A big part of the reason I haven't blogged here since March is that around that time I took on the project of rewiring our 1920 house (replacing the old knob & tube wiring with modern nonmetallic cable that meets code), and it's consumed much of my spare time ever since. It looks like I'll finally finish the wiring part of the project later today, and then it'll just be a question of patching holes, etc.
Through Cyber Monday (November 28, 2011), if you buy a copy of Second Wind: How Bicycling Around North America Changed My Life for just $5, you will get a gift copy for free! What is a gift copy of an e-book? We'll follow up with you to find out the email address of your gift recipient and what day you want it delivered (e.g. Christmas), and we'll send them their password on that day, rather than right away which is what normally happens when you buy a copy of the book. Two copies of ten essays for just $5!