Traffic Disaster
I would normally be driving in this. Well, not on the freeway. I’d take the green/gold line north of the Freeway — my consistent 45 minute drive to the bridge and 1 hour 10 minutes to pick up Levi. But, today, I took a vacation day. Thank you vacation...2011 SOLV Beach and Riverside Cleanup
We spent the day, not at the beach, but at home. Yes, at home. Why, you might ask? Because the power steering fluid left the Pontiac. So, we picked up my coworker, set up the phones, ate some junk food, and got the coffees. During the coffee break, my husband realized...
Fiction: Transit
Jerrod punched out. He wiped the sweat from his brow, and walked to the locker room. Walking to his locker, he thought about the stories his dad told him of unions in the 2010s. It was interesting to consider how much had changed in the last 60 or so years. How much...Snack Ideas
I got this from Martha Stewart’s public TV show. Finally, we did it. A control on food waste. Wash and separate grapes from stem. Cut up a few bananas. Layer, in one layer, on wax paper on a baking sheet. Freeze. Separate into snack sized bags, refreeze....
Controlled Capacity
“Those who fail to plan, plan to fail.” This is one of my favorite adages. I love planning. I love thinking about upcoming tasks, comparing old tasks undone, all to move towards a common goal. While studying urban planning at Portland State University, I learned to believe that planning was even more important in urban settings (rural too). If we want to create and support a vision of our place, then we need to plan to manage the growth (or decline, think Flint, Michigan) that will inevitably happen. Given this framework, I think my friend was a little surprised when I told her I had a gut level reaction against Arcade Fire… The irony is they are doing that which I actively advocate.