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Pre-Bike to Work Day – Testing, Testing..Is this thing on?

May

2013

Tomorrow is Bike to Work Day observed all over the state of Maryland and Washington, D.C. and I’m super excited. I’m planning to bike from my house to Penn Station, take the MARC to Union Station and then bike to my office in Georgetown. However, that seemed like a lot to try for the very first time ...

My First Baltimore Bike Party became my favorite Friday of the Month

Apr

2013

Baltimore Bike Party is the best. This video really sums up the feeling of the event, and the October 2012 Halloween ride was my first BBP event. I have since been to every bike party and even volunteered as a leader for the cold and snowy January BBP event. I have made lots of new ...

The “Buy Nothing, Do Something” Campaign

Nov

2012

This campaign is near and dear to my heart. Many moon ago, before I was a Buddhist, I was a crafter, and before that I was a grinch. I had not enjoyed Christmas much once my daughter was born. Why? Christmas is geared toward children, it should be the best time of the year, right? ...

Care Sheet – Eastern Painted Turtle

Apr

2012

via austinsturtlepage.com

A Useful Chain Letter? Who Knew? 2

Dec

2011

I’m not stranger to chain letters sent via email. I used to respond with a link to Snopes letting my friends and family know that while their concern was appreciated, their anxiety could be put to better use elsewhere than concerns about my disposable chopsticks or the danger of flashing my headlights at people for fear ...

Kickstarter: Brownsville Student Farm Project

Oct

2011

Here’s the project I’m supporting for November: Brownsville Student Farm Project.

Kickstarter

Oct

2011

Kickstarter first entered my vocabulary about two years ago when an acquaintance at a birthday party was telling me about her latest project and how she intended to fund it. Kickstarter is a website where entrepreneurs and artists list details about a project plan and investors have the opportunity to fund it. Everyone can pledge ...

ikcdesign: Original (re)Design

Sep

2011

I’ve run out of checks again so it’s time to order a new set. After wading through screens of puppies and fairies and Christmas designs, I finally decided to just reorder the argyle that I’m already using. I know; boring. I still can’t figure out what kind of person wants to have Christmas themed checks ...

Getting Around Town by Bus 1

Aug

2011

Recently I wrote a post about trying to get around Baltimore City by bicycle. To make a long story short, it was less than successful. Despite the many “Share the Road” signs and images of the Mayor cycling with her entourage around the Inner Harbor on television I found my experience to be far less ...

Getting Around Town by Bike 1

Aug

2011

Given that I live in the city of Baltimore and I work only 3 or 4 miles as the crow flies, technically I should be able to ride my bike to work. I don’t have a road bike, but I do have a hard tail mountain bike, so I decided that I would give it ...