The State of Scooting in 2019
by 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 …
Turbowheel Dart (Zero 9) Tire upgrade.
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 …
That Hawai’ian trip, 82 million years ago
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 …
Turbowheel Dart (Zero 9) Electric scooter review
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” …
I comfortably stopped body shaving, thanks to hair oil.
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 …
Stepping off the footboard
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 …
Electric Scooters in 2019
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 …
Different ways to clean Jalousie (louvered) windows.
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 …
Taming the armpits of the world
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 …
Have I already bought my last ever combustion engined car?
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 …
The Female artist who conquered the world
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 …
A Passion for Time
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 …
The Pali Notches formed naturally.
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 …
Switching from mechanical analog, to quartz digital watches
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 …
2017 Honda CR-V, one year impressions
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 …
Ten Album Covers
By Jeffrey the Barak. In recent weeks, people have been posting ten album cover images on their Facebook feeds, with a varying comment that …
The Various Types Of Non-Believers
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 …
Unimportant Subject Matter?
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 …
Stop Damping Your Drums
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, …
The great 2018 decluttering
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 …
Ojo Commuter Scooter Review
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, …
The Wheat-Free Vegan
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 …
Lorna Brown, Skate of the Art
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, …
Falling out of love with electronic drums
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 …
Mad about M.A.D.
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. …
The Nimble Urban Cargo Scooter
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 …
The Bialetti Moka Pot and Cafe Bustelo
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 …
Roland Octapad SPD-30 as a mini-kit. A real drummer’s review
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? …
NAMM 2016 – A quest for a compact multipad drum kit
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, …
Sweetened Condensed Milk, Goodbye Old Friend
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 …
Flykly Smart Ped Folding Kick-Assist Scooter
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 …
The Four Acceptable Man Bags
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 …
Kickbike Cruise Max 20 Reviewed. Comfy all-day cruiser.
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 …
Why does my Cappuccino keep changing?
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 …
America, it is time to get off your sore butt and ride a Kickbike
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 …
Personal Transportation Devices for the 21st Century
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, …
The Four Pillars Method for Speaking More Clearly
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 …
The new all-terrain commuter scooter
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 …
Skujou, Electric Scooter startup in Hamburg
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 …
Zumaround Zum Electric Scooter Review
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 …
The Hardwood Flooring Fake Warranty
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 …
Finding My Roots Through DNA
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 …
Genes, Gender, Generation and Geography
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 …
Freestyle Pro-Scooters without the tricks?
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 …
Half a century of scooting
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 …