MikesOnBikes
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Chiacchierista. General city enjoyer. Member of the IBS Army.
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Rest in peace to one of the great bloggers and the de facto mayor of Philadelphia. It was my honor and pleasure to work with him. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector
Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diag...
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January 29, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Rest in peace to one of the great bloggers and the de facto mayor of Philadelphia. It was my honor and pleasure to work with him. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
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This is the Philadelphia App and Dan *was* Philadelphia. Nobody else captured the weirdness (solemn to silly) of this region and its culture with such affection and respect. Everyone wear your stupidest Wildwood boardwalk tee in his honor. Be good, buddy.
January 29, 2026 at 1:14 AM
This is the Philadelphia App and Dan *was* Philadelphia. Nobody else captured the weirdness (solemn to silly) of this region and its culture with such affection and respect. Everyone wear your stupidest Wildwood boardwalk tee in his honor. Be good, buddy.
This is really sad news 🙁
Oh god. Huge loss for Philly, Defector and the world.
Fuck cancer 😢😢😢
January 29, 2026 at 1:04 AM
This is really sad news 🙁
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One thing I wrote about here is how technology has made buses *way* more convenient while techno-futurists were obsessed with flying taxis and self-driving cars.
January 2, 2026 at 2:17 PM
One thing I wrote about here is how technology has made buses *way* more convenient while techno-futurists were obsessed with flying taxis and self-driving cars.
I met former NJ governor Jim Florio at an urban development conference I was covering as a freelancer, once. I got to tell him that my dad really liked him.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I met former NJ governor Jim Florio at an urban development conference I was covering as a freelancer, once. I got to tell him that my dad really liked him.
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This baseball game is purgatory. Both these teams are working off their sins.
October 28, 2025 at 5:11 AM
This baseball game is purgatory. Both these teams are working off their sins.
"Move Closer to Your World," the 6ABC Action News theme song
if you were a closer in major league baseball what would your entrance music be
August 3, 2025 at 3:11 AM
"Move Closer to Your World," the 6ABC Action News theme song
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THEY’RE CLIMBING THE POLES IN TOKYO GO BIRDS🦅🦅🦅
February 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
THEY’RE CLIMBING THE POLES IN TOKYO GO BIRDS🦅🦅🦅
Amtrak should have a singles car
January 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Amtrak should have a singles car
Woe betide he who chooses a complicated snack while watching something with subtitles (he is me)
January 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Woe betide he who chooses a complicated snack while watching something with subtitles (he is me)
Say what you will about the Mummers, but every year I'm fascinated by the sheer number of talented, creative people lurking around the Philly area
January 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Say what you will about the Mummers, but every year I'm fascinated by the sheer number of talented, creative people lurking around the Philly area
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This remains an appalling situation. If you can help Alex with a donation do. If you are not able then share the link. That’s important too! gofund.me/b6d45085 #comics #comicscommunity
Donate to Legal fund for Alex Norris "oh no" comics, organized by Alex Norris
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November 28, 2024 at 1:07 PM
This remains an appalling situation. If you can help Alex with a donation do. If you are not able then share the link. That’s important too! gofund.me/b6d45085 #comics #comicscommunity
Asking myself the same question every soon-to-be-unemployed person asks themselves: should I get really into Legos?
July 19, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Asking myself the same question every soon-to-be-unemployed person asks themselves: should I get really into Legos?
I just got back from a week of taking 4-hour Italian classes every morning and meandering the Italian countryside in the afternoons and couldn't be happier, will anyone pay me to do this???
June 24, 2024 at 2:37 PM
I just got back from a week of taking 4-hour Italian classes every morning and meandering the Italian countryside in the afternoons and couldn't be happier, will anyone pay me to do this???
I was so worried about AI taking my job that I didn't see good ol' fashioned outsourcing sneaking up behind me. Alas.
May 15, 2024 at 4:20 PM
I was so worried about AI taking my job that I didn't see good ol' fashioned outsourcing sneaking up behind me. Alas.
I like getting marketing emails from my local hospitals about new and discounted surgical procedures and therapies.
April 19, 2024 at 5:51 PM
I like getting marketing emails from my local hospitals about new and discounted surgical procedures and therapies.
I'm very happy to report that the mourning doves have returned to the neighborhood
March 28, 2024 at 5:07 PM
I'm very happy to report that the mourning doves have returned to the neighborhood
My biggest takeaway from Dr. Strangelove is that George C. Scott was the Tim Robinson of his day
March 23, 2024 at 11:01 PM
My biggest takeaway from Dr. Strangelove is that George C. Scott was the Tim Robinson of his day
Napoli doing it's best to make sure I don't know a single moment of rest, this afternoon.
March 12, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Napoli doing it's best to make sure I don't know a single moment of rest, this afternoon.
Ah New Year's, time for S1E1 of Futurama
January 1, 2024 at 7:35 AM
Ah New Year's, time for S1E1 of Futurama
I'm sitting in a bar watching the midday news on mute and it's convinced me that TV news should be illegal.
December 29, 2023 at 8:03 PM
I'm sitting in a bar watching the midday news on mute and it's convinced me that TV news should be illegal.
Need this 6ABC drip
December 1, 2023 at 12:32 AM
Need this 6ABC drip
Napoli really reminding me of those Philadelphia-like qualities for which I first followed them, today.
November 29, 2023 at 10:11 PM
Napoli really reminding me of those Philadelphia-like qualities for which I first followed them, today.
Another Halloween of seeing pictures and videos of peoples' city neighborhoods bustling with trick-or-treaters and community spirit and looking out my window in the suburbs and seeing nothing but dark houses and tumbleweed, sigh
October 31, 2023 at 11:01 PM
Another Halloween of seeing pictures and videos of peoples' city neighborhoods bustling with trick-or-treaters and community spirit and looking out my window in the suburbs and seeing nothing but dark houses and tumbleweed, sigh