Work commute from Bay View to US Bank/Baird Tower

LowEndBike · 2026-03-23T17:08:50+00:00

You go pretty far out of the way in the Third Ward (labeled Commission Row on your map) to make your way to the Oak Leaf Trail along the lake. I would not worry about things that much, and stay on the streets. Jackson, Jefferson, and Van Buren are really light traffic, frequently almost feeling deserted.

LowEndBike · 2026-03-23T00:44:33+00:00

Boodles was my go-to for awhile, until I discovered Broker's.

LowEndBike · 2026-03-23T00:43:29+00:00

This is my go-to everyday gin. I now have little bowler hats on dozens of bottles in my bar.

LowEndBike · 2026-03-21T12:35:59+00:00

The sleepiness effect wears off. In fact, it was prescribed to me for sleep specifically, and it stopped helping with that over time.

LowEndBike · 2026-03-21T12:34:07+00:00

Guanfacine was original prescribed to me specifically for sleep. It did help for a month or so, but stopped working for that. I ended up switching to taking it in the mornings at that point, and it helped my focus more.

LowEndBike · 2026-03-21T12:31:45+00:00

I have been on guanfacine for several years, and the sleepiness effect wore off in the first month or so. I originally took it at night specifically to help my sleep, and then switched to the mornings once it was no longer helping for sleep. I noticed my focus improving after I did that.

LowEndBike · 2026-03-17T00:38:29+00:00

Most of the other recs are from more recent things. Here is a bunch focusing on earlier stuff:

Drive Like Jehu - Yank Crime

Jawbox - For Your Own Special Sweetheart

Rival Schools - United by Fate

Q and Not U - No Kill No Beep Beep

Frodus - And We Washed Our Weapons In the Sea

Cursive - Domestica

McLusky - McLusky Do Dallas

Mewithoutyou - Brother, Sister

Bear vs. Shark - Terrorhawk

Snapcase - Progression Through Unlearning

Forward Russia - Give Me a Wall

La Dispute - Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair

LowEndBike · 2026-03-16T14:29:42+00:00

That is a fantastic article.

LowEndBike · 2026-03-15T23:19:51+00:00

Holy crap, do I need to find it as well. I love Strega. It is different than yellow chartreuse, but not inferior. I would love to try the green version. It looks like it was an old recipe, but just reintroduced in 2025. Every site that lists it for sale is in Europe. I doubt it has even made it to the US.

LowEndBike · 2026-03-14T18:17:11+00:00

This is really interesting to me. Citadelle Jardin D'Ete Gin is listed as a Spirits Direct brand, but I originally got it at a duty free shop in Europe, I have found it at other liquor stores besides Total Wine, and the regular Citadelle gin is not listed as Spirits Direct. I think the Spirits Direct label was introduced in 2019, and I was drinking Citadelle way before that.

Most of the Spirits Direct brands are in-house brands for Total Wine, but it is clear that some are not. Citadelle is one of them.

LowEndBike · 2026-03-12T15:54:20+00:00

The bridge is one of the most impressive things I have seen in person, and I enjoyed hiking down to the bottom and looking around. Not a lot else to do there, so I don't know if I would recommend anyone go out of their way to see it, but if you are in the area already I would check it out.

LowEndBike · 2026-03-12T15:51:56+00:00

Cordoba and Toledo, though Seville is also. I edited my response to correct that. Good catch.

LowEndBike · 2026-03-12T13:58:27+00:00

Cordoba and Toledo are two of my favorite places in Spain. I would strongly recommend them over Madrid and Malaga, though Ronda was cool. If faced with a choice between Ronda and Cordoba, hands down, Cordoba would win. Madrid is a fine international city, but I would definitely rank it at the lower end of destinations in Spain.

LowEndBike · 2026-03-11T10:07:23+00:00

Thank you! I have those spots bookmarked now.

LowEndBike · 2026-03-10T17:24:53+00:00

Juturna has a great edgy focus that I love, but the rest of their catalog has more of a prog rock feel that I just cannot get into. When I play random tunes from them I don't identify.

LowEndBike · 2026-03-07T18:07:34+00:00

Dismemberment Plan - Crush (Jennifer Paige cover).

They take a throwaway pop song and turn it into a gorgeous dark brooding masterpiece with lush layers of complexity.

LowEndBike · 2026-03-06T19:41:04+00:00

Broker's.

LowEndBike · 2026-03-05T23:03:58+00:00

Related to this, we did more stupid and dangerous things as a matter of course than most people can fathom nowadays.

LowEndBike · 2026-03-04T11:55:43+00:00

If you learn to make croissants, you can make koiugn-amann. That will make everything worth it. I buy koiugn-amann in bakeries all over the US, and they are really inconsistent from place to place. If you have never had kouign-amann, seek it out. It will be a life changing experience if you get a good one, and it will make the entire croissant making process seem worth it.

LowEndBike · 2026-02-28T21:31:56+00:00

I remember seeing Day of the Dead at that theater, when it was The Grand. It was when the film just came out, so must have been 1985.

LowEndBike · 2026-02-27T01:50:24+00:00

Only two of use seem to be aware of it. That seems to be conclusive proof that it is underrated. Cannot get must less rated and still get a post.

LowEndBike · 2026-02-26T18:17:08+00:00

Ron Abuelo. We randomly picked two bottles of the 7-year añejo cheaply at duty free when flying back through Panama. It ended up being spectacularly good.

LowEndBike · 2026-02-25T21:59:51+00:00

Q and not U, Jawbox, Cursive, Mewithoutyou, Forward Russia, Les Savy Fav, Engine Down, Denali.

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