Category Archives: Bicycles

What would Whitman do?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

It is a beautiful fall day, on the cusp of winter, and I have much to be grateful for. Love. Food and shelter and warmth. Resources, health. Poetry. You can see the cold hanging in the air this morning, and … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

Last week, my life found me, tapped me on the shoulder and said, Hey, check it out. Look at what you’re doing right now. This is great. Friday morning, I reviewed notes for a series of profiles on bike-powered families … Continue reading →

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Sharing the Road with Elly Blue

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

I haven’t been riding my bike of late. I’ve been walking to work, taking advantage of a few extra minutes to catch up with my sister in L.A. or my dear friend in Berkeley. I’m one of those annoying people … Continue reading →

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Share the road, not the attitude

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

Yesterday I was biking home from work in a big hurry. I had a phone interview in fifteen minutes and a bunch of other things to do. Zipping around familiar curves and over the series of speed-bumps on my route, … Continue reading →

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Calling all Bike-Powered Families!

Posted on June 1, 2010 by

Is your family bike-powered, or do you know one that is? Are you or someone you know committed to getting there by bicycle whenever possible? Tell me about it! I’m surveying bike-powered families in the U.S. and abroad, and I … Continue reading →

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Tweed Ride PDX: Happiness on Wheels

Posted on January 31, 2010 by

Yesterday we had the pleasure of riding along on Portland’s first annual Tweed Ride, a day-long costumed bicycle journey through this fine city we now call home. Lyle and I combed our closets for tweedy get-up, then hopped on our … Continue reading →

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