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Coffee is More Expensive than Owning a Bicycle
And we’re not talking $4 mochachinos here. According to this BikePGH article, it costs $0.95 / day to own and operate a bike. And you don’t have to tip anyone….
The Cost of Being American
What is the value of the American Dream? Making money consumes more than half of our waking adult days, so how are we spending this money? A recent article on…
Pittsburgh, a Beacon for Walkable Neighborhoods
When I first moved to Pittsburgh in 1999, it was described as “a bunch of small towns all crammed together.” That’s a pretty apt description. Unlike many, often newer, cities…
Ideas on Less Parking and Buses
Having spent some significant time in cities where transit really seems to work, meaning it’s easy to use, people actually do use it, and it’s affordable, I thought I’d jot…
Gods, Atoms and the Inevitable Tasty Treat We Make for the Worms
A boy raised on a farm by good, Christian parents who always meant well, whether or not they always did the right thing or not. In rural America, life is…
Foodstuffs of an Industry Hospitalia
America is obese. Blame it on fast food, on cars, on our neverending quest to make everything easier. Republicans blame Obama, Democrats blame Lieberman. Regardless of who put the bob…
We Will, We Will Hip Hop You OR Rap On
Remember the 1980′s. The clothes were neon, the skateboarders did ballet and the music was as literal as could be. Rock and roll had long shed it’s youthful Elvis glow,…
Why Your Credit Score is a Joke OR How to Be Alive
It’s 1993 and Columbia House is sending me, a 14 year old boy, an offer to get 15 CDs for a penny. I’m young, but no fool, and I know…