This is a great interview with Jan Gehl…the Danish architect who specializes in sustainable city design (to read a short bio of him click here). If you’re a regular reader of this blog this video is preaching to the choir, but it’s an inspiring one none-the-less (and worth the 4 minutes to watch). Hopefully moreContinue reading “Three Qualities of a Sustainable City”
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Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#68)
Two ceramic dinner plates.
The Relentless Urban Rabbits
This has not been a good summer for vegetable gardening…it’s bad enough that there has been a low yield with all the rain and lack of heat and sun, but what has been growing has been slowly and consistently chewed away by rabbits. I recently posted on the subject of the explosion of urban rabbitsContinue reading “The Relentless Urban Rabbits”
Camper Bike (trike, actually)
Just when you thought you may have seen everything…along comes Kevin Cyr’s Camper Bike, it’s a functional piece of artwork created by the artist. I imagine it’s top speed is something like 2mph, and it’s probably not that stable…none-the-less, it’s pretty cool. Apparently he creates these pieces in order to paint them. To visit hisContinue reading “Camper Bike (trike, actually)”
Strip-Mall Parking
Yes, on occasion I venture to a big box store…I don’t like them (more specifically, I don’t like how they make me feel) but they usually have what I need at the time. At any rate, I went to a strip mall on the outskirts of our city today and was appalled at the virtualContinue reading “Strip-Mall Parking”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#67)
Two cases of canned dog food.A canvas bag containing two shirts and two books.A bottle of water.A u-lock.A cable lock.A new nylon spool for my weed-wacker.A portion of today’s newspaper.
Anatomy of a Pizza in Pictures
Whole wheat dough with seven grain mix, honey, and virgin olive oilFresh-made tomato sauceThree cheese: mozzarella, cheddar, ParmesanBroccoli and onion For more explicit directions and a recipe (of a variation) of this pizza, click here.
Low Car Diet
I have always found the low carb diet rather silly (and I could never give up bread, pasta, or rice)…so this play on words is pretty interesting to me…I’m not on a no-car diet, but low…yes, definitely low. I found this here.
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#66)
6 cans of dog food1/2 gallon of orange juice5 bananasChinese take-out foodA gym bag full of clothes2 plastic cratesA u-lockA cable lock
Military Bikes
Before I write this post I have to qualify it, or at least explain myself. Firstly (and most importantly), I in no way support war…any war over anything, in the country in which I live or any other…I simply cannot agree to kill another human being…we are, I believe, all inter-connected at some basic level,Continue reading “Military Bikes”
Mail Bike
I came across this photo the other day. It’s actually a German mail bike…what a great idea…maybe it’s something the U.S. should take up (in urban areas) to help our ailing mail system (hey, it would keep fuel costs down). Intrigued, I googled “mail bicycle” and found a ton of hits (click here if you’dContinue reading “Mail Bike”
Lebanese-Style Chicken and Rice
Every culture has a version of chicken-and-rice; this is my favorite, and it’s one that I grew up with…its flavors and aroma never fail to take me back. It’s easy to make, super-flavorful, and very fragrant…the sweet smell of cinnamon and allspice will permeate your house. I’ve posted on a variation of this recipe before…toContinue reading “Lebanese-Style Chicken and Rice”
Orange Cucumbers
For about a month now I’ve been wondering what the hell these were hanging off the cucumber vines in my garden. When I googled orange cucumber I found that there are/were multitudes wondering the same thing. It also seems that most, like me, thought they were planting pickling cucumbers. As it turns out (from theContinue reading “Orange Cucumbers”
Celebrities On Bikes
The lovely Jackie Kennedy-Onassis rode bicycles…and look how happy she looked.
Still Not Fixed
I’ve posted a couple times on my views of the fixed gear fad (to read them click here and here), and I recently came across an excellent and somewhat comical article at wired.com poking jest at fixies, titled 5 Inexplicable Fixie Fashions…it is rather funny and may make you laugh (to read it click here).
Lightening In The City
No, I did not take this photo…I don’ know who did…I’m not even sure what city it is…I typed in the word “lightening” in bing (I binged it?) and this is one of them that showed up. It has been hot and humid this past week (oppressively so…especially when you work in a kitchen), andContinue reading “Lightening In The City”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#65)
$70.19 worth of groceries(It’s amazing how little $70 buys these days)
Zucchini On Steroids
Yup…I’m still trying to eat my way through the giant zucchini…look at the size of that thing, it’s as wide as my refrigerator (though I do have an apartment sized refrigerator…still, it’s gotta be 18″ long at least half that in diameter). Anyhow, here’s a pic of the zucchini, pepper, and tomato omelet I hadContinue reading “Zucchini On Steroids”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#64)
5 pounds whole wheat flour2 pounds 7-grain cereal mix (for bread)
De-Program Yourself
I love this cartoon…check out all the signage…not too far off-the-mark from modern day subliminal (and not-so-subliminal) messaging. More-and-more these days I’m trying to be myself and not what the “world around me” tells me I’m supposed to be…but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t difficult.
Urban Simplicty 