Mark Wedel
@mrreeezinable.bsky.social
Kalamazoo, Michigan, journalist. Bike pedaler. I ride bikes far, I pet our kitties hard, I drink coffee like in those '80s Coffee Achiever commercials.
I cover housing, culture, bikes, road infrastructure, environment, a hodgepodge, secondwavemedia.com
I cover housing, culture, bikes, road infrastructure, environment, a hodgepodge, secondwavemedia.com
So we were watching Safari Live, and the guide was talking about how thick elephant skin is. But then he's saying that elephants "hate bees." I was talking to Van Peanuts here, asking why this could be? Do elephants really hate bees? He told me, "Please stop talking to me."
December 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
So we were watching Safari Live, and the guide was talking about how thick elephant skin is. But then he's saying that elephants "hate bees." I was talking to Van Peanuts here, asking why this could be? Do elephants really hate bees? He told me, "Please stop talking to me."
Why did people get so excited about sticking two wheels under your crotch?
November 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Why did people get so excited about sticking two wheels under your crotch?
22 miles on the southern Lake Michigan shore. Says it all.
November 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
22 miles on the southern Lake Michigan shore. Says it all.
Mid November beach at Lake Michigan. Not warm enough for swimming, but not cold.
November 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Mid November beach at Lake Michigan. Not warm enough for swimming, but not cold.
I have this as my desktop image, to remind me that, as a journalist, I should be that pest. If you have that nagging one-more-question, ask it!
November 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I have this as my desktop image, to remind me that, as a journalist, I should be that pest. If you have that nagging one-more-question, ask it!
Pedaled my bike there last year.
November 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Pedaled my bike there last year.
We were about to embark on a New Orleans vacation morning after the election. So, no sleep, a lot of drinking in an airport bar, more than we usually do at 7 am. Lot of drinking in NOLA, but that was normal. Rode bike into City Park, abandoned spot with graffiti and creepy art. Photo captures mood:
October 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
We were about to embark on a New Orleans vacation morning after the election. So, no sleep, a lot of drinking in an airport bar, more than we usually do at 7 am. Lot of drinking in NOLA, but that was normal. Rode bike into City Park, abandoned spot with graffiti and creepy art. Photo captures mood:
Tern Link D8. Got it for train travel, found myself riding it and not my "normal" bike for fun.
October 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Tern Link D8. Got it for train travel, found myself riding it and not my "normal" bike for fun.
Do you know how hot it gets inside of those suits? There was some sun, it was warm, above 70. If you see an inflatable creature you better salute and say "THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE."
October 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Do you know how hot it gets inside of those suits? There was some sun, it was warm, above 70. If you see an inflatable creature you better salute and say "THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE."
Kalamazoo No Kings.
October 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Kalamazoo No Kings.
Kalamazoo No Kings! All Critters!
October 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Kalamazoo No Kings! All Critters!
Gustavo van Peanuts isn’t sure about Ty Segall’s later output.
October 8, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Gustavo van Peanuts isn’t sure about Ty Segall’s later output.
Pose for me you fat bastard.
October 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Pose for me you fat bastard.
Slow Roll (sped up), Detroit, 10/2/2025. Huge mass of bikes and other wheeled things. Here we see the Heidelberg Project, Gratiot. Over 9 minutes, condensed.
October 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Slow Roll (sped up), Detroit, 10/2/2025. Huge mass of bikes and other wheeled things. Here we see the Heidelberg Project, Gratiot. Over 9 minutes, condensed.
I just told this guy all about it, and he’s not happy. (Detroit Institute of Art)
October 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I just told this guy all about it, and he’s not happy. (Detroit Institute of Art)
Wife's night blooming cereus. As the sun sets, it blooms. Time lapse not quite perfect, because it's not focused just right on the bloom. Camera moves as I try to tap the iphone to focus.
September 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Wife's night blooming cereus. As the sun sets, it blooms. Time lapse not quite perfect, because it's not focused just right on the bloom. Camera moves as I try to tap the iphone to focus.
Pedaled a bike to Chicago from Michigan, then spent the weekend exploring, on a bike. No one murdered me. There were a couple attempted murders by drivers trying to use the bike lane as a turn lane, but I slapped their hoods and they stopped.
August 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Pedaled a bike to Chicago from Michigan, then spent the weekend exploring, on a bike. No one murdered me. There were a couple attempted murders by drivers trying to use the bike lane as a turn lane, but I slapped their hoods and they stopped.
I pedaled from my home in southwest Michigan just to pedal around Chicago for a weekend. three and a half stars out of four. Photos of June Critical Mass.
August 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I pedaled from my home in southwest Michigan just to pedal around Chicago for a weekend. three and a half stars out of four. Photos of June Critical Mass.
VanPeanuts is sure this can be a new friend and she would never eat his face.
August 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
VanPeanuts is sure this can be a new friend and she would never eat his face.
Team Tern! Anyway, it's not a competition, all foldies are swell. But I just got my first, for specific train trip use, and I can't stop riding it for regular rides. I weirdly go about 1 mph faster on average than my usual bike.
August 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Team Tern! Anyway, it's not a competition, all foldies are swell. But I just got my first, for specific train trip use, and I can't stop riding it for regular rides. I weirdly go about 1 mph faster on average than my usual bike.
Great I was going to mow the lawn but now I'm going through Copenhagen on Street View. All the bikes!
August 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Great I was going to mow the lawn but now I'm going through Copenhagen on Street View. All the bikes!