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  • TRIALS - Two Wheels, Pedals, And A Chain

    April 28, 2009

    • Inspired Bicycles was registered as a Limited company early in 2007 by former TartyBikes founder, Dave Cleaver. Set up initially as a business to contract out time and creative ideas to Mountain Cycle (legendary US mountain bike company concentrating in freeride and DH), this venture has recently given birth to an all new trials brand. Bearing the same name as the parent company, Inspired aims to ...
  • back from l.a.

    March 21, 2009

    • I N C U N A B U L A  i don't wish to alarm you.  this is just a report of last weekend. my talk on buddhism & poetry for cherry blossom festival (an ohigan howha) at venice hongwanji buddhist temple went well as did the haiku workshop the next day.  (they'll print some of the haiku in their next newsletter.)  i also attended the ohigan service on sunday, led by a great speaker i'd ...
  • Yes I Can and You Can Too!

    October 30, 2008

    •  Even with the supposed "gas crisis" and people bemoaning their personal difficulties in the pseudo-depression - and with mounting concerns over climate change / global warming (choose your phrase depending how head-up-your-arse you are about this reality), I seem to have generated exactly no interest whatsoever when I've attempted to form a dialouge about using alternative, ...
  • Five Reasons for a Book Tour

    July 28, 2008

    • 1)  Ego. When somebody who's not related to me is willing to listen, I'm happy.2)  Money. By my own accounting, book royalties pulled in an average of $7/day (before taxes, expenses, and the 15% cut to my agent).3)  Visiting Faraway Friends. Christmas family portraits come alive and the children reputed to be honor roll-piano wizard-ballerinas are exposed as...pretty nice kids.4)  Movement. ...