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Evening Bicycle Ride to the Little Free Library

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/180 sec, ISO200
 “Sunset” Cedar Park, 2020

Tonight’s bike ride took me to the elementary school on the other side of the neighborhood. While riding around the front of the school, I noticed that they have a Little Free Library there. That makes three of these libraries that I know of in our neighborhood. I love them!

Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec, ISO500
 “Little Library” Cedar Park, 2020

I didn’t see any interesting books, but I did notice the cool handle on the door. It’s appropriate since the school mascot is a ray. 😀

Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec, ISO1000
 “Ray” Cedar Park, 2020

I hope you had a nice day!

Bicycle Maintenance

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO1600
 “Cleaned Up” Cedar Park, 2020

During my lunch break I cleaned the drive train on my bicycle. My Kona Blast is 20 years young and this is the first time I’ve actually cleaned the chain, cassette, and crankset so I was looking forward giving the bike a little love. I used a degreaser and stiff brush to work all the grime loose, then rinsed it all off with the hose. I don’t have any proper bicycle lube, so I used transmission fluid, which is a popular lubricant for motorcycle chains. It’s also a good cleaner, which I found out because after wiping the excess fluid, the cassette was shiny! I forgot what it looked like new. 😆

By the way, I removed the “dork disk”, which is the plastic piece attached to the spokes by the cassette. It serves little purpose, and it was yellow with age and cracked off dramatically when I tried to remove it. 😊

Time to ride!

Driver License Acquired!

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Photo info: motorola moto g(6), 3.95mm, f/1.8, 1/120 sec, ISO127
 “New License” Cedar Park, 2020

Well, our youngest son got his license this morning!

We were pretty fortunate to be able to make an appointment at the DPS (DMV) just a few days after he passed his driving test. The lady at the driving school said that appointments in Austin were backed up for 5 or 6 months… which would put us at December or January! She suggested to use the online reservations system to look for DPS offices farther away from the city. That turned out to be excellent advice, and we were able to schedule an 8:05 am appointment at the Lampasas DPS, which is an hour north of home. We were the first ones there, and in fact, when we left a half hour later, there was only one other person waiting for her 8:35 appointment.

What a difference this tiny rural office is from the busy DPS mega-center in Pflugerville where we went for Bay’s license and driving test. I highly recommend taking this route and making an appointment away from major cities. It’s like an alternate reality where everything is right in the world. 😀