So I get this email from a woman named Elina Ishchenko. She is the Ukrainian founder of a sustainable children’s furniture company named Two Giraffes. Would I be interested in interviewing her? Yes. Yes, I […]
Tag: children
Bikes are the new toilet paper
Bikes are sold out in many stores across the USA right now, in cities that are dangerous by design. A technology platform is accepting applications until May 15 to help quickly create safer access for all ages and abilities.
The children’s march
As children are increasingly marching in protests all over the world, I decided that my next found-space guerrilla art exhibit will feature street photography I’ve taken while Traveling at the Speed of Bike (of course) that […]
Real talk about artificial turf
My suburb-city recently cut down 300 trees to install two artificial turf playing fields at a public middle school (see Stumped). These are being used for sports leagues at night and on weekends, and for […]
Seat and pedals, handlebars, handlebars
I came upon this cute scene while Traveling at the Speed of Bike today and was reminded of the version of that Mommy-and-Me classic Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes that I made up to […]
Crossing the bridge
I have been crossing the bridge as a parent, and my job is now done. My older daughter, a full-fledged adult now after being graduated from the University of Pittsburgh as a Chancellor’s Scholar last […]
To those of us who grew up in the 1970s
When I was in high school, one of the phrases on my French vocabulary test was “le sit-in protest.” Those were the times in which we grew up. Today, children and young adults across the […]
Traveling at the Speed of Bike 