the wind’s aggression
flinging branches to the earth
this winter’s darkness
Tonight’s Haiku: December 8, 2025
Tag: Seattle
Tonight’s Haiku
the bumblebee lives
underneath the same sunlight
as the hummingbird
Morning Haiku, May 15, 2025
cloudy morn
chatter from the crows
collaboration
An evening haiku
memories of dusk
treetops hidden by the night
silent memories
Today’s Haiku
a moment of rain
then the sun bursts forth
what does the future hold?
Tonight’s Haiku
sunlight descending
brightening western mountains
quiet witnesses
Some thoughts on cycling
Some of you may know that for a good chunk of my life, I was a rather militant cyclist. I lived downtown Seattle (properly, on Capitol Hill and First Hill) for the better part of a decade without owning a car. I really loved living life this way…mostly. After a few painful altercations with cars, though, I stepped away from this path. But bikes hold a dear place in my heart. So this cartoon resonates with me. I still ride, just not as much. And I’m a bit more humble of an environmentalist.
I hold some cycling aspirations. RAGBRAI, for instance, sounds like a blast! Part of me has long wanted to ride the STP (Seattle to Portland), but it seems, shall we say, antithetical to introverts. Of course, the same can be said for RAGBRAI.
This sentiment delights me (some people suppress their inner child; I got mine a bicycle). Are there any comics/graphics that speak loudly to you?
PS: here’s the link to the artist’s page. He doesn’t seem to have updated it since 2017, but there’s plenty of fun cycle-centric comics here.
Zines!
I really enjoyed Zines back in the 90s (their heyday). If your first thought is “what’s a Zine?”, check out this article.
My blogging colleague Bernie has started creating them again (inspired by Austin Kleon’s reboot of the genre). Take a look at Bernie’s blog post.
I had friends who invested a lot of time and effort into Zines. Sadly, I’ve lost touch with all of them. I do wonder what happened to them. It was all part of my life in downtown Seattle in the 90s. An amazing time, culturally. It was challenging in a good many ways, too. That Seattle is pretty much gone, though. Pretty much all the grittier apartments, for instance, are now condos occupied by wealthy tech workers. It’s a fascinating exploration of the City’s evolution.
Anyway, did you ever create zines? Care to share?
An evening haiku
streetlight’s reflection
ripples across the puddles
windchime’s gently tones
Daily haiku: February 9, 2025
a few hints of snow
guarded by the bitter cold
graced by the starlight