May 2006
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Fargo Chosen as "Perfect Terrain" for World Record Unicycle Attempt
In case I didn’t have enough reasons to be proud of my home town, I discovered that Zach Warren will be conducting his second attempt to break the World Record for "The Most Miles on a Unicycle in One Hour" in Fargo this August. "Why Fargo, North Dakota?" you may ask. Zach’s response: It’s Flat!…
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Review: Two Wheel Gear's Garment Bag Pannier
in BikingDuring the eight straight days of rain last week, I had plenty of chances to test out some new gear and the new commuting routine the goes along with it. Now that I’m working full-time at BC, I need to look at least moderately professional after biking to work, which is difficult to do in…
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Power to the "brave wheat farmers of North Dakota"
in HometownFrom Orion Magazine: FOOD FIGHT: A Revolt in the Breadbasket of Democracy by Ted Nace"Monsanto already controls 91% of the GM seed market worldwide — corn, rice, soy beans — and have now set their sights on taking over America’s wheat.But the brave wheat farmers of North Dakota have other plans. So far, and against…
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A Day at RISD
in DissertationYesterday I spent the day in Providence at the Rhode Island School of Design, where I gave a talk in Anne Tate’s course "American Communities in the 20th Century: Civics and Sustainability." She was interested in having me present some of my dissertation research and make connections between community planning and online technologies. It was…
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Travel Goat
Bob stopped into Cafenation this morning while I was there and while were chatting he mentioned a new site he’s been asked to do some consulting work for–Travel Goat: "TravelGoat.com is a free customizable insider’s audio guide to New York City . Unlike other audio walking tours or online travel guides, TravelGoat provides a unique…
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From Blog to Book: Slow Road Home by Fred First
in DissertationThis morning I ordered a copy of Fred’s new book A Slow Road Home, a project that grew out of his blog entries over the last few years. I’ve been following Fred’s blog for the last two years as part of them dissertation research and have chatted with him several times about his writing, so…