Dec
28
On a gas tax
December 28, 2008 | 2 Comments
Today’s deep thinking is spurred by a Thomas L. Friedman article in the New York Times. It’s a good one, read it.
This summer when I was working at the bike shop, many, many people who hadn’t ridden bikes in years, even decades, decided that gas prices were high enough to warrant riding those few miles [...]
Dec
27
Today’s quote
December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment
“We need to start living within our means and get past the nauseating idea that the essence of our culture and the be-all and end-all of the American economy is the limitless consumption of trashy consumer goods. It’s time to stop being stupid.”
That from Bob Herbert in the NYTimes. Makes sense to me.
Mind you, I [...]
Dec
25
Still an impossible scheme
December 25, 2008 | 2 Comments
Some years ago, I wrote an article for a local cycling publication about Dan Pallotta and the downfall of the AIDS Rides, fundraising events he founded and from which he profited, to some public debate.
Looks like Pallotta has gone and written a book about it. An interesting New York Times column revisits his claims that [...]
Dec
10
Silly Harrods
December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Nice bike, but that’s not usually what Mister “Three Golds” usually rides.
Caption reads: “British Olympic gold medal winning cyclist Chris Hoy (foreground) attends the launch of a new limited edition ‘Triple Gold’ BMX bicycle at Harrods department store in west London, on December 10, 2008. Hoy won three golds at this summer’s Beijing Olympic Games.”
