Craig Stilen
@cdstilen.bsky.social
MN DBAdmin, bike commuter, photography fan, secular causes joiner & supporter
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"wilcuma to ye fete, friónd"
December 25, 2024 at 11:17 PM
"wilcuma to ye fete, friónd"
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About 23.4 degrees, the reason for the season
December 21, 2024 at 2:42 AM
About 23.4 degrees, the reason for the season
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Librarians know what's up!
I asked my local librarians to buy Life After Cars, and they did!
December 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Librarians know what's up!
One of my favorite Austen adaptations... youtu.be/6kzJzzPI8ws?...
December 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM
One of my favorite Austen adaptations... youtu.be/6kzJzzPI8ws?...
This, and so much more from the Netherlands...
www.euronews.com/green/2023/0...
www.euronews.com/green/2023/0...
Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint
If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.
www.euronews.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This, and so much more from the Netherlands...
www.euronews.com/green/2023/0...
www.euronews.com/green/2023/0...
Minnesota Historical Society has a podcast called 'Minnesota Unraveled' (new to me).
Episode 111, 'History on Two Wheels: Bicycles and Bike Paths in Minnesota' is a wonderfully interesting history of late 1890's to present bicycling in the twin cities, and then some.
www.mnhs.org/unraveled/ep...
Episode 111, 'History on Two Wheels: Bicycles and Bike Paths in Minnesota' is a wonderfully interesting history of late 1890's to present bicycling in the twin cities, and then some.
www.mnhs.org/unraveled/ep...
History on Two Wheels: Bicycles and Bike Paths in Minnesota (episode 111)
Dr. Chantel Rodríguez explores the evolution of the bicycle in the late 19th century, as well as the cycling craze that followed.
www.mnhs.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Minnesota Historical Society has a podcast called 'Minnesota Unraveled' (new to me).
Episode 111, 'History on Two Wheels: Bicycles and Bike Paths in Minnesota' is a wonderfully interesting history of late 1890's to present bicycling in the twin cities, and then some.
www.mnhs.org/unraveled/ep...
Episode 111, 'History on Two Wheels: Bicycles and Bike Paths in Minnesota' is a wonderfully interesting history of late 1890's to present bicycling in the twin cities, and then some.
www.mnhs.org/unraveled/ep...
Westbound snowy bike ride through Reservoir Woods
November 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Westbound snowy bike ride through Reservoir Woods
"Please cease making these jocularities, or so help me GOD IN HEAVEN, I shall turn this ship back Eastward and return us home." - Mayflower Captain, probably.
#Thanksgiving #secular #humanist
#Thanksgiving #secular #humanist
November 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"Please cease making these jocularities, or so help me GOD IN HEAVEN, I shall turn this ship back Eastward and return us home." - Mayflower Captain, probably.
#Thanksgiving #secular #humanist
#Thanksgiving #secular #humanist
Roundabout scene from Natl Lampoon European Vacation
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Roundabout scene from Natl Lampoon European Vacation
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Seen in Reservoir Woods... "From now on, you must take care of your toys, because if you don't, we'll find out, Sid." - Toy Story, where the toys are watching and will exact revenge if he harms again.
November 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Seen in Reservoir Woods... "From now on, you must take care of your toys, because if you don't, we'll find out, Sid." - Toy Story, where the toys are watching and will exact revenge if he harms again.
My weekday AM bike commute to downtown St. Paul, MN, Jackson to 10th street bike path.
This is the type of bike path obstruction I can live with.
This is not the dog's first offense, but a solid number two.
(owner cleaning up after their dog)
#bikecommuter
#bikesky
This is the type of bike path obstruction I can live with.
This is not the dog's first offense, but a solid number two.
(owner cleaning up after their dog)
#bikecommuter
#bikesky
November 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM
My weekday AM bike commute to downtown St. Paul, MN, Jackson to 10th street bike path.
This is the type of bike path obstruction I can live with.
This is not the dog's first offense, but a solid number two.
(owner cleaning up after their dog)
#bikecommuter
#bikesky
This is the type of bike path obstruction I can live with.
This is not the dog's first offense, but a solid number two.
(owner cleaning up after their dog)
#bikecommuter
#bikesky
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“Now show it in the rain,” is a comment that pops up in our feed occasionally, as if the country that cycles 18 billion kilometres while experiencing 217 days of precipitation each year grinds to a halt every single time the skies open.
There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad infrastructure.
There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad infrastructure.
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“Now show it in the rain,” is a comment that pops up in our feed occasionally, as if the country that cycles 18 billion kilometres while experiencing 217 days of precipitation each year grinds to a halt every single time the skies open.
There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad infrastructure.
There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad infrastructure.
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
Careful commute planning not paying off very well.
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Careful commute planning not paying off very well.
50 years later, the legacy of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald looms as large as ever www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
50 years later, the legacy of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald looms as large as ever
The exact cause of the Edmund Fitzgerald’s sinking is still a mystery, but the lasting legacy is this: There were more than 6,000 shipwrecks on the Great Lakes in the century prior to the wreck of th...
www.mprnews.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
50 years later, the legacy of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald looms as large as ever www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Time lapse bike ride thru Reservoir Woods, Roseville, MN. Not the last perfect day, but one of the few remaining
November 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Time lapse bike ride thru Reservoir Woods, Roseville, MN. Not the last perfect day, but one of the few remaining
Happy to have the book #LifeAfterCars @thewaroncars.bsky.social, picked up at my favorite downtown St. Paul MN bookstore @subtextbookstore.bsky.social.
Note the bordering small text, top right of the poster in the window: "Visit a local park and make use of their amenities, especially a bike trail"
Note the bordering small text, top right of the poster in the window: "Visit a local park and make use of their amenities, especially a bike trail"
October 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Happy to have the book #LifeAfterCars @thewaroncars.bsky.social, picked up at my favorite downtown St. Paul MN bookstore @subtextbookstore.bsky.social.
Note the bordering small text, top right of the poster in the window: "Visit a local park and make use of their amenities, especially a bike trail"
Note the bordering small text, top right of the poster in the window: "Visit a local park and make use of their amenities, especially a bike trail"
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With the passing of Jane Goodall today, we lost one of the most consequential voices in environmental science and animal behavior. In 2002, she said, “We have found that…there isn't a sharp line dividing humans from the rest of the animal kingdom.”
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October 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
With the passing of Jane Goodall today, we lost one of the most consequential voices in environmental science and animal behavior. In 2002, she said, “We have found that…there isn't a sharp line dividing humans from the rest of the animal kingdom.”
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Rip Jane Goodall What amazing work you did with your life. A heartbreaking day
October 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Rip Jane Goodall What amazing work you did with your life. A heartbreaking day