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Alan Fung Schwarz
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Deaf with bionic ears, fluent in ASL and English, estadounidense
🏠📍 San Francisco
🚴‍♂️ cycling as a hobby
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Dinner: spaghetti in curry
Spaghetti in a curry sauce with choy sum, chicken 🐓 , potatoes 🥔 , and carrots 🥕 . In the background is the grill of a gas stove.
August 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Selfies from Day 1. With Anmol and with Sister Roma.
Two guys both wearing sunglasses smiling for a selfie. The one on the left has a bandana around his neck and a white blue–patterned jersey. The one on the right has a blue-yellow jersey with a picture of a banana and the words Funky Monkey as well as a logo of a monkey. The one on the left is somewhat smiling and has a cap that says “Funky Monkey”. The one on the right is a drag queen with white feather as a cap, a flower on her forehead, her face is white. She has red and black eyebrow linings. She looks imperiously at the camera with her hands outstretched in demonstration of her fierceness. She has a red jacket with white horizontal stripe on top of a black dress.
June 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Day 7
Picture of a man taking a selfie in front of a background of many people in front of a big yellow arch wall with the words “Final 545 1994-2025 AIDS/LifeCycle”
June 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Last week, I cycled 561 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles over seven days! It’s supposed to be 545, but due to the continuing aftermaths of the devastating fire, we had to reroute.

Day 1 picture.
Picture of a man wearing sunglasses. He is sticking his tongue out. His jersey cap has tie brim facing upward, with the words “Funky Monkey” visible. He is wearing a pink and blue jersey and jacket. There is a picture of a banana on his shorts.
June 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Riding the train on Saturday
Selfie in front of my bike in the Caltrain.
April 21, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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I snapped a pic while riding 89 miles today. I’ve seen hundreds of cows on my journey.
Cows by the fence Map of the ride to Samuel P Taylor Park, Point Reyes Station, Tomales, and Wilson Hill. Selfie in front of the view at the summit of Wilson Hill. Taking a selfie with various cyclists in the background. Someone noticed the camera and made a peace sign ✌️
April 21, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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I was gone cycling all day Friday and yesterday. So Chairman is making the most of his time sitting on my lap.

It’s hard to be a cyclist’s cat.
A cat with dark fur curled up on a person’s cross-legged lap. A yellow sock covering the left foot is seen in the upper right. The cat keeps his eyes slightly open and his white paw sticks out.
March 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Four of us cyclists rode to see the Morning Glory Spillway, aka Glory Hole, at Lake Berryessa, a man-made lake created by the construction of the Monticello Dam.
A man dressed in orange jacket with a cycling cap that had the word “loud” standing in front of a red bicycle with his left hand on the seat and a crisscrossing wire fence. Behind him is a large body of water overflowing into a large hole. A man grins in a selfie in front of other cyclists also taking pictures or selfies. They are posing in front of a large body of water with an apparent hole in it. A large lake bracketed by hills. A hole is visible in the water with the water flowing into it.
March 29, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Chairman experiencing an existential crisis.
Chairman swishing his tail. Chairman having an existential crisis.
March 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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I am feeling overwhelmed because my bike is clicking due to something to do with the “bottom bracket bearing”, but I don’t know what to do. It’s not affecting my ride, but I don’t want to pay for another tuneup… I’m hoping I can delay it as I have potentially three 60+ mile rides this weekend.
Chairman lies on the couch with his paw extended.
March 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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Last night, Chairman put his paw on my lap and gave me a quizzical look. He wanted to know where I’ll be tomorrow.
Chairman, a tuxedo cat, puts his paw on a lap. He has huge eyes with dilated pupils, like Puss-in-Boots
March 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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For the Ides of March, I rode from Orinda to Vallejo and Benicia and back! This was my first metric century of the year.
A map showing the route I took. Distance of 100km. Elevation gain of 1,183m. Moving time of 4h34m. A selfie while standing in a BART station while the yellow-line train to Antioch is just arriving. A picture of cyclists gathered in a large circle in a parking lot.
March 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Today I cycled to Mount Tamalpais, where we saw the Alpine Dam and rolled through the hills of the Seven Sisters.

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Selfie of Alan at 8am (in daylight saving time) in front of the Marin Marauders gathering. Alan posing with Sal, his Pinarello, on the Alpine Dam. In the background is a large body of water, a reservoir. After passing the Seven Sisters, we are done with most of the climbing and it’s all downhill from here. In the background is the cold fog rolling in from the Pacific Ocean. Map of the ride showing 51km traveled, 1,049m elevation gain, and 2h59m moving time.
March 10, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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I cycled to Woodacre and back on Saturday!

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A selfie in front of a large group of cyclists getting ready to ride across the Golden Gate Bridge to Woodacre and back. A selfie in front of a Fairfax Coffee Roastery. Alan is wearing his helmet and sunglasses. In the background are packages of coffee beans and other coffee-related items. A selfie of Alan in his helmet and sunglasses in front of the Golden Gate Bridge from the north vista point. A map showing the distance ridden, 74.9km, 785m elevation gain, and 3h40m moving time.
March 10, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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I cycled a beautiful loop last Sunday with the Marin Marauders, going northwest from the park to Nicasio and the Marin French Cheese Co. From there we went west towards Novato where we ate at Tagliaferri’s Deli. We then went through familiar roads from weeks past back to the park.
Ride with GPS map image of Marin, with my traveled route a red line. A green pin shows my starting and ending point. Distance: 46.0 mi; Elevation Gain: 2,508 ft; Moving Time: 3h 20m. At the bottom of the image is a logo of RwGPS and an outline of the kind of climbing I did. A selfie of Alan smiling. He is wearing a helmet and sunglasses. He is wearing an orange jacket and a water pack. In the background are various cyclists standing and talking to each other in front of a store.
February 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Chairman Meow
Chairman Meow, 7.3 kg, tuxedo cat, black all over except on his chest and paws, sits like a load of bread on a blue couch. He has long black and white whiskers out of his face. He has hair coming out of his ears. His eyes are wide open and alert.
February 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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I thought I look flattering in this photo.
Alan taking a photo of himself using a mirror and holding his iPhone. He is dressed in a cycling bib with has a big lettering of “RA”, short for RAPHA, a cycling company brand. He is wearing a Training Ride Leader jersey shirt and wind vest on top, and arm warmers. A red straw from his water backpack is hanging over his left shoulder. He is holding a pair of gloves in his other hand. He is wearing a helmet on top of his jersey hat. In the background is a couch with a blanket.
February 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Here’s a photo of Chairman.
Chairman Meow on a couch resting his head on a person’s lap looking at the camera.
January 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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I just raised $1,000. I have $2,500 more to go.
January 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Followed by Sunday!
January 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Saturday ride.
January 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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I survived the second round.
Trivia Murder Party 2: Alan Survives.
December 26, 2024 at 1:23 AM
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I’m bad at mathing
Result of playing Trivia Murder Party 2.
December 26, 2024 at 1:09 AM
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Chairman Meow napping.
December 19, 2024 at 9:12 PM
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2024 Newsprint. Apparently I missed my calling in debate club, but it would have been difficult being deaf without ASL in a hearing school.
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