Boneshakerbike

Blog

williammartin.com/

Profile

williammartin.com/author/bones

Homepage

about.me/bill.martin

  • Bike Season Nears End

    As I’m gearing up for the Starry Night Rides next week, I have to admit it stings a bit to say goodbye to those daytime rides. The season’s slipping away, and barring a few weekend rides and commutes, the ol’ bike and I are moving into nighttime mode. With the snow starting its sneaky descent…

  • Festival Of The Dead Parade

  • Missoula Dangerous for Adults

    They’ve just arrested another teenager for that brutal attack downtown, where two men were nearly beaten to death. That’s now the third attack like this I’ve heard about since I moved to Missoula back in May 2004. I’ll be honest, I felt safer walking around in New Haven, New York City, Montreal, Burlington, even Plattsburgh.…

  • Break Espresso Raises Prices

    The new remodel didn't change much. The door is bigger, the wall did not come down, and it seems they have gained another extra space on the other side of the mural. One thing did change and it seems that maybe they are paying extra rent because the prices have gone up in the wireless…

  • Front Cover Cyclosource

    Good Morning from Break Espresso, deep in downtown Missoula. The big news this morning is on the front cover of Cyclosource, Adventure Cycling’s merchandise magazine. If you all remember, last July 17th, I took pictures for Adventure Cycling during Bike Montana, a Montana bike tour down the Bitterroot and over to the Bozeman area. Two…

  • Hump Day

    Happy Hump Day from the Break. Sun is still not up yet and I havent done much job searching this morning. Last night I installed some php to make my front page load faster and it seems to be slower. I may have to diagnose and tweek. Sorry folks!

  • Bad Mood for Monday

    Good morning from the Break! Dark as usual and still no store front on the ol coffee shop. It looks like maybe they will keep the wall because everything is being gutted except the wall. I should of brought my camera but it is too large and I must get to work on this application…

  • Fall Days and Job Searches

    Hello folks! I am sitting at the Break Espresso enjoying a lemon scone and a cup of Americano. It is a little chilly here this morning because they have the front of the shop tore out in favor of a new remodeling project that includes taking over the building next door. Well then, what is…

  • Building a New Couch

    I fell asleep last night on my new couch. It is not that comfortable and to be honest I am not really all that impressed with it. I put so much time and effort into it I am giving it a week before I dismantle it and start using the floor again to watch TV…

  • Indomitable Bill Martin

    Good morning folks it a crisp but real nice day here in beautiful Missoula Montana. I did not get a good blog in this morning due to a real big job opportunity popped up at my morning search at Liquid Planet. I just need to post a quickie now because of a recent trip report…

  • Back At the Planet

    Good morning from the Liquid Planet. I am happy to report that wireless internet is back (not really, it is just limited to 1 hour and you have to ask for a login) and just in time because I plan on spending an hour every morning before work here. If there was one thing I…

  • Sent Home

    Yesterday I was sent home from work and that was very disappointing. What happened is that I was overdosing on Ibuprofen. I had a headache and generally felt like I was going to die. I headed home and went to bed for 6 hours. I awoke feeling better!

  • Turning The Corner

    I think last night was the low point in my recovery from the face plant I did last weekend. I went with a friend to see her friend who is a doctor. He said that I should go get an MRI but if I want to be stubborn than the dizziness and head-rushes could be…

  • Coffee House Morning

    Hello from Bernice's Bakery! I woke up around 5 Am probably due to going to bed early. Still dark outside and patrons and neighborhood dwellers are slowly filling up the cafe. What a nice place. When I rounded the corner and saw the lights on (the only ones on the block), I thought to myself,…

  • First Big Accident

    It's a cold crisp morning here in Missoula Montana. I notice that the mornings are getting darker and I guess I should not ignore the fact that winter is on its way. When I first woke up my thoughts were to drive to work but as the time neared I felt good enough to ride…

  • TGIF

    Its friday and that means laundry, grocery shopping, and a visit to thee Kettlehouse. I was up again this morning at 3AM. What is up with that? I cant figure out why I just wake up and can not get back to sleep again.

  • Up Early Reporting a Bug

    I got up at 3 AM and could not get back to sleep. I thought I would get up and make a little snack, that way I could get back to sleep. I logged online and noticed something I needed to fix on my site. I found a print dialog bug in my new installation…

  • Happy Birthday Niko

    Its my little buddy Niko’s Birthday today. It seems like just recently I was at Plattsburgh and the little guy just appeared! The big 6.0 … I am excited to see what has changed from version 5.0. Its my little buddy Niko’s Birthday today. It seems like just recently I was at Plattsburgh and the…