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D&F 12-4-22
December 3, 2022
D&F 12/4/22 中目黒で今日は!I’m writing this from a cute soba shop in Nakameguro, close to the cute Meguro river. Today I’m wandering Tokyo by foot, with plans to...
D&F 11-20-22
December 3, 2022
D&F 11-20-22
December 3, 2022
D&F 11-13-22
November 13, 2022
D&F 11/13/22 It’s hygge season in the Shelley house. Snorri is cuddled-up on my blanket-covered lap, candles are glowing, and the simple joy of reading a...
D&F 11/6/22
November 6, 2022
D&F 11/6/22 It’s Scorpio season and the end(?) of Daylight Saving Time, as well as Twitter as we knew it. There’s a lot going on and some of it involves the...
Backlog 10.31.22
November 5, 2022
Happy Halloween! I think it’s time to get out your Xmas tree now and begin slow-sous-viding your turkeys for the rest of the holidays. My trip to Oregon was...
Backlog 10.24.22
November 5, 2022
D&F 10/24/22 One more week till Halloween! As an adult, a holiday where you can get real mid candy from neighbors for free is less exciting, but skeletons...
Backlog 10.16.22
November 5, 2022
As required by law, I attended an Oktoberfest party yesterday focused on bikes, a Biketoberfest. Sadly, there were limited sausages to be had, but I did...
D&F 10-9-22
October 9, 2022
D&F 10/9/22 Spooky season continues with horror movies aplenty, and a recovery week from way too much bike riding. I kicked off the month with a rewatch of...
D&F 10-2-22
October 3, 2022
D&F 10-2-22 It’s spooky season, can you believe it? Decorative gourds, giant skeletons, and candy stolen from kids under the auspice of health. The fall is...
D&F 9-25-22
September 25, 2022
D&F 9-25-22 This weekend I did my first cyclocross race, and managed to finish upright and even score a podium place. Women’s cycling events usually have...
D&F 9-19-22
September 18, 2022
D&F 9/18/22 Ding dong the queen is dead, which old queen, the racist imperial corgi-breeding one. I think every former colony of the UK should get a holiday...
D&F 9-12-22
September 11, 2022
D&F 9/11/22 Do you feel like you've forgotten something today? Something you were meant to never forget? Perhaps it's that the queen of England is dead, or...
D&F 9-4-22
September 4, 2022
D&F 9/4/22 Long weekends are the best. For a fleeting day or two extra, you can pretend that your life is your own and you don't perform labor for healthcare...
D&F 8-29-22
August 28, 2022
D&F 8/29/22 Happy Sunday! You made it! I hope your day is filled with joy, sun, and the love of a friend, family member, or pet. A little bird told me his...
D&F 8-21-22
August 21, 2022
D&F 8/21/22 Happy Sunday! Again the skies in Oakland are bright, blue, and warming. I've never liked summer much growing up, outside of the time off from...
D&F 8-15-22
August 14, 2022
D&F 8/15/22 Thanks for the well-wishes last week! Healing is going too slowly for my liking, but I got an excellent massage on Friday, and I'm hopeful if I...
D&F 8-8-22
August 7, 2022
D&F 8/8/22 Had a bit of a bike crash yesterday (I’m ok!) which means no newsletter this week. I’m gonna keep laying around and resting. My only tip is: keep...
D&F 7-31-22
July 31, 2022
D&F 7-31-22 Happy wedding to Brian and Kenna! This weekend was my first wedding in a few years, and it took me to the crisp mountain air of Graegle. Drinks...
D&F 7/24/22
July 24, 2022
D&F 7/24/22 This week felt long! I was able to get a few bike rides in, but spent Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and today on call, which always puts a damper on...
D&F 7-19-22
July 17, 2022
D&F 7/19/22 No camping this week so I'm back with my regular linked-packed newsletter. I very nearly went out on another camping trip this weekend, but...
D&F 7-11-22
July 11, 2022
D&F 7/11/22 I did it! I finally went bike camping. Thanks to Emily, I got a waitlist spot on a women and NB bike camping trip to China Camp this weekend, and...
D&F 7-4-22
July 3, 2022
D&F 7/4/22 Ah, the long weekend. We might have less independence from the aging oligarchy in the United States due to the Supreme Court’s destruction of...
D&F 6-26-22
June 26, 2022
D&F 6/26/22 Today was all blue skies and dirt roads as I climbed gravel hills in Oakland. I finished my night over beers with my friend Emily, and counted my...
D&F 6-20-22
June 19, 2022
D&F 6/20/22 This week was a chaotic blend of in-person meetings, transit, and drinking with Irish and Australian folks. Of particular note was a text from a...
D&F 6-12-22
June 12, 2022
D&F 6/12/22 After a few long-weekends, this one is entirely too short. Friday was for errands and tv and dreaming about new routes to try the bike I finished...
