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first bike

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 2011.06.25

Kenny's got a new bicycle on the way. It's a "balance bike" that doesn't have pedals.

kazam balance bike
kazam balance bike

I bought it from an online shop that specializes, incredibly, just on balance bikes for kids. I foolishly attempted to buy one from the local bike shop, but predictably perhaps, my phone call in advance about stock only resulted in lies, and when I showed up at the store to find that they had none, all I found was statements like, "Are you sure you called the right store?" and "Well I can't be held accountable for the actions of others."

We're really looking forward to Kenny learning to ride.

rand()m quote

A civilization is a heritage of beliefs, customs, and knowledge slowly accumulated in the course of centuries, elements difficult at times to justify by logic, but justifying themselves as paths when they lead somewhere, since they open up for man his inner distance.

—Antoine de Saint-Exupery