Stefan Zajic
@zajic.com
Philadelphia, bikes, marginalia
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Lovely, mesmerizing show in a beautiful place
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Lovely, mesmerizing show in a beautiful place
The album was originally teased with this comic strip
November 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The album was originally teased with this comic strip
Perhaps it will cheer you to know that there's a healthy queue of hold requests in the Philadelphia Free Library
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Perhaps it will cheer you to know that there's a healthy queue of hold requests in the Philadelphia Free Library
It was a total joy to lead this ride in my D6 costume, which I made last year but didn't get to debut until last night. If there's anything I love more than people on bikes, it's people on bikes in costumes - it's such a fun mix of the practical, social, and absurd
October 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
It was a total joy to lead this ride in my D6 costume, which I made last year but didn't get to debut until last night. If there's anything I love more than people on bikes, it's people on bikes in costumes - it's such a fun mix of the practical, social, and absurd
Incredible quote via @billy-penn.bsky.social from the engineer responsible for Philadelphia's Schuylkill Expressway
September 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Incredible quote via @billy-penn.bsky.social from the engineer responsible for Philadelphia's Schuylkill Expressway
The guy who runs Damp Roads recommended Sticky Brand stickers, and I used them for the last batch of black and white @wednightrides.org stickers - no complaints!
September 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The guy who runs Damp Roads recommended Sticky Brand stickers, and I used them for the last batch of black and white @wednightrides.org stickers - no complaints!
A bicycle is never really "done", but this is the complete package -- fenders, rack, dynamo lighting, comfort dialed in with via seat, stem, and bars. I built this, and E rode it 80+ miles this weekend to and from Camp Kweebec for Bikeout
September 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A bicycle is never really "done", but this is the complete package -- fenders, rack, dynamo lighting, comfort dialed in with via seat, stem, and bars. I built this, and E rode it 80+ miles this weekend to and from Camp Kweebec for Bikeout
I find Cira Green amazing and beautiful, but it seems under-used, just a handful of people today despite perfect weather. I think this may be because it's hard to see the entrance, shown here at street level. Yes, there is signage, but not much to distinguish it from any other parking structure
September 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I find Cira Green amazing and beautiful, but it seems under-used, just a handful of people today despite perfect weather. I think this may be because it's hard to see the entrance, shown here at street level. Yes, there is signage, but not much to distinguish it from any other parking structure
A different topic: I'm getting PT for achy knees. I have at-home exercises to do, but it's a packed day and I'm working in the office. How to fit them in? I decided to do the exercises on my lunch break on Cira Green, the rooftop park atop a parking structure next door to my office.
September 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A different topic: I'm getting PT for achy knees. I have at-home exercises to do, but it's a packed day and I'm working in the office. How to fit them in? I decided to do the exercises on my lunch break on Cira Green, the rooftop park atop a parking structure next door to my office.
Happened to be at his statue at Valley Forge, where he drilled the Continental Army into fighting shape, just two days ago
September 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Happened to be at his statue at Valley Forge, where he drilled the Continental Army into fighting shape, just two days ago
Today at the PBA ride I was unexpectedly inducted into the philadelphia dynamo headlight society by CJ
Blessed be the hub
(that's two spoke cards in three days, hmm)
Blessed be the hub
(that's two spoke cards in three days, hmm)
September 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Today at the PBA ride I was unexpectedly inducted into the philadelphia dynamo headlight society by CJ
Blessed be the hub
(that's two spoke cards in three days, hmm)
Blessed be the hub
(that's two spoke cards in three days, hmm)
Concrete NOW
Every Block!
Every Block!
September 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Concrete NOW
Every Block!
Every Block!
After being eaten literally to the ground by the black swallowtail caterpillars, the lubczyk has miraculously recovered! Incredible. (Lubczyk is the Polish word for lovage, it's an herb that tastes like celery leaves)
September 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
After being eaten literally to the ground by the black swallowtail caterpillars, the lubczyk has miraculously recovered! Incredible. (Lubczyk is the Polish word for lovage, it's an herb that tastes like celery leaves)
brb, gotta take a quick bike ride into this café's bathroom wall
August 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
brb, gotta take a quick bike ride into this café's bathroom wall
Concrete NOW
Every Block
Fri Sep 5, 6p, Art Museum
Everyone in Philly who rides a bike, please join if you can
Every Block
Fri Sep 5, 6p, Art Museum
Everyone in Philly who rides a bike, please join if you can
August 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Concrete NOW
Every Block
Fri Sep 5, 6p, Art Museum
Everyone in Philly who rides a bike, please join if you can
Every Block
Fri Sep 5, 6p, Art Museum
Everyone in Philly who rides a bike, please join if you can
Three years ago my family visited the Cotswold Falconry Centre on vacation, and I'm still subscribed to the newsletter despite living 3,000+ miles away because of photos like this. This is Ryme, a 13-year old Boreal Owl the size of a hamster
August 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Three years ago my family visited the Cotswold Falconry Centre on vacation, and I'm still subscribed to the newsletter despite living 3,000+ miles away because of photos like this. This is Ryme, a 13-year old Boreal Owl the size of a hamster
(the last three quotes are just one complete paragraph)
August 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
(the last three quotes are just one complete paragraph)
I feel like this has happened to me, where it says "AI summary not available" -- but then, I never use the full version of these softwares, I mostly just ask them for wrong answers about how many letters are in common words
August 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I feel like this has happened to me, where it says "AI summary not available" -- but then, I never use the full version of these softwares, I mostly just ask them for wrong answers about how many letters are in common words
A bikeway on cobblestone is a solved problem -- e.g. in New York, they put a granite 'bike lane' on Varick St www.archpaper.com/2015/05/new-...
August 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A bikeway on cobblestone is a solved problem -- e.g. in New York, they put a granite 'bike lane' on Varick St www.archpaper.com/2015/05/new-...
Elizabeth New Jersey, great drag name. It was right there all along, called out by the conductor on trains trundling up and down the Northeast Corridor
August 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Elizabeth New Jersey, great drag name. It was right there all along, called out by the conductor on trains trundling up and down the Northeast Corridor
Black swallowtail caterpillars like the lubczyk
August 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Black swallowtail caterpillars like the lubczyk
I think mine was better, fwiw
August 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I think mine was better, fwiw
Perhaps the Broadway Stages wikipedia page is due for an update? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadwa...
August 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Perhaps the Broadway Stages wikipedia page is due for an update? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadwa...
That said, LED sun theory is amazing, but in a 'birds aren't real' way, not in a "actually that resonates with me" way harpers.org/archive/2022...
August 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
That said, LED sun theory is amazing, but in a 'birds aren't real' way, not in a "actually that resonates with me" way harpers.org/archive/2022...