What’s the Mission?
Just heard about this from one of my tweeps — an open-source solution for global warming. I’m on a deadline, so didn’t look closely — but if you have time, take a look and report back on your thoughts.
http://www.cquestrate.com/
I haven’t been commuting to work recently, as I haven’t been working. I’ve been laid off for almost two weeks now. My interest in biking and bussing hasn’t waned, though. I’ve been taking some short rides to the park and the store, and I’m planning to fix up my bike a bit, although I don’t [...]
Oregon’s statewide ballot measure numbers for November won’t be assigned until August 2, but at least one is already controversial: a measure brought to you by Bill Sizemore which would limit bilingual education in public schools. Like the arguments about English becoming the official language of the United States (still making [...]
Mother Earth News reports that Toyota (that Japanese company) will begin manufacturing hybrid Prius cars in Mississippi in 2010.
That’s great news — more hybrids available in the US and more jobs in one fell swoop.
See, green(er) technology does create jobs!
My husband is watching Silent Hill. This, and another movie he watched recently, The Rapture (not exactly horror, but I found it horrific), had me thinking “I don’t like horror movies that feature children.”
My second thought, however, was “That’s not exactly true.” I’ve been OK with Stephen King movies featuring children (The Shining, [...]
We have a lawn. I hate it, because it’s difficult to take care of, but we keep it because the kids (and we) do actually play on it. In fact, the husband and kids are playing baseball right now.
While sitting out there today, I decided to pull a few tall weeds around the edges. As [...]
As I said in my last bus post, I lost my bus pass. Therefore, I have to pay cash (or buy another pass or tickets) in order to ride the bus. I was contemplating biking exclusively, but didn’t quite make it today. I rode up to the bus stop this morning, and caught the bus [...]
Well, yesterday I finally did it — I took the bike on the bus. It was easy. I made it to my bus stop with time to spare, and then it only took me a few extra seconds to figure out the bike rack. It’s totally self-explanatory. I challenge you to do it, too — [...]
