Not quite a car-free city
Last weekend in Vancouver, two events took place that sought to advance the idea of the car-free city. One I attended, the other I tried to avoid, with limited success. Saturday was the World Naked Bike Ride, an event I favour for several reasons. Any opportunity to run around naked ought to be exploited enthusiastically, but especially when it's being done to increase public consciousness about, as a friend once put it, the "offensive ubiquity of the horseless carriage". That same friend - who recently bought a car to replace his deceased one - had to drag his old bike out of ...
A few summer travel pics
While travelling in the eastern US and Canada this summer, I only had my point-and-shoot, and no mini-USB to transfer the images to my laptop. In Asia, I had the DSLR, but no laptop. Thus, I was unable to post any photos. Now that I am back in Vancouver, here are a few to catch up. Click thumbnails for larger image. In Concord, Massachusetts, I went to see what Thoreau saw. The bath house is, of course, a new addition at Walden Pond: Also in Concord, Thoreau's grave. There's a larger family stone with all the full names and dates, and this ...
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Not quite a car-free cityLast weekend in Vancouver, two events took place that sought to advance the idea of the car-free city. One I attended, the other I avoided.
Dream 2: The Way We CommuteJust imagine what cities would be like without a steady stream of four-wheeled machines. Maybe it’s not so remote a prospect.
I Have a Dream (Part 1)The introduction to a series of newly un-stifled imaginings from the recesses of desire.
A few summer travel picsA photographic round-up of my summer of travel.
The Occidental TouristSingapore has a reputation for being a pretty rigid place, where gum chewing is against the law. From my brief visit, it didn’t seem so bad.
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Dame Edna, MPLorne Mayencourt won’t get my vote because he’s a dirty rotten spammer.
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