I had a stunning (as usual) twelve-mile ride in Atlanta yesterday to clear my head. I’m immersing myself in doing my advisors’ edits of my new book, Slow Duck Crossing, and it takes a lot. […]
Time’s Tickin’
A dream is a goal with a deadline. My photos came back. My advisor edits are in. And now time’s tickin’. “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” I don’t plan to fail […]
Meet Meghna, and Face the Cold Hard Truth about Bike Education in the USA Right Now
So I get an email from a woman I don’t know a few weeks ago. Her name is Meghna; she is a young mom with two daughters; and she never learned how to ride a […]
A Fan of See Click Fix
There are hundreds of ways our cities are gendered, ageist, and ableist. They include: Marginalization (such as the inability for anyone of an average adult female height to reach a pull cord for ceiling fans […]
Meet Mike Flueckiger, Primary Mechanic at Global Spokes
photos courtesy of Mike Flueckiger Are we surprised that this little boy, sporting his bike injuries 60 or so years ago in a little town in Indiana, grew up to become an emergency room physician […]
March Snow, Atlanta-Style
It looks like this right now when you’re Traveling at the Speed of Bike in Metro Atlanta. Those who said it was too cold to ride will soon be saying it’s too hot (and it […]
Yet Again
The State of Georgia, where I’ve lived for 31 years, is front and center in the news again, and not for good reasons. But just wait. Just wait and see what happens next. The tide […]
Good-Paying Jobs that Save Lives and Boost Local Economies
I hesitate to post this, because people can be mean. But this is too important. A driver killed a 10-year-old who was riding a bike in Metro Atlanta a couple of days ago. A driver […]
