What’s the Mission?
I’ve been mostly off twitter for several hours tonight; first at a Girl Scout meeting and then while writing an article which is due tomorrow. I can’t turn off the tweets in my brain, though, so to keep them from piling up, I typed them into a separate Word document. Yes, I had to do [...]
Yes, I am an adult who has seen every (or almost every) episode of Hannah Montana. I’m supposed to know what my kids are watching, right? Actually, they really get a kick out of me watching it with them, which is very cool with me. I’ve been disappointed in the past few episodes I’ve seen, [...]
Today I read an article on “6 Myths About Cycle Commuting.” Most of it was what I expected: it’s not safe, it’s too expensive, my workplace is too far away, etc. The last one took me by surprise, though. Myth #6: Cycling will turn me impotent. What? Obviously that doesn’t apply to me. But that [...]
Today, I just escaped putting on rain gear. Both morning and evening, it was just barely sprinkling — the kind of weather in which no Portlander would be caught dead with an open umbrella! I rode my entire route thinking “don’t rain, don’t rain” and managed to make it both times. It’s nearly dark at [...]
I made myself annoying on Twitter the other, extolling the virtues of MyVidoop. Vidoop is a company headquartered in Portland, Oregon that’s all about internet security. They design “innovative solutions that make it easier for users and businesses to engage with each other securely on the Internet.” Vidoop uses multi-factor authentication in its business solutions [...]
As the weather gets colder, I’ve been feeling the need to add to my cycling wardrobe, although I haven’t been sure how I would afford to do that. Actual cycling clothes can be expensive and difficult to find in plus sizes. Actual wool underwear, which I’ve been wanting for quite a while, is expensive too. [...]
