Michell SmorgCycle
@smorgcycle.bsky.social
Exploring Southern California on my n=1 bike, one pedal stroke at a time.
I think he was as surprised to see me as I was to see him. Was expecting Jack Sprout or something a bit more fantastical. 😇
November 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I think he was as surprised to see me as I was to see him. Was expecting Jack Sprout or something a bit more fantastical. 😇
Bike-wandered onto some friendly pavement in Encinitas, CA...🥰
August 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Bike-wandered onto some friendly pavement in Encinitas, CA...🥰
Commuting to work on a donut-burning vehicle...🤤
August 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Commuting to work on a donut-burning vehicle...🤤
For the not so fast ducks that are out training for the running bit of their next triathlon...
July 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
For the not so fast ducks that are out training for the running bit of their next triathlon...
Uggh. Goat's head thorns are coming out already. This is what it looks like. Creepy crawlie with nasty bike tire poke-adelic antlers. Don't ride over or near this stuff.
July 28, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Uggh. Goat's head thorns are coming out already. This is what it looks like. Creepy crawlie with nasty bike tire poke-adelic antlers. Don't ride over or near this stuff.
A local naturally enforced no-parking zone... (Enforcement currently out on a fishing break).
July 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A local naturally enforced no-parking zone... (Enforcement currently out on a fishing break).
Was out on my weekly trash pick up hike along the neighborhood. I'm glad the protected bike lane on Longhorn Dr is staying (along with the rest of stuff not on S Melrose and Sycamore Ave in Vista). Saw 5 kids on ebikes using them, all riding sensibly and responsibly.
Not much tree debris either.
Not much tree debris either.
July 16, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Was out on my weekly trash pick up hike along the neighborhood. I'm glad the protected bike lane on Longhorn Dr is staying (along with the rest of stuff not on S Melrose and Sycamore Ave in Vista). Saw 5 kids on ebikes using them, all riding sensibly and responsibly.
Not much tree debris either.
Not much tree debris either.
Despite my preference for seeing bicycles or even horse over cars on my commute. I must admit, some drivers are rather cute and furry...
July 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Despite my preference for seeing bicycles or even horse over cars on my commute. I must admit, some drivers are rather cute and furry...
Out with it, bike commuters. What's in your saddle bag? 😀
July 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Out with it, bike commuters. What's in your saddle bag? 😀
When Zeus comes over to smile at you...
Feelin' blessed by dog. 🥰
Feelin' blessed by dog. 🥰
July 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
When Zeus comes over to smile at you...
Feelin' blessed by dog. 🥰
Feelin' blessed by dog. 🥰
'When we forget how close the wilderness is in the night, my grandpa said, some day it will come in and get us, for we will have forgotten how terrible and real it can be.'
- Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
- Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
July 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
'When we forget how close the wilderness is in the night, my grandpa said, some day it will come in and get us, for we will have forgotten how terrible and real it can be.'
- Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
- Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
I just can't seem to resist a corner mirror selfie...
June 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I just can't seem to resist a corner mirror selfie...
Bike commuting is a thing! When I used to drive to work, I hardly ever stop at shops along the way, spending money on gas. Now I spend money at local shops along the routes instead, and get to say hi to friendly dogs and birds (and some people, too).
June 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Bike commuting is a thing! When I used to drive to work, I hardly ever stop at shops along the way, spending money on gas. Now I spend money at local shops along the routes instead, and get to say hi to friendly dogs and birds (and some people, too).
Happy National Library Week!
April 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Happy National Library Week!
Nero 1.0: Fiddling while Rome burns.
Nero 2.0: Golfing while Wall St crashes.
Nero 2.0: Golfing while Wall St crashes.
April 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Nero 1.0: Fiddling while Rome burns.
Nero 2.0: Golfing while Wall St crashes.
Nero 2.0: Golfing while Wall St crashes.
Downtown Oceanside, CA. We the people do not approve of the Trump regime.
April 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Downtown Oceanside, CA. We the people do not approve of the Trump regime.
Rained out of today's farmers market, so finally had time to go thru the videos took during a bike ride a few weeks ago from Perris to Riverside via various paved paths. Yey. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEqo...
Perris Valley - Lake Perris - Riverside - Mt Rubidoux road bike ride
YouTube video by Michell SmorgCycle
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March 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Rained out of today's farmers market, so finally had time to go thru the videos took during a bike ride a few weeks ago from Perris to Riverside via various paved paths. Yey. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEqo...
What can we do to offset the gangster wannabes heads of the USA? Diversify news sources; factcheck before sharing; vote truth tellers for offices; reject oligarchs; support peaceful protests.
Donate to help Ukraine. supportukrainenow.org/us
Donate to help Ukraine. supportukrainenow.org/us
March 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
What can we do to offset the gangster wannabes heads of the USA? Diversify news sources; factcheck before sharing; vote truth tellers for offices; reject oligarchs; support peaceful protests.
Donate to help Ukraine. supportukrainenow.org/us
Donate to help Ukraine. supportukrainenow.org/us
Reposted by Michell SmorgCycle
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
Another day, another plane crash... Aren't these supposed to be rare occurrences?
February 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Another day, another plane crash... Aren't these supposed to be rare occurrences?
Grateful to have a warm, dry, and cozy place to shelter in as the rain moves into town. There are a lot of homeless folks here in San Diego who don't have such a place. It's no wonder many of them seem to have gone made. I would, too, after so many days and nights in the elements.
February 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Grateful to have a warm, dry, and cozy place to shelter in as the rain moves into town. There are a lot of homeless folks here in San Diego who don't have such a place. It's no wonder many of them seem to have gone made. I would, too, after so many days and nights in the elements.
Reposted by Michell SmorgCycle
February 4, 2025:
February 4, 2025
Shortly after 1:00 this morning, Vittoria Elliott, Dhruv Mehrotra, Leah Feiger, and Tim Marchman of Wired reported that, according to three of their sources, “[a] 25-year-old engineer named Marko Elez...
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February 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
February 4, 2025:
Zoomed in on a white spot on a dead tree well across the lagoon to find the Winged White Death staring right at my camera. Suddenly felt very glad I wasn't a fish... #white-tailed-kite
February 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Zoomed in on a white spot on a dead tree well across the lagoon to find the Winged White Death staring right at my camera. Suddenly felt very glad I wasn't a fish... #white-tailed-kite
What the rock says. If not for others, then for our own psyche's wellbeing.
February 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
What the rock says. If not for others, then for our own psyche's wellbeing.