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parents in portland

13May09

today my parents left portland after a nice long visit. my mom came two weeks ago for a conference that was here and my dad joined her a few days later. during their visit we went for various hikes in and around portland, ate at a few of my favorite eateries, did a [...]

the commuter

29May08

cartoon by jim borgman

unscrewamerica.org

05May08

this could very well be the coolest, most well thought out website i’ve been to in a long long time. it’s loaded with all kinds of fun graphics and sound effects, and the info they give doesn’t seem to stop. they have done their research and then some. check it out. [...]

mode of transportation

08Nov07

a sweeter life.

25Sep07

here’s a nice little article.  this is the kind of stuff that makes me want to drop everything and be a farmer.  maybe in retirement.

bicycle benefits

10Sep07

i ran across this this morning paroosing the treehugger website. i like it. just thought i’d share.

The Single Speed

27Aug07

over the past week or two i’ve taken a little project on to convert my old red dawes road bike into a single speed commuter. i bought this bike back in 2003 on ebay for $300, added tri bars, new saddle and clips, and i was ready to race. at the end of [...]