http://salim.virji.net/blog/ salim at commadammit punto com en-us salim+commadammit@slackers.net 2008-06-24T17:23:22-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://salim.virji.net/blog/2008/06/24/ayveq Ayveq died yesterday (this last story uses a photograph of mine as the illustration). Ayveq the Walrus Photographs of Ayveq, which, curiously, I have never uploaded to flickr. 3880@http://salim.virji.net/blog/ intersections 2008-06-24T17:23:22-05:00 http://salim.virji.net/blog/2008/06/23/harry_j_aleo 3877@http://salim.virji.net/blog/ requiescat in pace 2008-06-23T21:53:39-05:00 http://salim.virji.net/blog/2008/06/22/more_on_spending_lottery_winnings One of the aspects of New York City's streets that has me shaking my head: the prevalence of half-stolen bicycles. Almost every block has a utility pole or parking meter with a scavenged bicycle stuck to it; I thought that, should I win sacks full of money by playing the lottery (which I don't), I would cycle around town fixing these bicycles and redistributing them. This idea now strikes me as naïve and optimistic: a more constructive approach would be to repair everyone's bicycle, for free, with priority to people who use the bicycle for everyday work (deliveries, commuting, et c.). Roadies and recreational riders probably don't want me wrenching on their bicycles, anyhow (me, tired after fixing on bikes). I began taking photographs of these, which I call Unhappy Bicycles. See the slideshow of this neglected and picked-apart bicycles of Manhattan. 3878@http://salim.virji.net/blog/ stoopin' 2008-06-22T09:39:14-05:00 http://salim.virji.net/blog/2008/06/20/in_which_you_can_never_have_enough_hate Hatred for stroller-pushing latte-sipping line-cutting moms in Brooklyn bike shops; hatred for the disappearing, long-forgotten past; and hatred for things in general, dammit. Warning: Some links more bilious than others. 3879@http://salim.virji.net/blog/ media friendsy 2008-06-20T10:16:12-05:00 http://salim.virji.net/blog/2008/06/19/prurient 3873@http://salim.virji.net/blog/ lingo 2008-06-19T12:01:23-05:00