D&F 6-5-22
June 5, 2022
D&F 6/5/22 Happy June, cool cats! The good news is the latest COVID wave has peaked again, but the bad news is everyone is going to pretend the pandemic is...
D&F 5-28-22
May 29, 2022
D&F 5/28/22 Apologies for missing a newsletter last week. I underestimate how overwhelming a huge bike event with tons, and tons of riding would be for my...
D&F 5-16-22
May 15, 2022
D&F 5/16/22 This week I'm getting excited about a big bike ride and a little trip I get to take soon. For the first time in two years, I get to leave the...
D&F 5-8-22
May 8, 2022
D&F 5/8/22 Another weekend is nearly over, and my legs are tired. I took on a short but steep ride yesterday, climbing over 3600 feet in around ten miles....
D&F 5-2-22
May 1, 2022
D&F 5/2/22 Super wiped this week for various reasons so I’m taking a break. I’ll leave you with a great little post by Robin Sloan on Twitter. Closing Back...
# D&F 4/25/22
April 24, 2022
D&F 4/25/22 Happy 420 week to all who celebrate. When I was a kid the weed culture I knew about was shopping at Spencer's gifts for lava lamps or being...
D&F 4/17/22
April 17, 2022
This weekend I'm on call at work. This happens just about once a quarter, but it's often been quiet. Unfortunately I had a few things to respond to beginning...
D&F 4-10-22
April 10, 2022
D&F 4/10/22 For the first time in over two years I went to a concert. My friend Cooper hit me up this week to give me two free tickets from his date, C, and...
D&F 04-03-22
April 3, 2022
D&F 04/02/22 This week I’m even more beat than last, with almost 4,000ft of climbing over 4 hours and around 40mi covered. I rode with my friend Carlos and...
D&F 3/27/22
March 27, 2022
D&F 3/27/22 Yesterday marked my longest ever bike ride at 100.5km and 711m of climbing. Afterwards I was far too wiped-out to do much more than eat and share...
D&F 3-21-22
March 20, 2022
D&F 3/21/22 A bit of rain, a bit of wine, and an exhausting week. The lull in COVID has me both hopeful and extremely skeptical. After two years, another...
D&F 3-14-22
March 13, 2022
D&F 3/14/22 Today was a real first for me, with a lot of gravel riding. I spent over three hours climbing up and down Wildcat Canyon's pitted and steep...
D&F 3-7-22
March 6, 2022
D&F 3/7/22 Well, this late newsletter thing is getting to be an unfortunate habit. Due to the deaths of two cat friends this week (River and Atlas), I went...
D&F 2-27-22
February 27, 2022
D&F 2/27/22 Super late email this week! I woke up at noon Saturday because Elden Ring came out this week and I got sucked-in to the weird world of endless...
D&F 2-21-22
February 20, 2022
D&F 2/21/22 Saturday was long and beautiful. After a late start, I fed a friend's cats then headed-out towards an adventure across the bay. After a bit of a...
D&F 2-13-22
February 13, 2022
D&F 2/13/22 Happy Sunday! This newsletter is coming to you a bit late because my Saturday was spent riding my bike and then enjoying a long evening of wine...
D&F 2-6-22
February 6, 2022
D&F 2/6/22 Last week felt terrible in a lot of ways. For whatever reason, each day seemed to drag on, as the pandemic continued to weigh on my brain. Even...
D&F 1-30-22
January 30, 2022
D&F 1/30/22 Happy UCI Cyclocross World Champs to all those who celebrate. Cyclocross is so dominated by Belgian and Dutch riders that it’s hard to cheer too...
D&F 1-23-22
January 23, 2022
D&F 1/23/22 Happy weekend to all the birds that found themselves traveling extremely fast this weekend in the bay. We had gusts up to 70mph overnight, and on...
D&F 1-16-22
January 16, 2022
D&F 1/16/22s Between COVID and the volcano, this weekend has me feeling all of my feelings: https://twitter.com/eha_news/status/1481562954474663937?s=20...
D&F 1-10-22
January 9, 2022
D&F 1-9-22 It’s back to work week here in the Shelley house. After a very nice break from the 24th until now, I’ll need to remember what I do for my job, at...
D&F 1-2-22
January 2, 2022
D&F 1/2/22 Happy New Year! Today’s newsletter went out a little late not because of a party-induced hangover, but because I couldn’t stop playing Ghosts of...
D&F 12-26-21
December 25, 2021
D&F 12/26/21 Happy holidays—whichever you celebrate. Personally, the coolest holiday (solstice) passed by this week and New Years is coming soon. My holiday...
D&F 12-19-21
December 19, 2021
D&F 12/19/21 Happy cancelled plans and increased anxiety weekend! With the Omicron variant hotting-up, I’ve cancelled my impending trip to New York, and...
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