Kevin Retzke

"you're parked on the bike path" "I know… I need to take this medicine within sight of water." 1. there's a parking lot right there 2. wait, what?

10% rye, 30% whole wheat, 80% hydration sourdough with toasted walnuts and cherries. (Inspired by the Costco bakery)

Really neat inversion layer (?) this morning. Riverside Adventure Park

Almost ended the #WeekWithoutDriving splattered by a driver cruising through a right turn on red. At least it was in front of a hospital.

Posing for the Omon Ra cover shoot?

Here's one of my favourite bike riding videos, if not my favourite. Ian's way of thinking about bikes is very close to my own. As @dilaedathon.bsky.social & @fleeglebars.bsky.social have been chatting about a bike space in London, I thought I'd post it. It's only 8 mins. youtu.be/ERJ-cf_ecO4?...

The tree I reported down across a trail yesterday was amazingly already cleared this morning, only DPW cones left as a calling card. further along that same trail a service truck (not DPW) was parked on the path, and then a construction gate was blocking the path. But at least the tree is gone.

Threshing Indiana State Fair Pen D with Lomo Metro

Rats Indiana State Fair Pen D with Lomo Metro

Pickup and tuneup Pen D with Lucky SHD50 Overlapping exposures

Let’s take my bike Pen D with Lucky SHD50 Overlapping exposures

To catch the sun Holga 120N with Lucky SHD400 #ShittyCameraChallenge

Many moons since the last harvest Holga 120N with Lucky SHD400 #ShittyCameraChallenge

Bicycle race Pen D with Lucky SHD50 Overlapping exposures

Caught up on my backlog of film, it’s mostly pictures! Pen wasn’t advancing properly for one roll so those ended up heavily overlapping, which could make something interesting. Or not.

Harvest 50 gravel race, last of the season, is tomorrow. TBH I’m not really feeling it but if nothing else it will be a nice ride, forecast is for a beautiful late summer day.

📷 Henri Cartier-Bresson

The Kroger in Speedway has a popcorn shop, and it’s quite good! I’m enjoying the “Indy Mix”—butter, caramel, and Oreo. It’s nice to find something as staid and soulless as Kroger can still exhibit a bit of individuality.

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Today, on “what’s that sound:” Indy Motor Speedway, or 38th Street?

this hotel needs to work on their messaging

One of the team cars in La Vuelta plays la cucaracha on its horn, it’s awesome. We’re placing bets in which one it is.

This is bad. Drivers: Phones down. Don't speed. Stop blowing those red lights. Get a rideshare or take the bus home from the bar. Be careful out there everyone.

Moser Hill H35N, Lomo Color '92

H35N with star filter, Lomo Color '92

The photographer caught in the wild H35N, Lomo color '92

Wow my first outlier-tier word, did not expect that! I found a Rarity-85 word worth 95 pts in OUTLIER. OUTLIER · 851 points · 10 rare words. Only 12 players have ever found it in all of Outlier. 2 finds no one else found today. playoutlier.com/s/XTWZHF

This game is fun, but be warned that it's easy to get into a pit of despair of "nah surely this word isn't rare enough."

This interview with Tim Curry on CBS Sunday Morning last year stuck with me. Hopefully he found his comfort, he certainly earned it.

I think the lesson here is everyone, or at least one person on a group ride, needs an always-on camera… I have a Coros computer, does the Garmin Varia work fine on its own? Other recommendations?

It gives me relief to see that his mustache does that same annoying thing as mine where one side likes to curl forward sometimes and there’s no amount of waxing and training that will fix it.

Feeling better today so got to take my new bike build out for its first spin! It's a parts-bin drop-bar commuter built around a State 4130 Single Speed frameset with self-built 700c wheels that have a stealth two-speed kick-shift hub with coaster brake, which I originally built for my city cruiser.

50% whole wheat, 85% hydration, overnight autolyse. Sweet and tangy.

I had a manager who used to use ”chef factor” instead of “bus factor”—that is, how close a project is to being in trouble when someone decides to quit and go become a chef.

It’s a beautiful day, last weekend of the state fair, BGI and Robert’s tent sales (my two main money-pits-slash-hobbies), and I just finished my latest bike build this week. And I’m stuck at home with a cold/flu. Maybe I’ll bake some sourdough.

What will it take to make bidets ubiquitous in the US? Attachments are cheap and easy to install and yet we still seem to be the only one in our close circle with one. Huge quality of life improvement—cleaner butt with less TP.

Bike sprint through the Bottleworks. I seem to struggle to hold this camera level but I like the effect here. Kodak H35N, SHD400 dev FPP-110 1+31 5.5 min.

I'm going to take this "post you from a different era" thing in a different direction. In honor of DCI finals this past weekend. Still gives me goosebumps and PTSD. youtu.be/m-v--j8hxEk

This is really glorious. Indianapolis welcomes all, even assholes of many sorts.

Adventures with SHD50 continue. Rebel G at ISO 12 seems to work well. Dev FPP-110 1+31 for 5.5 min.

"I am myself a citizen of no mean city"— I just learned from @edfujawa.bsky.social's excellent "Yesterday's Indianapolis" podcast that it's mean as in "average," though today most will associate mean with "cruel." TBH I like the latter better, it's as much a personal statement as a collective one.

Dustbowl 100 Sprocket rocket Lomo color ‘92 CineStill CS-41

Where the buffalo [bison] roam. Canon R6 / 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 III