Peter Flax
@pflax1.bsky.social
Into riding, writing and complex carbohydrates.
Every opinion stated here is mine—and mine alone.
Every opinion stated here is mine—and mine alone.
Took time out from doomscrolling to indulge the melancholy of 2026. I love this song; it's expressing emotional pain in such a beautiful way.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWUW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWUW...
Frank Ocean— Thinkin Bout You Live on SNL, Full performance
YouTube video by I am bald so what?
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January 27, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Took time out from doomscrolling to indulge the melancholy of 2026. I love this song; it's expressing emotional pain in such a beautiful way.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWUW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWUW...
After reading news for an hour this morning, I've decided I need to go riding soonish and go long and hard enough so my brain is disabled for the rest of the day.
January 25, 2026 at 3:15 PM
After reading news for an hour this morning, I've decided I need to go riding soonish and go long and hard enough so my brain is disabled for the rest of the day.
How about a cross race format where they give the whole field a 1-minute head start before MVDP gets to ride?
January 25, 2026 at 2:58 PM
How about a cross race format where they give the whole field a 1-minute head start before MVDP gets to ride?
What kind of weirdo wants to go jet skiing in England in January?
January 23, 2026 at 1:49 PM
What kind of weirdo wants to go jet skiing in England in January?
Very minor in current apocalypse, but I find it so telling that people (and lawmakers) increasingly refuse to acknowledge that e-bikes and electric motorcycles are different things.
January 20, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Very minor in current apocalypse, but I find it so telling that people (and lawmakers) increasingly refuse to acknowledge that e-bikes and electric motorcycles are different things.
I just learned last night that I've misinterpreted the meaning of "bemused" my whole life. I thought it meant "wryly amused" but damn I was wrong.
January 14, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I just learned last night that I've misinterpreted the meaning of "bemused" my whole life. I thought it meant "wryly amused" but damn I was wrong.
One thing I'd like to see more discourse on—how can something be a war crime if we're not at war? Isn't that just regular crime?
January 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM
One thing I'd like to see more discourse on—how can something be a war crime if we're not at war? Isn't that just regular crime?
Sliver of light in dark times.
January 12, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Sliver of light in dark times.
Reposted by Peter Flax
Folks, I have been waiting A LONG TIME to make this announcement: 📣 I have a new book! 📣 It's called "The Running Dictionary," and it's a fun little read. Publication date is April 14, but you can (and should!) pre-order your copy right now!
The Running Dictionary, by Mark Remy — Mark Remy's DumbRunner.com
"The Running Dictionary," by Mark Remy, is a tongue-in-cheek "reference book" that celebrates running with hilarious definitions and witty illustrations of terms that runners know and love. And it mak...
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January 12, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Folks, I have been waiting A LONG TIME to make this announcement: 📣 I have a new book! 📣 It's called "The Running Dictionary," and it's a fun little read. Publication date is April 14, but you can (and should!) pre-order your copy right now!
Have you noticed that every AI commercial promise a benefit that is as dumb as shit? The whole premise of the marketing is like, you are not capable of doing normal things that people have done for decades but we're here to help you.
January 11, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Have you noticed that every AI commercial promise a benefit that is as dumb as shit? The whole premise of the marketing is like, you are not capable of doing normal things that people have done for decades but we're here to help you.
First instance in my lifetime that a certain demographic in America is passionate about the implications of unpredictable or aggressive driving.
January 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
First instance in my lifetime that a certain demographic in America is passionate about the implications of unpredictable or aggressive driving.
There are a lot of good people on this platform who never took the time to read Project 2025. I read hundreds of posts a day from people who want the horrible news of the day to be about one or two things. But the plan all along was to flood the zone, to a 1000 shitty things for 100 shitty reasons.
January 9, 2026 at 1:40 PM
There are a lot of good people on this platform who never took the time to read Project 2025. I read hundreds of posts a day from people who want the horrible news of the day to be about one or two things. But the plan all along was to flood the zone, to a 1000 shitty things for 100 shitty reasons.
Today is a perfect example of how I can't get my head around doing bike advocacy right now.
January 8, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Today is a perfect example of how I can't get my head around doing bike advocacy right now.
I still get news alerts for tons of fatal bike crashes and on a daily basis I am assaulted by the bias and stupidity of police investigators and a profound like of cognition by media that parrot their findings. Look at the way everyone/everything but the driver is responsible.
January 6, 2026 at 7:19 PM
I still get news alerts for tons of fatal bike crashes and on a daily basis I am assaulted by the bias and stupidity of police investigators and a profound like of cognition by media that parrot their findings. Look at the way everyone/everything but the driver is responsible.
