what was that? is that all there is? who is this? this is it.

gotta call that number one more time

This amazing p arrived yesterday all the way from Yucca Valley. A unique care package from Matt & Clair down there. 

It’s currently exploring its new home, seeing just where it’ll fit in. And I know that it knows it’ll fit in just fine.  

I’m visualizing this letter as part of an impressive sign somewhere illuminated among its partner letters making up a word, getting your attention and selling you something. 

Check out the old school throwback craftsmanship and  construction on the back. It brings me joy and appreciation for yesteryear and days gone by. 

This poem spoke to me. This poem is speaking to me. This poem will speak to me again and again after that. If I ever wrote a poem, this is the kind of poem I would want to write. 

All due credit to Dobby Gibson. It’s not reprinted here without permission. It’s a photo of a red 53T big ring that just happened to land on page 46 of the April 20, 2026 issue of the New Yorker. 

Seven years on an island looks pretty good from where I'm sitting. Ask me about chainring bolt circle diameters, old locker combos and rubber duckies.

A  Profile Design bottle kage

B  iSSi Thump pedals

C  Nature’s Bakery fig bars

D  Slim Fold wallet

E  Big Time Brewery

A. Profile Design bottle kage

As president emeritus of the Profile Design cup holders club it goes without saying that this is my bottle cage of choice. It’ll hold my coffee, my beer and even my water. No other cage covers the continuum like this one. Seamlessly smooth transitions. Simple understated elegance. I’ve influenced the entire UW electric ass fleet, leading by example. Walking the walk.  

B. iSSi Thump pedals

Favorite pedal. No longer in production. You can find some pink ones online. I like the molded pin. No need for the replaceable metal pins that will hamburger your shins. I’m not racing downhill. I’m final fifty fucking feeting on an electric ass bathtub in blown-out Sambas. Chill. 

C. Nature’s Bakery fig bars

You’ve probably seen a flavor or two of these at your local grocery. But I go to the source with their Build-A-Box option and select all my favorite flavors, a veritable rainbow. So many choices. They’re part of my coffee klatch. My kids eat them too.  

D. Slim Fold wallet

The last wallet you’ll...

As you know

those in the know     know

it’s the same on the weekends

as the rest of the days

same shit different daze

but that same old shit

is seen in new ways

as patterns emerge 

from the static

it’s magic 

a portal through

into   a   new

point of view

add non dairy creamer

to show scale

saltlick

dipstick

triptych

repeatedly

repeating

repeat 

as often

as necessary

not necessarily

in that order

crows feet

around my eyes

crows feet

counter clockwise

crows feet

no big surprise

crows feet

as the crow flies

crows feet

tell me no lies

Do you hear what I hear?

that creaking sound

like the bottom bracket 

in a Cannondale

incessantly

inevitably

entropy

increasing 

over   time

there’s the rub

the rule of thumb

the equal & opposite

r e   a  c  t  i  o  n

dwindling

attention span spun

spinning down 

around

absolute zero

−459.67 °F

approaching

an unachievable ideal

standing by at

38 picoKelvin Ave

ask me about 

superfluidity

superconductivity

PRIORITY

SPECIMEN

DO NOT 

RELEASE

retractable

ultra fine tip

Sharpie

rule of thumb

fingers sticky

ask me 

about 

how many

variables 

must fall 

into place

to get my ass 

into work

on time