Archive for July, 2008
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Critical Mass Cyclist Assaulted by NYPD
I don’t know what to say.
[via No Impact Man]
ETA:
This article linked in the comments to No Impact Man’s post talks about an investigtion of the officer in that video. It also talks about the NYPD’s relationship with Critical Mass that includes this little gem:
Things came to a boil in October 2004, when the city [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Hippie by Becky
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Reclaiming Our Kitchen
When I showed this kitchen composter to Dave, his exact response was: “OMG get one. Overnight it!”
Well, overnight shipping would have been $97, but I did order one of these little babies from Sustainable Community Development. We have been composting since we moved into the house, but it’s been a bit…problematic? [...]
No Comments » - Posted in News by Becky
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Yoga for the Urban Cyclist
Momentum Magazine has a really great article on yoga for urban cyclists! They talk about some of the stresses on bike commuters and then a list of poses to help counter it all. I know that when I was riding bikes to work every day, my neck and wrists took a beating, so [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in News by Becky
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Make Your Own Dryer Balls (and a question)
Casa Sugar posted a great tutorial on making your own dryer balls! The only question I have is this: the directions include running the little fella through the washer and dryer twice each. So, my felter friends, I would like to know: Can you throw it in with a full load, or do [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Craftivism, Tutorials by Becky
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
The Wall-E Theory
Jay Smooth has a Wall-E theory. Just like he does in the video, I want to preface this by saying I loved Wall-E. I maybe cried at the end a little. He brings up an interesting point about the backstory for the movie, though and it felt like it was worth sharing!
I [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Hippie by Becky
Sunday, July 27th, 2008
Rain Barrels
Dave actually gets all the credit for the rain barrel awesomeness at our house. The barrels are sitting up high on concrete blocks, one on each side of the yard. He ran drip irrigation hose out of each one and snaked the hose through our flower beds. The bit of elevation creates [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Craftivism, Hippie by Becky
Saturday, July 26th, 2008
New Lunch Kits!
On the drive back from St. Simon’s, I was mulling over a conversation Dave and I had earlier in the week. I’ll spare you the details, but we were just sort of gabbing about my crafty endeavors and plans and whatnot. It got me scheming, and the ride home gave me lots of [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Etsy by Becky
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
St Simon’s Island!
We had such a great time! Plan: All Bikes All the Time went pretty well…we only got in the car a couple of times during the whole weekend!
Sunday night, we had a birthday party for my 2 little nephews. They’re so precious! We opened presents, and there was a completely [...]
