my sometimes-skeptical social commentary

For the past year, I didn't live far enough from work to bother bicycling (I was walking to work), but I recently started a new job, so yesterday was my first bicycle ride to work and back. It felt great! It was also nice that the snow had melted so that there was room for me on the side of the road. But on my way home, an ignorant motorist shouted out […]

I've been waiting for this for a long time. At one point, I started working on a program that would use Google's map tools to create bicycle routes, but the programming was a little over my head. Google Maps Finally Adds Bike Routes (click here for complete article on Wired.com) At long last, Google Maps has routes specifically for bikes. read more […]

I'm going to write a note to these people to ask for a copy of the draft legislation mentioned in the article. I hope the legislation passes, because it will help keep bike taxis (AKA pedicabs) on the street in other cities. Who knows, it could even encourage people to PUT bike taxis on their streets. New Orleans pedicabs could get City Council OK By Br […]

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Many web sites are making the content of their sites available through a service called RSS, which stands for "really simple syndication", and this service allows readers of those sites an easy way to keep up with what's new.You can read about RSS in detail on wikipedia.org, but here is a quick summary in five easy steps: Web sites that make f […]

If you’re using an email address for your business that you got from your internet service provider (ISP), or an email address from one of the many free email services, such as Hotmail or Yahoo!, then your potential customers may not be getting the best impression of your business. Wouldn’t it be better if they wrote for information to an email address like […]

The first impression your business makes on a web site is important. This probably comes as no surprise to you, because it sounds like common sense. But some Canadian researchers have quantified the theory in a study published in January 2006. Web sites judged in a blink TORONTO, Ontario (Reuters) — Internet users can give Web sites a thumbs up or thumbs dow […]

Temperature: 62.1°F | Humidity: 88% | Pressure: 30.11in (Rising) | Conditions: Overcast | Wind Direction: SSW | Wind Speed: 1.0mph […]

Tonight - Mostly cloudy in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph...becoming south. […]

Today - Mostly cloudy but warmer. A chance of sprinkles. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. […]

Tuesday - Mostly sunny and breezy. Very warm with highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. […]