Gene not Glen
@genehogan.bsky.social
Happily married with children. 🚴♂️🎸 🎧📀 digital and analog music enjoyer
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Gene not Glen
@genehogan.bsky.social
· Jul 5
“The share of new-vehicle buyers to commit to monthly payments of $1,000 or more hit an all-time high of 19.3%, or nearly 1 in 5 consumers… The average monthly payment was $756.”
Forced car dependency was a very, very bad idea.
Forced car dependency was a very, very bad idea.
Car buyers set a record with more than $1,000-a-month car payments in Q2
One in five car buyers in the second quarter agreed to a $1,000-a-month car loan payment and increasingly more are taking out seven-year-long loans.
www.freep.com
People will scoff at a $1,000 bike but if you can commute with it half the time or more, it will eventually pay for itself with what you’re saving in fuel costs and will extend the life of your vehicle. You may also surprise yourself and enjoy the commute instead.
There is mountain biking but road cycling and it all happens on a bicycle. What the heck
January 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM
There is mountain biking but road cycling and it all happens on a bicycle. What the heck
Forget every snowy bike commute in the world. This is perfection.
I had lunch in Santa Monica & visited one of my very fave bike lanes on the West Coast
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The Ocean Ave protected cycletrack calms and quiets Palisades Park
🤫
Where diesel tourist coaches used to idle, folks glide along the park edge smiling 🙂
🚗 Traffic is now 24 feet inboard of the curb
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The Ocean Ave protected cycletrack calms and quiets Palisades Park
🤫
Where diesel tourist coaches used to idle, folks glide along the park edge smiling 🙂
🚗 Traffic is now 24 feet inboard of the curb
January 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Forget every snowy bike commute in the world. This is perfection.
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you should read this thread if you're in the us
my grandparents were born in western germany in the early 1930s. they were kids and early teenagers. my grandma was made homeless in the bombing of mannheim. she was a middle schooler. in their twenties, they had a daughter and decided they had to leave germany. they went to england
January 8, 2026 at 8:09 AM
you should read this thread if you're in the us
She deserved every accolade she ever received for this show.
January 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM
She deserved every accolade she ever received for this show.
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Take notes, fuckers. We need to expect this all over.
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 7, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Take notes, fuckers. We need to expect this all over.
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The Utrecht morning rush hour in the snow did not disappoint!
January 5, 2026 at 7:26 AM
The Utrecht morning rush hour in the snow did not disappoint!
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The first two hours this morning
January 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
The first two hours this morning
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A social network for figure skaters and ice hockey players, I’ll call it RinkedIn.
January 5, 2026 at 9:48 PM
A social network for figure skaters and ice hockey players, I’ll call it RinkedIn.
Thinking of the two old farmers from out of town who were trying to download the parking meter app for their expletive-laden urban adventure this morning.
January 6, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Thinking of the two old farmers from out of town who were trying to download the parking meter app for their expletive-laden urban adventure this morning.
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I follow this account trying to assimilate an angry tuxedo kitten and it's the best thing happening on my instagram by a country mile
www.instagram.com/reel/DTGVGV7...
www.instagram.com/reel/DTGVGV7...
January 5, 2026 at 4:04 AM
I follow this account trying to assimilate an angry tuxedo kitten and it's the best thing happening on my instagram by a country mile
www.instagram.com/reel/DTGVGV7...
www.instagram.com/reel/DTGVGV7...
Never fails that when I get a chance to watch a whole NFL game and both teams decide to suck shit.
January 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Never fails that when I get a chance to watch a whole NFL game and both teams decide to suck shit.
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"Innovative drivers tired of hitting people on the street now going straight to their homes."
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
January 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
"Innovative drivers tired of hitting people on the street now going straight to their homes."
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
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Kyle Shanahan looks especially divorced tonight
January 4, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Kyle Shanahan looks especially divorced tonight
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A bel biv devoe bahn mi shop called that girl is hoisin
January 2, 2026 at 2:57 AM
A bel biv devoe bahn mi shop called that girl is hoisin
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The remaining FBS coaches and who they would play on an episode of Law & Order
Curt Cignetti, Indiana
This is the tech guy who explains Bitcoin and also enhances blurry images an unreasonable amounts. He's always explaining a side project no one gives a shit about. Enhance the license plate, nerd
Curt Cignetti, Indiana
This is the tech guy who explains Bitcoin and also enhances blurry images an unreasonable amounts. He's always explaining a side project no one gives a shit about. Enhance the license plate, nerd
January 2, 2026 at 5:28 AM
The remaining FBS coaches and who they would play on an episode of Law & Order
Curt Cignetti, Indiana
This is the tech guy who explains Bitcoin and also enhances blurry images an unreasonable amounts. He's always explaining a side project no one gives a shit about. Enhance the license plate, nerd
Curt Cignetti, Indiana
This is the tech guy who explains Bitcoin and also enhances blurry images an unreasonable amounts. He's always explaining a side project no one gives a shit about. Enhance the license plate, nerd
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if I end up on a desert island you can keep your war & peace, wuthering heights and to kill a mockingbird - I'm taking this printed out on a single piece of A4
November 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
if I end up on a desert island you can keep your war & peace, wuthering heights and to kill a mockingbird - I'm taking this printed out on a single piece of A4
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If the NYT told the story of the homeless teenager exploited by Matt Gaetz with even half as much empathy as it tells the story of Olivia Nuzzi, it would be in danger of committing journalism.
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If the NYT told the story of the homeless teenager exploited by Matt Gaetz with even half as much empathy as it tells the story of Olivia Nuzzi, it would be in danger of committing journalism.
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If you would have told me when I was younger that we would go YEARS without a Nightmare on Elm Street or Friday the 13th movie, I would have never believed you.
November 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
If you would have told me when I was younger that we would go YEARS without a Nightmare on Elm Street or Friday the 13th movie, I would have never believed you.
Amy Winehouse - Live at North Sea Jazz Festival (2004)
It's (still) pretty remarkable that we can just watch stuff like this whenever we want, as long as there is internet access.
#nowplaying
youtu.be/68PqecMtkU0?...
It's (still) pretty remarkable that we can just watch stuff like this whenever we want, as long as there is internet access.
#nowplaying
youtu.be/68PqecMtkU0?...
Amy Winehouse - Full Concert [HD] | Live at North Sea Jazz Festival 2004
YouTube video by North Sea Jazz Archive
youtu.be
October 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Amy Winehouse - Live at North Sea Jazz Festival (2004)
It's (still) pretty remarkable that we can just watch stuff like this whenever we want, as long as there is internet access.
#nowplaying
youtu.be/68PqecMtkU0?...
It's (still) pretty remarkable that we can just watch stuff like this whenever we want, as long as there is internet access.
#nowplaying
youtu.be/68PqecMtkU0?...