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Parenting in the age of smartphones and the internet
Our youngest child turned 21 a couple months ago. Serious parenting is over for us. Our experiences differ in many ways from those my parents had a generation ago. The most significant difference stems from the advent of smartphones. We … Continue reading
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Waiting Without Worries
When was the last time you were upset about the length of a line? It’s been a while ago for me. Perhaps as far back as 2006 since I’ve had a smartphone (read iPhone) in my possession. With decent cell … Continue reading
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Building Community Prepares Us for any Future
I’m often told that I’m not positive enough because I point out all sorts of deficiencies in the world without offering solutions. This irritates me. Perhaps this irritability reinforces my reputation as a curmudgeon. Deep cleansing breaths. In with the … Continue reading
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Form vs Function – A Sexist Cycling Anecdote
A few weeks ago my wife, Karen, invited me to join her on a trek to the East Bay to ride the Iron Horse Trail. She was participating in a women’s meet up to ride from Pleasant Hill to Danville … Continue reading
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Cycling Calms Cities
Cycling calms cities. A bold claim. Stick with me for a few paragraphs and perhaps I can persuade you. I’ll be moving into my third decade of cycling in San Francisco this fall. Twenty plus years provides plenty of perspective … Continue reading
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SF to SFO by Bike for Business or Pleasure (It can be done!)
(Long Post) As our society’s interest in cycling has grown and my personal commitment has matured I began exploring ways of adding cycling to out of the ordinary parts of my life. I travel quite a bit, about twenty trips … Continue reading
Productivity Gains and Jobs Lost – A Conundrum
At breakfast this past weekend my wife and I were lamenting the lack of job creation by the Obama administration over the past three years with a friend of ours, Mary M. As we talked, it occurred to me that … Continue reading
I’m on Facebook, but who am I?
I have been on Facebook for quite a while now, but I am not an active poster. Not long after joining I confronted the “Who am I?” question. Like most people I lead several lives. Public and private, social and … Continue reading
Content creators, Content consumers and the Technology Divide
Content creators have always needed some means for getting their message or ideas out to content consumers. The simplest mechanism has always been the human voice distributing its message to the human ear. Following closely from this has been the … Continue reading
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