I rented a car last weekend and they auto-upgraded me to a giant SUV so I went back to the desk and wound up with a nice Hyundai hybrid that had zero blind spots and a very big trunk and averaged almost 50mpg and was quite comfy (and had an MSRP less than half the SUV).
January 6, 2026 at 2:19 PM
I rented a car last weekend and they auto-upgraded me to a giant SUV so I went back to the desk and wound up with a nice Hyundai hybrid that had zero blind spots and a very big trunk and averaged almost 50mpg and was quite comfy (and had an MSRP less than half the SUV).
IMO this kind of kooky discourse should be ridiculed or better yet ignored. Many folks who drive have no clue how they've benefitted from decades and trillions in subsidies and preferential treatment and act like their human rights have been violated if any effort is made to address the fallout.
January 2, 2026 at 6:45 PM
IMO this kind of kooky discourse should be ridiculed or better yet ignored. Many folks who drive have no clue how they've benefitted from decades and trillions in subsidies and preferential treatment and act like their human rights have been violated if any effort is made to address the fallout.
This is the best time of year to live in California and wake up for no reason at 4:45 because almost every day there is world-class cyclocross streaming at that hour.
December 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This is the best time of year to live in California and wake up for no reason at 4:45 because almost every day there is world-class cyclocross streaming at that hour.
One thing I find fascinating 25 years later—that Lance, despite his sociopathic tendencies, was always good at reading people and he knew on a deep level that Sally Jenkins would happily be the stenographer of his lies and even defend him for decades as long as the checks cleared.
December 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
One thing I find fascinating 25 years later—that Lance, despite his sociopathic tendencies, was always good at reading people and he knew on a deep level that Sally Jenkins would happily be the stenographer of his lies and even defend him for decades as long as the checks cleared.
Sally is the very rare broken clock that still isn't right once or twice a day.
The Bari Weiss hysteria continues. Exactly what in "this piece isn't ready" and "try harder to get comment from the administration" constitutes the death of American journalism? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
What Bari Weiss Got Right
And what she got wrong
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December 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Sally is the very rare broken clock that still isn't right once or twice a day.
The spiked 60 Minutes segment is so obviously well reported and fact checked. I don't see how Bari Weiss can survive or even justify her decision, though I guess that rarely matters in 2025. In any case, worth watching to see how pathetic the administration and CBS have become.
December 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The spiked 60 Minutes segment is so obviously well reported and fact checked. I don't see how Bari Weiss can survive or even justify her decision, though I guess that rarely matters in 2025. In any case, worth watching to see how pathetic the administration and CBS have become.
I have a love-hate relationship with all those IG and TikTok posts where someone surprises a nice, deserving, needy person with a bunch of money. They always make me cry a bit and I love that someone’s life is being changed for the better. But…
December 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I have a love-hate relationship with all those IG and TikTok posts where someone surprises a nice, deserving, needy person with a bunch of money. They always make me cry a bit and I love that someone’s life is being changed for the better. But…
It's always good to note that while basically everything about the economy that impacts 95% of the country is shitty, the stock markets continue to rise, and the wealthiest people and biggest companies continue to profit and thus don't understand the pain everyone is feeling.
December 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It's always good to note that while basically everything about the economy that impacts 95% of the country is shitty, the stock markets continue to rise, and the wealthiest people and biggest companies continue to profit and thus don't understand the pain everyone is feeling.
What do you expect from the person who took 18 months to write Lance Armstrong's intentionally full-of-shit hagiographic memoir and then never commented that his entire myth was a lie because she made a bunch of money?
Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss
The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.
www.theatlantic.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
What do you expect from the person who took 18 months to write Lance Armstrong's intentionally full-of-shit hagiographic memoir and then never commented that his entire myth was a lie because she made a bunch of money?
Very thoroughly reported story on why Florida is arguably the most dangerous state for bike riders. (One telling factoid: Only 124 citations for drivers violating the state's 3-foot law in 2024.)
www.cltampa.com/news/florida...
www.cltampa.com/news/florida...
Florida isn't getting safer for cyclists
Pinellas County Democratic Rep. Lindsay Cross says there are common-sense things that government can do to enhance safety for pedestrians and cyclists, such as creating more protected bike lanes and p...
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December 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Very thoroughly reported story on why Florida is arguably the most dangerous state for bike riders. (One telling factoid: Only 124 citations for drivers violating the state's 3-foot law in 2024.)
www.cltampa.com/news/florida...
www.cltampa.com/news/florida...