime green Safety Dog vests are meh.
November 6, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Ash and Shadow need this! The lime green Safety Dog vests are meh.
Oh you don't have to be rich, just patient.
November 1, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Oh you don't have to be rich, just patient.
Up north of Chicago our little city treats Halloween as a national holiday. This my rather lame annual contribution.
#bikesky
#cargobikelife
#halloween
#cargobikedogs
#bikesky
#cargobikelife
#halloween
#cargobikedogs
October 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Up north of Chicago our little city treats Halloween as a national holiday. This my rather lame annual contribution.
#bikesky
#cargobikelife
#halloween
#cargobikedogs
#bikesky
#cargobikelife
#halloween
#cargobikedogs
Republicans want you dead, but they are mostly killing other Republicans. Social policy at the state and county level plays a big role in mortality. Stay unmasked, buy guns and sit around MAGA.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/peop...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/peop...
October 21, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Republicans want you dead, but they are mostly killing other Republicans. Social policy at the state and county level plays a big role in mortality. Stay unmasked, buy guns and sit around MAGA.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/peop...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/peop...
And here we have a good reason to ignore the Bible and those who thump it.
October 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
And here we have a good reason to ignore the Bible and those who thump it.
Taking the Democracy Support Labs to No Kings. Spreading endorphins far and wide.
#nokings
#protestdogs
#cargobikedogs
#nokings
#protestdogs
#cargobikedogs
October 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Taking the Democracy Support Labs to No Kings. Spreading endorphins far and wide.
#nokings
#protestdogs
#cargobikedogs
#nokings
#protestdogs
#cargobikedogs
October 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Another hyper-American killing Americans.
September 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Another hyper-American killing Americans.
Yes they are. Here's my first shop dog, Hershey the Lab of Everyday Cycles.
September 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Yes they are. Here's my first shop dog, Hershey the Lab of Everyday Cycles.
After an energetic morning at the beach the Land Sharks take to basking in the early fall sun.
#cargobikedogs
#landsharks
#cargobikelife
#evanstondigbeach
#cargobikedogs
#landsharks
#cargobikelife
#evanstondigbeach
September 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
After an energetic morning at the beach the Land Sharks take to basking in the early fall sun.
#cargobikedogs
#landsharks
#cargobikelife
#evanstondigbeach
#cargobikedogs
#landsharks
#cargobikelife
#evanstondigbeach
500 watts at 12 volts DC nominal. Can get 380+ watts on a good day. Going to relocate the upper 2 panels as I suspect the cable shadow crosses multiple cells reducing output. These feed a Goal Zero Yeti 4000. Backup, backup is 2 Honda EU2200i converted to run on propane. Going to add 200 watts.
September 11, 2025 at 6:41 AM
500 watts at 12 volts DC nominal. Can get 380+ watts on a good day. Going to relocate the upper 2 panels as I suspect the cable shadow crosses multiple cells reducing output. These feed a Goal Zero Yeti 4000. Backup, backup is 2 Honda EU2200i converted to run on propane. Going to add 200 watts.
This is one pretty subversive photo for the NYT.
September 10, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This is one pretty subversive photo for the NYT.