By Jeffrey the Barak. This article was written in 2012 but has been revised and shortened in 2022, because while ten years has brought new categories and new considerations, the original article had a little too much detail. As I begin this rewrite, I am ... Read More
By Jeffrey the Barak. We want a basic, easy to use, affordable, utilitarian car. We never want to drive faster than 90 MPH / 145 KPH. We really don’t need to accelerate to 60 MPH / 96 KPH in just 5 seconds. We don’t need ... Read More
By Jeffrey the Barak. The mega-villain of the coffee world is not necessarily that jar of instant coffee, its that metal or plastic canister of ground filter coffee. We have always assumed that instant coffee is the worst, and pre-ground, a generally stale filter coffee, ... Read More
By Jeffrey the Barak. Towards the end of this ever-expanding article I have added edits updating to this year, but the article was first published in 2015 under the original title “Half a Century of Scooting”. Edits are ongoing, so this article is like a ... Read More
By Jeffrey the Barak. This is the fourth rewrite of this old article, because research is ongoing. I have hundreds of jalousie panes to clean at home. I live in Hawai’i where they are very popular, as they are good for allowing the trade winds ... Read More
By Jeffrey the Barak. Towards the end of this ever-expanding article I have added edits updating to this year, but the article was first published in 2015 under the original title “Half a Century of Scooting”. Edits are ongoing, so this article is like a ... Read More
By Jeffrey the Barak. Towards the end of this ever-expanding article I have added edits dating to 2020, but the article was first published in 2015 under the original title “Half a Century of Scooting”. Edits are ongoing, so this article is like a blog ... Read More
By Jeffrey the Barak. Why is this article here? the-vu has been publishing articles about scooters for two decades, mostly written by myself. Lately, reviews and descriptions have been commonplace on YouTube and in many ways a YouTube video is a better way to get ... Read More
By Jeffrey the Barak. I’ve been through a lot of scooters over the decades, at least nineteen kick scooters and five electrics. I usually buy new scooters, but this month, as I found myself wanting a 5th Ped-style scooter, I determined that the last new ... Read More
By Jeffrey the Barak. Not everyone can immediately step onto a kick scooter and know how to ride it. For some, it is a challenge, and this can be hard to understand if you scoot without thinking about it. But the experienced scooter rider who ... Read More
