We officially started planting the vegetable garden this weekend. I’ve been wanting to put in peas ever since a sunny Saturday in mid-January. I weeded the beds and stirred up the soil in short sleeves, reveling in the scent of rosemary, lavender, and good clean dirt. I was tempted to sow a few seeds while [...]
Posted on February 26th, 2010 in Sustainability
If you don’t live in Portland, you probably don’t know that a Portland man, Aaron Campbell, was shot and killed by police at the end of January. This happened in an apartment complex fairly close to where we live, and many people believe the police acted improperly (although a grand jury cleared the officer of [...]
Posted on January 28th, 2010 in Cycling
Portland may be a bicycling mecca, but out where I live? Not so much. I’m in East Portland, which used to be farmland and was later converted into suburbia. We have large residential-only districts, big-box shopping centers, and wide, busy arterial streets.
There are some streets with good bike lanes, and there are quiet residential streets [...]
Posted on December 19th, 2009 in Life, Technology
I just got back from an event called 30 Hour Day, a thirty-hour continuous podcast raising money for three local charities: Free Geek, Oregon Food Bank, and Toys for Tots. I was very pleased to take part in the event as part of the Literate Simpletons, a group performing a few spoken-word interpretive pieces.
You can [...]
Posted on December 07th, 2009 in Cycling
I checked the temperature on weather.com before leaving work today, and it said 27 degrees…plus “feels like 14″. Brrrr! I suppose that’s normal in some parts of the country, but in Portland, Oregon these are probably some of the coldest days of the year. And yes, I’m still cycling, kids and all.
What do we wear?
Me: [...]
Posted on November 20th, 2009 in Cycling, Sustainability
“Well, you’re entitled to your opinion, but I don’t agree with you.”
Maddeningly, that’s where we left it.
I’m usually the one who’s trying to help people talk to each other. I’m likely to say “So what you’re saying is…” And I think I’m pretty tolerant of people’s opinions most of the time. But I’ve got my [...]
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Posted on November 07th, 2009 in Sustainability
Sometimes people think sustainable living involves a lot of sacrifice. You have to turn the heat down, take the extra time to recycle or compost, and ride a bike in the rain.
Sometimes it just seems too hard. Heck, I even take the easy way out sometimes. My husband had the day off on Friday, and [...]
Posted on November 01st, 2009 in Writing
I’ve been remiss in not telling you this. You see, there’s this really cool website called Portland on Fire. Mr. Rick Turoczy manages it. It’s a collection of profiles of interesting people in Portland, Oregon, and well worth looking at. If you’re in Portland, you can even submit your own profile now, and that’s just [...]
