The State of Scooting in 2019
By Jeffrey the Barak. From 2000 to today, almost two decades, this magazine, the-vu, has been dominated by articles about scooters. For most of those …
Internet Magazine – July 2000 to today
By Jeffrey the Barak. From 2000 to today, almost two decades, this magazine, the-vu, has been dominated by articles about scooters. For most of those …
By Jeffrey the Barak. Conclusion: The new Zero tire is much better than the stock Hota tire, but installation on the rear wheel is very …
By Jeffrey the Barak. Let’s say you are hanging out near Hilo on the big island of Hawai’i and wondering what was going on in …
By Jeffrey the Barak. My fifth electric scooter, a Turbowheel Dart, is so far proving to have been a very good choice. The “Turbowheel Dart” …
By Jeffrey the Barak. Last week I jumped into bed and put bloodstains on the clean white sheets. I had just shaved my chest and …
By Jeffrey the Barak. Yesterday I sold my Kickbike CruiseMax. I got a good price for it, and today I can say for the first …
By Jeffrey the Barak It is 2019 and that means I have been writing articles about electric scooters in the-vu for 19 years. A lot …
By Jeffrey the Barak. Louvered windows, or jalousies as they are called in Hawaii, are great for allowing the trade winds to blow through the …
By Jeffrey the Barak. Body odor or odour, used to be omnipresent. There was no deodorant and insufficient bathing. A public place, especially a confined …
By Jeffrey the Barak. I have been writing about electric cars and electric scooters in the-vu for eighteen years. Most of my articles have been …
By Judy Nelson. Have you ever thought about the fact that female artists almost never reach the level of fame of their male counterparts? If …
By Jeffrey the Barak. Time is a cruel bedfellow. It never goes backwards and we can only lose it. As it goes on, we get …
By Jeffrey the Barak. Look Ma’uka from Kailua and you will see upon the shoulder of Konahuinui, two very square looking notches in the ridge …
By Jeffrey the Barak. I have been a quite an avid watch collector and flipper for some time, buying and selling my way through dozens …
By Jeffrey the Barak. Usually when you read a car review it talks about specifications, quality, practicality and reliability. It helps you decide whether you …
By Jeffrey the Barak. In recent weeks, people have been posting ten album cover images on their Facebook feeds, with a varying comment that …
By Jeffrey the Barak. The Anti-Theist Anti-Theists don’t just look away from religion and beliefs, they stand up and speak out about how such beliefs …
By Jeffrey the Barak. All writing is important, as are all subjects. One magazine or blog cannot solve the problems of the world. This is …
By Jeffrey the Barak. Damping, otherwise known as muting or muffling. When finally realizing that each part of the drum kit is a musical instrument, …
By Jeffrey the Barak. Painful as it may be to take a writer’s hard work and unpublish it, after 18 years it was time to …
By Jeffrey the Barak. If Dr. Seuss were to illustrate a motor scooter, it might get skinnier and taller, and the wheels might get smaller, …
By Jeffrey the Barak. Where’s the steak? I am currently able to announce that I am a “wheat-free vegan”. Does this mean that I am …
By Jeffrey the Barak. An artist is an artist, so it is not unusual to find someone who is known for one type of art, …
By Jeffrey the Barak. They were so good for while. What could be better? You make a tiny little sound in your apartment, and your …
By Jeffrey the Barak. M.A.D. mandible advancement device. I have to admit that I was, and possibly still am, a bit of a snorer. …
By Jeffrey the Barak. I wrote briefly about the Nimble Cargo Scooter after trying one out at the Dwell on Design Show back in June …
By Jeffrey the Barak. The Bialetti Moka Pot and Cafe Bustelo, an Italian and Cuban-American collaboration resulting in beautiful coffee. There are many ways to buy …
By Jeffrey the Barak. Wait a minute, it’s 2016. Why would someone write a review of an SPD-30 now, when it came out in 2010? …
By Jeffrey the Barak. Having the opportunity this year to attend NAMM, that is the National Association of Music Merchants Incorporated, show, in Anaheim, California, …
By Jeffrey the Barak. For the last thirty years or so, I have been slightly unwell. A constant pressure, bloating, inflammation. The ever present acid …
By Jeffrey the Barak. Scooters. I am obsessed with them. I have so far owned at least sixteen human-powered scooters and three electrics. The Flykly …
By Jeffrey the Barak. In today’s world, men carry as much stuff around as women. This is primarily due to electronics that did not previously …
By Jeffrey the Barak. The Kickbike Cruise Max 20 is a special Kickbike model designed for easy all day cruising at a comfortable speed. It …
By Jeffrey the Barak. The Cappuccino, the favorite morning pick me up for Italians that evolved into any any time of day drink for the …
By Jeffrey the Barak. Some people love bicycles, but many cyclists have a love-hate relationship with them. The phrase Pain In The Butt is perfect …
By Jeffrey the Barak. A personal transportation device can be anything that gets a person around town, without a car. It could be the common, …
By Sigmund Shonholtz. FOUR PILLARS METHOD© OF ACCENT MANAGEMENT. Learning another language as an adult is not easy. One of the most difficult aspects is …
By Felix Dorling. “Scooters are for kids aren’t they?” I’ve received mixed responses since bringing my new scooter into the office but it doesn’t bother …
By Jeffrey the Barak. Recently in the-vu we reviewed the Zumaround Zum electric scooter and consequently we recently received a press release for a new …
By Jeffrey the Barak. Edit: date 2019. This article was researched and written in 2015, shortly before the appearance of many fast electric scooters with …
By Jeffrey the Barak. When you buy a hardwood flooring, or engineered hardwood flooring system for your home, the flooring retailer will tell you with …
By Jeffrey the Barak. How my knowledge of my ancestry suddenly jumped from the 19th Century to tens of thousands of years ago. A couple …
By Sigmund Shonholtz. GENES, GENDER, GENERATION, AND GEOGRAPHY… A coincidentalist’s perspective on Earthlinging. Every now and again, I have a conversation with someone that …
By Jeffrey the Barak. Just lately I have been finding that riding a scooter for a few miles is too tiring to be all the …
By Jeffrey the Barak. I may have a few decades of life left, but with my 58th birthday coming this week I thought it would …