Paul Lite

An amazing week for biking; perfect weather; calm, cool, rain-free. Been years since I retired, yet I retain an almost child-like joy from the freedom retirement gives me to explore #Indy by bike. Today: up to Whitestown on Big4 passing 2x thru colorful #EagleCreekPark & finishing week w/ PB 206 mi.

Thanks to @bennyfactor.bsky.social , @ne8il.bsky.social and @thedirte.bsky.social for replies that, together, caused me recall the long-forgotten Mattel Hot Wheels track I received for Christmas in 1970. I believe I now understand what Avon had in mind for this trail gap. [note: no AI used! 😂]

I was #biking today in Avon (a Hendrick’s county suburb just west of #Indy). What do you think was going through the collective minds of Avon’s Dept of Public Works and of the contractor paid to construct this multi-use path? See ALT.

My reply to "medicare@subscriptions.medicare.gov". Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback about this one-time $90 payment. My feedback is that I am sending your bribe directly to ActBlue to help defeat this pathetic administration who thinks a bribe will influence my vote in November.

Just some of the #books I read in the 3rd quarter of 2026. I'm always searching for book ideas - got any suggestions? "This Vast Enterprise" by @craigfehrman.bsky.social was amazing. See ALT for more details and links to my past reads.

BICYCLIST INCIDENT WITH INJURY 10/03/2026 10:37 AM W 56TH ST & EAGLE CREEK PKWY District 5: Maggie Lewis, Councilor Details: https://indypedcrisis.info/M12j32CNEK86043atPiA #SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky

The power of books. This quote post comes three weeks late but, if you would, take a moment and read the entirety of Mike Habeck’s thread. Quite the tribute - and a quite the story of the path not taken.

Took advantage of the perfect weather to bike from #Indy out west to North Salem. It was exciting to see all the construction progress on the newest section of the B&O trail. Stopped for a tasty lunch at Perillo’s Pizzeria before returning. 45 miles RT.

I biked to the library to pick up “Country People” by Daniel Mason. I’m very excited to read this, his latest book, which I’d had on hold for 3 months. On my return ride, I picked up a lot of trash from the W 56th St causeway that crosses #Indy’s Eagle Creek reservoir. 9/24/26.

Sailboat surveillance drones coming to a lake near you. Gift link.

Wonderful cool morning for a bike ride out to the west end of the B&O trailhead. Kudos to the fantastic Brownsburg Parks Dept: today they not only had a small tractor blowing leaves off the trail but they had a three person crew scrubbing a bunch of vile, spray-painted graffiti off the pavement.

Person driving at freeway speeds on I-90 Trail raises serious trail security concerns #SEAbikes #Seattle

Nice evening. Wife and I biked with the Indy Parks Bike Ride Series, starting at Riverside Park, and then ended up over at Guggman Haus for brats and bier while listening to Squirrel Butter.

Dual pathogen outbreaks in Ireland.

I'm so tired, y'all. I also feel like I bear a slight resemblance to Wilford Brimley, but I'm not that old... *googles Brimley's actual age in Cocoon* Well, fuck.

I see James each year while biking to Ortho Indy YMCA. This photo from 2023.

A great afternoon for biking a big loop on the Eagle Creek, Peoria Eastern and B&O rail trails for an ice cream at Fundae’s in Speedway.

“…Sen. Jim Banks played a central role in bringing the project to Indiana. Banks did not respond to requests for comment. Naval Weapons Station Crane also did not respond to requests for comment.”

#BiketheDrive in Chicago was a blast this morning. Perfect weather for a bike ride.

I'm leaving for Chicago this afternoon for tomorrow's ride.

This was a good story in @mirrorindy.org

Cycled from the Big 4 Trail’s Zionsville Rd trailhead to Colfax and back today scoring my first metric century of the year. Also scored my first, disturbing glimpse of Meta’s data center, metastasizing in the farm fields outside Lebanon. You hear it even before you see it.

11 days! [Gifted article]

"The ultimate test of man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard." U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-Wisc.), 1970. Image: Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame.

“‘If a fire occurs in the cabin ... don’t check on the immigrants. Just make sure that you and the guards and the people that work for the government get off," one flight attendant was told. “It was as if the detainees’ lives were worthless,’” said another. (Published April 2025)

A photograph of my bicycle, taken today in a nearly 200 year-old cemetery along Lick Creek in rural Madison County IN. The bike is totally surrounded by a ring of white mushrooms. Google says these are called "false parasol" or "vomiter" mushrooms.

Small victories! This week Indy Parks finally re-painted the extremely-faded pedestrian lane on Eagle Creek Pkwy inside the park.

A cause for celebration? Recently #Indy DPW repaired this formally damaged trail infrastructure. The fence photo is along the Eagle Creek Trail today. Contrast this with my earlier post from (5/14/26). Of course, only a mile further up the trail I found new damage! See ALT. #bike

Tonight (7/25) is the NITE Ride in Indianapolis! There is a 6-mile route for beginners, families, and those just looking for a short jaunt. Most of the riders will be doing the full 20-mile distance. This is a wonderful, healthy, & connecting celebration our our city at night with over 1000 riders.

Fantastic day for #cycling in #Indy. Progress continues on both ends of Eagle Creek Trail Phase 2B. Speedway has closed off Main Street for the “Hauler” Parade at 5pm.

Bravo!

Some vile shit coming out of DOT: “This is a common sense approach despite the Left's belief that everyone should ride a bike to their shoebox-sized apartment to eat crickets to achieve a phony climate agenda."

Yesterday I #cycled 28 miles, starting in Speedway, out to the western end of #Indy’s B&O trail. At the Green St crossing, we passed the trail’s new outdoor railroad museum that displays several B&O artifacts. See ALT.

While cycling home from the YMCA this afternoon, I stopped off at Eagle Creek Park’s beach shelter (#Indy) and saw these signs posted at the gate. A good reminder that tomorrow night’s free concert features Tim Grimm and Sergio Webb. Hot weather or not, my wife and I will definitely be there.

A status update on the bike trail at 56th and Dandy Trail Rd in #Indy: Recently, the city completed repairs on the fence from a 2024 car crash. Of course, now another car has crashed across the trail and into the repaired fence. Maybe a guard rail is needed to protect trail users here?

God bless America. The only country in the world where you can drive your SUV while talking on your cell phone eating Beaver Nuggets.

Blood Money. “Indiana authorities don’t want that business [executions] being taken away from the state because that’s jobs, that’s an investment by federal authorities in the State of Indiana”

Just some of the #books I read in the 2nd quarter of 2026. I'm always searching for book suggestions - got any? See ALT for more details and links to my past reads.