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My bike has been sitting in
storage for four years. FOUR YEARS! There was a time (in a far
smaller city, before I had a child), when I biked to work, school,
and even out on dates (seriously). The cruiser I once tuned up
regularly because I rode it so often, now needs new tires and a
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Imagine this. A hot 90+ morning with 100%
humidity. I am a five minute walk to metro so by 8:35am I am
already sticky and fighting the morning frizz. Once I make it to
the metro platform, I am met with even thicker air than outside.
Signs are posted that say something like please accept our… Read More »
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Taking public transit can be a major pain, but it’s great for the environment and your budget, right? If your morning commute is unbearably tedious, you may want to consider a hand-held gaming system, like the Nintendo DS or Sony PSP. If you’ve got an iPhone there is an abundance of games available. For those of us who have to suck it up and ride buses and trains here’s a list of 5 Games to Play on Your Morning Commute. Read More »
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My suggestion to the new Administration? Let everyone telecommute. A recent article in PC World detailed a survey by the U.S. Consumer Electronics Association which found that although carbon emissions from home offices increased when people work from home, the gas they save more than makes up for it. The report claims 3.9 million people in America now work from home at least one day a week, thus avoiding an average 22-mile commute. Taking into account the increased power use in the home, the practice currently saves about 840 million gallons of gas, the equivalent to taking two million cars off the road for a year. Read More »
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Sometime last year, things started going a little hinky for us. I was a SAHM, my husband worked from before the sun came up until well after it went down, 6 days a week. Sure we had plenty of money, but we didn't get any quality time alone, or as a family, outside of going to church on Sundays.
Hours got cut, and drastic changes were made. My husband got a job with another company, and then several weeks into the job, was told that he was expendable, and was sent on his way. Uh-oh.
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