What’s the Mission?
Relief I don’t know about you, but every time the TV newscasts show the aftermath of the floods in Brazil, and the adults carrying tiny, tiny coffins…well, I just can’t stand it. It’s horrible. And this isn’t the only area in crisis; Sri Lanka and Australia have both had heavy flooding, too. Pakistan is still [...]
It’s winter break, and I work in education, so I’m not bike commuting right now. We’ve had rain, rain, rain for days or maybe weeks or months now, and I don’t bike for pleasure in the rain. Nor do I bike to the grocery store or anywhere else in the rain if I don’t have [...]
I think I’m a pretty good cook. But sometimes I mess up, or stuff just happens, and we have to deal with it! Here are a couple of examples in which we did NOT deal with it by getting takeout. Pease Porridge Hot, Pease Porridge Cold I thought I’d throw some split peas, rice, and [...]
Almost every day, students come up to me at work and say “I saw you riding your bike!” That’s one of my favorite things to hear, and not because it’s some kind of ego-gratification. It’s because I hope I’m planting seeds, like my parents and many other people did for me. For instance, my mother [...]
Severe flooding in Pakistan began July 29, but the emergency is ongoing. Aid organizations have been there from the beginning, but newscasts throughout the month of August reported that many people were having trouble getting assistance. CNN reported in mid-August that the number of Pakistanis needing urgent help is twice the number of Haitians who [...]
It’s back to work week for me! And it’ll be back to school week next week. Both of these present challenges, but I’m also participating in a couple of bike challenges this month. 30 Days of Biking has returned for September! This Minneapolis-based event is open to everyone in the world. The only rule for [...]
I mentioned in my car-free wrap-up that I’ve been doing the Couch to 5K running program this summer. Want to know more? Sure you do! There’s even a tech component. The Couch to 5K running plan was developed by Cool Running. It’s a nine-week program that starts you off by alternating 60 seconds of jogging [...]
My middle daughter turned eight today. She planned her own celebration, including the transportation. This is what she chose to do. First, we biked down and picked up her friend. Then the three of us biked to the local Izzy’s restaurant (for which we had a coupon) for lunch. Then we biked home for presents, [...]
