We taught each other words from each other's languages, simple words like "goat," "bicycle" and "rain".
Fish fryers, bicycles with rain-proof hoods, tool sharpeners, quick-build trucks, three-wheeled cars and machine gun ammunition feeds number among his many inventions, according to Sarah Sharman's biography of the engineer.
"Who's that guy on a bicycle in the rain on the overpass?" I asked myself from behind a windshield on the highway.
Usually I would concentrate on the elements of each place: mountains in Switzerland, bicycles in Berlin, rain in London, cars in Los Angeles.
Rob Cotter, Organic Transit's CEO and founder, said he first came up with the idea for the Tactical ELF when he attended a conference in Baltimore, Md .He saw police officers on Segways and bicycles in the rain, and wanted to provide an easier way for officers to stay out of the elements while carrying paperwork and gear.
Other strips represented days I was grateful for the simple things in life: hot baths, my garden, my dog, coffee, rain, bicycles, music, legs that can run, pretty scarves.
Then there are incessant sophomoric sound effects (rain, horses, bicycle bells, a train, soda being slurped through a straw).
Off to the side, a middle-aged woman in a poncho sat on a bicycle watching; under another rain cover, she had an umbrella stroller full of things.
This is all made possible by his Raleigh C40 bicycle, which he rides, rain or shine, and by the bike locker he rents for $25 a year.
You know how it is: You place your order on Seamless or GrubHub, the delivery guy brings your dinner super fast, usually on a bicycle -- whether through rain, polar vortex, or shine -- but you don't hand him cash because you tipped him through your credit card.
