Just a note…

I’m going to begin the process of merging my Widdershins and my Comfy Fuzzy Ninjas blogs together.  What does that mean?  It means that updates that usually only show up on my Widdershins blog (Monday weirdness postings, essentially) will also show up...

When I buy a house….

One day, far in the future, I will buy a house.  I will buy said house not because of the financial benefit, or because I want to stop paying rent, but because once I physically own a property I can remodel it.  I can build things. Some of it’s my...

Continued Bike Adventures

One of the Anne books famously said that “a house is not a real home until it had been consecrated by a birth, a wedding and a death.”  This last week has me wondering if there is a similar ritual necessary for a bike.  Perhaps a bike isn’t...

Uncanny Valley… high octane nightmare fuel

Today, we’re going to dive into the uncanny valley.  The easiest way to explain it, unfortunately, is to demonstrate it. If you dislike slightly off-putting images I suggest you avoid this post all together. For the rest of you (brave souls that you are) I...

Top ten things I learned while riding my bike

Due to some monetary issues this month I found myself bike-commuting to work in earnest.  I figured that I just hiked the Grand Canyon, biking shouldn’t be any problem at all.  Right? Well… it’s a little different.  The muscles I...