Urban Simplicty

>Lan Yin "Eiko" Tsai: an inspiration

>This is an inspiring story. For the past 26 years Lan Yin “Eiko” Tsai has been biking 150 miles to benefit MS research…and she does it on an old single speed while wearing heels and a dress. With all my rants and raves about the usefulness and importance of a bicycle, and by discourses on my aches and pains (being a middle aged guy on a bike), I have never ridden 150 miles at one time…she’s been doing it for 26 years, and was 10 years older than I am now when she started!

“I always try to tell people, whatever you can do, keep doing it, keep doing it,” she says. “And that’s why I do MS. When I start something, I don’t want to just quit.” These words could be applied to many things in life, no doubt.

To read the entire story, click here.

Even Eddie Munster rode a Bike

The image was found here.

Ya gotta love a bike made out of chains…and is that a windshield made out of a spiderweb…this would have made a great Halloween post.

In the rare instance that you don’t know who Eddie Munster is/was, click here.

>Even Eddie Munster rode a Bike

The image was found here.

Ya gotta love a bike made out of chains…and is that a windshield made out of a spiderweb…this would have made a great Halloween post.

In the rare instance that you don’t know who Eddie Munster is/was, click here.

Vehicle for a Small Planet

“A cyclist can ride three-and-a-half miles on the calories found in an ear of corn. Bicycles consume less energy per passenger mile than any other form of transport, including walking. A ten-mile commute by bicycle requires 350 calories of energy, the amount in one bowl of rice. The same trip in the average American car uses 18,600 calories, or more than half a gallon of gasoline.”—Marcia D. Lowe, The Bicycle: Vehicle for a Small Planet (this quote was found here)

The following clip is only 47 seconds long and interesting enough to watch…but then again, as I’ve mentioned in previous posts, if you’re reading this I’m most likely preaching to the choir.

>Vehicle for a Small Planet

>“A cyclist can ride three-and-a-half miles on the calories found in an ear of corn. Bicycles consume less energy per passenger mile than any other form of transport, including walking. A ten-mile commute by bicycle requires 350 calories of energy, the amount in one bowl of rice. The same trip in the average American car uses 18,600 calories, or more than half a gallon of gasoline.”—Marcia D. Lowe, The Bicycle: Vehicle for a Small Planet (this quote was found here)

The following clip is only 47 seconds long and interesting enough to watch…but then again, as I’ve mentioned in previous posts, if you’re reading this I’m most likely preaching to the choir.

Seafood and Vegetable Fried Rice

Here’s some of the ingredients:

Onions, broccoli, green beans, carrots, zucchini (which, believe-it or-not, I still had in my fridge as one of the last garden vegetables picked). Also, garlic and ginger (not pictured).

Brown rice that was cooked in diluted chicken broth and spiked with Thai curry paste.

A plain egg omelet which was cut into julienne strips.

Sauteed tilapia, also crab meat (not pictured).

Once all the items were chopped (and the rice was cooked), the recipe was stir-fried in 5 minutes.

>Seafood and Vegetable Fried Rice

>Here’s some of the ingredients:

Onions, broccoli, green beans, carrots, zucchini (which, believe-it or-not, I still had in my fridge as one of the last garden vegetables picked). Also, garlic and ginger (not pictured).

Brown rice that was cooked in diluted chicken broth and spiked with Thai curry paste.

A plain egg omelet which was cut into julienne strips.

Sauteed tilapia, also crab meat (not pictured).

Once all the items were chopped (and the rice was cooked), the recipe was stir-fried in 5 minutes.

World’s Most Fuel Efficient Engine

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

The only fuel this engine burns are a few calories…its only emission is a little sweat now and again. Not a hybrid…nothing to plug in…100% human powered. For short, urban distances, if you are a healthy adult, I see no reason why this is not only an option, but the first choice. To me it is way more satisfying than driving a mile or two in a motorized vehicle. The video clip is only 60 seconds long…I hope you find it inspiring.

>World’s Most Fuel Efficient Engine

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#109)

A new axe.
A gallon of wood stain.

>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#109)

>A new axe.
A gallon of wood stain.

Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#108)

A plastic crate.
$24.41 in groceries.
$11.22 of Chinese takeout food.
A rented DVD.
A u-lock.

>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#108)

>A plastic crate.
$24.41 in groceries.
$11.22 of Chinese takeout food.
A rented DVD.
A u-lock.

(The Question About) The Bill

This is an interesting short film that I borrowed from People Powered (thanks Andy!), but it was originally posted by the European Christian Environmental Network. It indirectly (more bluntly towards the end) asks some serious questions about our footprint on this earth. It is in German but it does have English subtitles…the dialog moves pretty quickly but I’m a slow reader and was able to keep up. Anyhow, I highly recommend you watch it…the last minute or so is nothing short of profound…it’ll probably make you think (it did me).

>(The Question About) The Bill

>This is an interesting short film that I borrowed from People Powered (thanks Andy!), but it was originally posted by the European Christian Environmental Network. It indirectly (more bluntly towards the end) asks some serious questions about our footprint on this earth. It is in German but it does have English subtitles…the dialog moves pretty quickly but I’m a slow reader and was able to keep up. Anyhow, I highly recommend you watch it…the last minute or so is nothing short of profound…it’ll probably make you think (it did me).