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title: "Dispatch #1 (March 2023)"
date: 2023-03-02T12:18:17-05:00
draft: false
tags:
- dispatch
- ebikes
---

With the warm winter we've been having in NC, I've gotten to take Nev to and from daycare on the e-bike a whole bunch, which has been just fantastic. I'm wary of becoming too much of an evangelist, but it really does feel like they can replace cars for a lot of folks, and they're fun as hell.

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This month:

* Adventure: glamping with Claire, Nev, and Steve
* Project: rebuild shelves in bedroom closet
* Skill: [Affinity Designer](https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/designer/)

Reading:

* Fiction: [_Burner_](https://bookshop.org/p/books/burner-mark-greaney/18519742), Mark Greaney
* Non-fiction: [_The Power of Habit_](https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-power-of-habit-why-we-do-what-we-do-in-life-and-business-charles-duhigg/7843601), Charles Duhigg

Links:

* [Electric Bike, Stupid Love of My Life — by Craig Mod][1][^1-backup]
* [Programming is a Pop Culture – Baldur Bjarnason][2][^2-backup]
* [Julia Cameron Wants You to Do Your Morning Pages - The New York Times][3][^3-backup]

[1]: https://craigmod.com/essays/electric_bikes/
[2]: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2022/programming-is-a-pop-culture/
[3]: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/02/style/julia-cameron-the-artists-way.html

[^1-backup]: "<a href="https://craigmod.com/essays/electric_bikes/">Electric Bike, Stupid Love of My Life — by Craig Mod</a>"; <a href="craigmod-com-yw1bcq.txt">backed up 2023-04-04 15:54:35 UTC</a>
[^2-backup]: "<a href="https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2022/programming-is-a-pop-culture/">Programming is a Pop Culture – Baldur Bjarnason</a>"; <a href="www-baldurbjarnason-com-7p5031.txt">backed up 2023-04-04 15:54:36 UTC</a>
[^3-backup]: "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/02/style/julia-cameron-the-artists-way.html">Julia Cameron Wants You to Do Your Morning Pages - The New York Times</a>"; <a href="www-nytimes-com-tq2xdi.txt">backed up 2023-04-04 15:54:36 UTC</a>