This is just one of the things I have come across when bicycling around. I was looking for directions on a kiosk where I found the bold words standing out to people passing by on Lake Calhoun. Does anyone lay claim to putting it there or knows who did? I'm curious.

Bicycling towards cryptocurrency, a short day in the life of a Gridcoin evangelist.

The morning is Saturday, May 27, 2017. At the time of writing this the price of Bitcoin, at a glance, hovers around $1920 and appears to be going down. The price of STEEM appears to be falling with it at around $0.70 (0.00037 BTC). I have my morning coffee espresso and I'm getting ready for going out to buy Bitcoin. The day before I wanted to buy Bitcoin at an ATM, one of the only two I know of. However, being busy attending a Beyond Bitcoin Hangout I spent most of the day there. I was also tired from riding about 42 miles the previous day. So, it was nice to have a rest day. I primarily use bicycling as a means of getting around the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Minneapolis and St. Paul aren't too hard to commute via bicycle.


First of all, I'm not a vegan. Please don't hurt me. I just ate a few of these servings of French toast and honey with sausage for breakfast. Quickly I had a shower and more coffee espresso before I go because it will all help wake me up and/or feel fresh for a ride. I have now planned out the route I will take to the ATM and it should be well over 20 miles there and about the same distance on the way back. I might end up riding 50 miles today, piece of cake. The longer that I ride the more I feel the weight I carry with me. Which, is why I like to travel with as little as possible.

I enjoyed a nice ride up through Minneapolis along the Mississippi River. The downtown streets will have bike lanes for me to choose from, but nothing beats the scenic views of a river ride. Living in the midwest I sometimes miss the ocean and the closest thing to that we have are thousands of lakes to choose from here in Minnesota. 

I found my way to a hole-in-the-wall cash checking shop in the not-so-great-part-of-town. No problem, other than the fact I didn't feel like going through with actually buying any Bitcoin there. I came all this way out here just to take a picture, almost. Although, I did have a nice ride back and now I know where to buy Bitcoin locally here without having to deal with another person or some exchange. I had to hurry back just to participate in the bi-weekly Gridcoin Hangouts.

A day later, at a glance, Bitcoin is $2150 and STEEM is about $0.95 alongside everything else, which, all seem to be going back up again after negative downtrends across many markets. Thanks for reading/looking! I'm not sure if I will continue doing these things, but I thought I would start doing more with steemit.

Too bad the fancy Strava iframe blog widget doesn't work here, oh well. Strava or it never happened, so they say: https://www.strava.com/activities/1008548262

Edit: A word.