Something uplifting happened for me today. A site for which I want to write accepted my pitch for a very timely environmental journalism piece. And to think I almost gave up after they rejected my […]
When memories aren’t all good
It ain’t all happy stuff out there when your memories kick in while Traveling at the Speed of Bike. But here’s the funny thing. Riding can help you heal. Trust me on this one. I […]
Open streets, and open minds
Here’s a snippet from the most recent Open Streets event in Atlanta (called Atlanta Streets Alive) this past Sunday. More and more cities are holding them — including New York City every Sunday all summer […]
The bus, the train, and making things better
I have a lot of rubber-hits-the-road experience to share about the bus and train, as I use them frequently while Traveling at the Speed of Bike. Mostly, I’m glad they are options (and I, in […]
Just pretty
Maybe they have a different name, but I call them the yellow magnolia trees. They’re just something pretty while Traveling at the Speed of Bike. (I have a whole story about the white magnolias in […]
The international color of “please don’t kill me”
My old #BikeNoodle, strapped onto my back rack while Traveling at the Speed of Bike (note that I only use it in suburbia, as riding there without it is its own Dante’s Inferno ring of […]
A little wild
The wisteria is blooming. It smells like melancholy (like Littmus Lozenges from the excellent book, Because of Winn Dixie). It awakens the wild in me every year (I even did a guerrilla art exhibit titled Stirring […]
My commute home from work
If you haven’t been on the Atlanta Beltline (Belty), you may enjoy seeing what all the buzz is about. This is my commute home from work after leading bike tours, condensed to 25 seconds (with crazy […]
