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by Michelle Lasley | Dec 16, 2010 | Family, The Green Life

It was either 2005 or 2006. I was taking my first Urban Studies & Planning course, Film and the City. It was a sort of introductory course to Urban Planning through the eyes of film. The first movie we viewed was a Chinese film called Shower. This film introduced...

Social Dynamics

by Michelle Lasley | Dec 16, 2010 | Food

Image by alexis22578 via Flickr You ever have a conversation with someone about an idea that wants to be implemented, and then, at some point one or both of you say, “I never thought of that!”? I have. On many occasions. I like to think of myself as a...

So Much Anger (Around Transit)

by Michelle Lasley | Aug 29, 2010 | The Balancing Act

I like to read. I’ve got my Google Reader operating at a rate that I use and monitor. I like reading blogs. I wish my Momma friends would blog more! I like reading blogs about the things that interest me. (Yes, Mr. McMahon, that sentence was a lot like,...

There’s only one way from the bottom

by Michelle Lasley | Apr 27, 2010 | The Balancing Act

Image via Wikipedia What does it mean to plan from the bottom up and why is it relevant? Some folks hear the term so often, they can only see its trite attempt at anything meaningful. But, what happens when it happens in a meaningful manner? What does it look like?...

The Radius of Rights

by Michelle Lasley | Mar 2, 2010 | Family, The Green Life

Image by Getty Images via Daylife I had a Facebook conversation a few months ago where I posted, in a frustrated manner, that I believe fighting over politicians is crap and that we all really have similar values anyway, so why do we participate in the distraction?  A...