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Destroy Your Food Stock Without Due Process? (Hartke)
FDA to US: You have no right to consume the food of your choice. US: We are too stupid to learn about healthy food, even though our ancestors might have thrived on it for thousands of years. Lead us, masters…baaaaa!…baaaaa! Family Farm Ordered to Destroy 50,000 Pounds of Cheese | Hartke Is Online!.
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Year-Round Cycle Commuter Gear Givaway?
I don’t know if I count as inside a “major metro area”, but I certainly haven’t commuted by car in almost two years. Sounds like Ergon has some stuff to give away.
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We Make Our Culture
…and we debate our culture a lot. It is interesting to me the difference between the passive observer and the hopeful evangelist. This bike forums thread is a perfect cap to my trip: a very two sided discussion about the power of cars in the Angeleno (and American culture). We are faced with peak oil,…
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Game Play and War
This NPR episode delves into discussion on the difference between play fighting and actual fighting. Apparently this difference is wired into people and dogs and presumably many other animals. So when you see your kids play fighting, think about when dogs play fight. Surprise–this same instinct is engaged during video game play. The non-gamer video-game…
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A Good Visit to LA, Even if I missed the 100,000 at L.A.’s CicLAvia
My plans to rent and ride in cicLAvia were not accomplished. Nonetheless, I had such a positive tour of LA this weekend with Katura and Chris! Growing up in southern California, I felt very disconnected and disempowered. It has taken me a long time to feel confident about living a life that expresses my principles…concepts…
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Florence – Honeyman campground
You can reserve a yurt. Near the beach. About 70 miles from Eugene. Found out that family is moving out there.
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Hydrogen as Fuel
Chris notes that hydroigen would be good fuel for trains because the number of distribution stations is relatively small. Better than for a car network.
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Tell me more about: Rainproofing an XtraCycle
I have already regreased most of the bolts and greased the feet of the D frame that carries the FreeLoader bags. I’m bound to complete a bright yellow rain poncho with button holes for stoker bars so that I can keep rain off the groceries and don’t risk delaminating the snap deck. What other steps…
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