May
27
Bringing a bike on the CTA
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How to put your bike on a CTA bus. A funny instructional video.
http://s8.video.blip.tv/1220003629396/Jdominick-BringingABikeOnTheCTA844.mp4
May
27
A natural therapy
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Studies show that children with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder greatly benefit from spending time in natural environments. Any natural environment, be it a forest or a backyard, can help with problems of inattention, impulsivity, or hyperactivity, and improve focus, creativity, social skills and self-esteem.
ADHD is an umbrella term that encompasses attention deficit disorder and […]
May
22
Ride of silence: cyclists who were killed by cars are remembered
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I just got back from participating in the Ride of Silence. At least a hundred bicyclists gathered at Daley Plaza at 7 p.m. and headed en mass to five spots in the city where bicyclists have lost their lives in collisions with cars. Three of the deaths have happened in the past month.
We were old […]
May
12
Listen!
Below is the transcription of an interview with Joe Huebner, Chicago cyclist, on March 25, 2008:
“I’ve been hit by a car three times, and I’ve collided with cars five times…
“I think most all cyclists that I know have been hit, or have collided with cars…
“Being hit more seriously usually is when someone doesn’t see you…
“The […]
May
4
Critical Mass — Friday, March 25
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Mitch Wu
Bikers flood the streets during the first warm critical mass.
Friday March 25 marked the first WARM critical mass.
For those of you who don’t know- critical mass happens every last friday of the month, and is a time when bikers from all over the city come together to bike en masse. There is no political […]
May
4
Earth day give-a-ways—nah-ah-ah, you must sign up for our e-mailing list first!
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The Green Apple Festival at Lincoln Park Zoo on April 20 and the Earth Day celebration in the Daley Plaza April 22 provided ample opportunity for green groups to beef up their e-mailing lists. (Hey, it’s greener than flyers!)
Those manning the stands put out all kinds of tempting give-a-ways to entice the crowd to come […]
May
4
The climax is now
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How could a view of such beauty invoke such sadness?
A solitary glacier sits stretching out of the arctic water. It leans like a tree as someone is getting ready to shout timber!
The water slurps around it like beavers nibbling away at the inevitable. It slowly takes on an hourglass figure.
The sound of the water moving […]