Some thoughts on cycling

I found this gem here on Pinterest.

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.

All Hail The Sysadmins!

ethernet cables plugged on a server rack

I’ve long loved the webcomic xkcd. This one drifted through my inbox and thought it worthy of all the sysadmins I know.

As far as my own sysadmin skills, I do hate running cables and (shudder) crimping connectors. As I only have one thumb, these evolutions are rather uncomfortable, and sometimes painful.

Anyway, sysadmin types out there, you have my respect and admiration! Keep that uptime high!

Ways of Making Tea

I love tea, and I have a particular fondness for English (or Irish, or Welsh) breakfast teas. Once (ages ago) I was lectured by a British chap about the proper way to make tea (and how I was NOT doing so). Therefore, this xkcd was perfect.

I’ve been a fan of this comic for ages. I’m sure I shared from them before, but thought I’d highlight a few of my favorites. And, if you haven’t, encourage you to follow them.

Here are my two favorite comics (and this is a solid tie):

and this one…

So, I hope you enjoyed and consider giving them a follow.

A Webcomic Recommendation

I love webcomics! “Loving Reaper” made its way into my Instagram feed some time last year. I adore how Ms. Jinya frames death as a gentle and kind entity. She captures such a wide range of emotions in her work. For me, from literally laughing out loud to tears. The one below is one of my favorite funny ones.

This one captures the sad category.

Thought I opted to use embeds from Instagram, it looks like she is more active on Webtoons. And here’s her website.

I highly recommend her work and hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Do you have favorites? Let me know!

Sandra and Woo: A Little Fun With PhotoShop

I’ve long enjoyed the webcomic “Sandra and Woo”. Today the artist posted the following strip:

I found this amusing. However, me being me, I was disappointed that he didn’t create a 3rd solution (Solution C), so I went ahead and did this for him (I love PhotoShop).

I was pretty proud of how quickly I was able to whip this together, getting the font to match and copying/pasting the images over. Anyway, I hope you find it as amusing as I did. And you should definitely go and check out their site.