tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post255426683606012232..comments2023-12-22T22:09:04.698-06:00Comments on The Cycle: The Amateur Art Critic ReturnsJason T. Nunemakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140597732588714945noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post-21544749482930216652011-04-10T12:10:36.615-05:002011-04-10T12:10:36.615-05:00Hey there, BLJ... I did my grad school purgatory a...Hey there, BLJ... I did my grad school purgatory at OSU and found it to be one of the more hostile biking environments I've ever encountered. My one-mile commute to campus was marred by more thrown objects, colorful language, and "encouragement" to ride on the sidewalk in one week than I think I've encountered in 11 years of Des Moines riding. I can only hope that Columbus has cleaned up its act since then.<br /><br />I agree, July in Des Moines can be a challenge. January's not so great either. But I think we're a generally friendly folk even without much of a critical mass of cyclists on the streets -- although that's improving by the day. If you ever find yourself out this way, let me know and I'll show you the sights from two wheels.Jason T. Nunemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14140597732588714945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post-8546123117755534942011-04-10T11:16:58.591-05:002011-04-10T11:16:58.591-05:00In summer 1999 I attended an education conference ...In summer 1999 I attended an education conference at Ohio State in Columbus. I brought a folding bike with me and managed to take a bus from the airport to someplace in town, where I got off, unfolded the bike and enjoyed a mostly-lovely, 6-mile jaunt to the dorms on campus. Fellow educators -- mostly older and grayer-haired than me -- were stunned to see me roll up to the registration table on my borrowed Dahon, and then shocked when they realized that I was one of them!<br /><br />I've only taken a Greyhound bus through Des Moines (on my way home to Portland from Atlanta, years ago), and I hear it's a pretty ice place to ride a bike. Except maybe in hot, muggy July.bikelovejoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141991025526354179noreply@blogger.com