Derick & the Lochside Pigs.

I headed out with Derek for a chilly Thursday bike ride, but the icy hill on Willima Street was so treacherous that I had to abandon the bike at the bottom and walk up. Once safely reunited with our bikes, we headed along Lochside Trail, checking the tires, keeping our hands warm, and stopping to admire the pigs—including poor Michael and his rather unfortunate-looking backside. As usual, the ride turned into a travelling podcast, with conversations ranging from bike theft and old computers to Mario versus Sonic and the latest political shenanigans. My indestructible Sony recorder also made another appearance, having survived being soaked in rain and then practically baked on a wood stove—something my old iPhone could never have managed. With the coffee finished, the recorder running, and the ice hopefully melting, Derek and I called it a Thursday update and headed on down the road.