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J.Knecht

About Me

Bicycle commuting and minimal footwear. You're halfway there.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

World Changers. Tennis opponents.

My Blog

Don’t get excited

Post frequency here has suddenly spiked in recent days. In order to spare you the assured disappointment that results from following a "New Blog Post" alert to not some sordid and salaciously satisfy...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:31:00 GMT

Max. Snelhied 95.2kh

The German Velomobile Brigade! I want one. STAR WIPE!!
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:43:00 GMT

The Army Is Growing

It's my day off today. A day to get things done. Clean the apartment, do the laundry, go grocery shopping. The latter I do - you guessed it - on my bike.I have a decent sized shoulder bag that I bo...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:13:00 GMT

bike wins!

Bike Vs. Car Vs. Transit: BIKE WINS!On a personal note, my car was crushed by a tree this week. That type of accident is referred to as an Act of God. I guess God's trying to encourage me to stay o...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:46:00 GMT

bike to work

It's bike to work week, and Friday, May 16, is bike to work day. It might be a great day to try something new and maybe even make the transition to a healthier, more sustainable way of life. Biking t...
Posted by on Wed, 14 May 2008 00:56:00 GMT

Google, give us "bike there"!

There’s a petition making the rounds to get Google to add a "bike there" option to it’s lovely map application. I signed it! To: Google, and the Google Maps teamWe would like a ’B...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:40:00 GMT

You are the solution.

If you’ve been wondering what you need to do as an individual to curb global warming, this might be a good place to start. It called "The Game Plan." The presenter of this lecture (or slidesho...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:40:00 GMT

Obamas Speech on Race in America

Wow. I think it was the high point of the entire campaign season to this point. I’m happy, inspired, and perhaps even improved to have heard it in its entirety. In an earlier era, Abraham Lin...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:02:00 GMT

do the test/Jamie Lidell

When I watched this, I thought it was a funny gag. Then I watched it a second time and was amazed, because it wasn’t really a gag at all.http://www.dothetest.co.uk/Also, if you’re into my...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:35:00 GMT

Avoid Adobe Ebooks

I do not recommend Adobe Ebooks. I was attempting to download a piece written by David Foster Wallace about John McCain. He wrote it back during the 2000 campaign, and it appeared in a highly abridg...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:42:00 GMT