I took my first real ride on my Downtube Mini folding bike over the weekend.

Well, at least using my experience with one trip, it works.

So for a period of time in the near future I will be working and doing research in a place where I will not have a car.

Jesse Byock: Viking Age IcelandI read this book prior to my trip to Iceland, and it really served to give me a good sense of the country, how it was settled, who settled it, and how the population grew over time.

This is a tanjo.

OK, so maybe I made a mistake. Maybe I totally missed out on one of the best TV shows to come along in, well, forever.