I’ve long felt that bike paths such as the Wabash Trail and the Interurban Trail should function as an expressway of sorts for bicycles and be unencumbered by traffic.
Perhaps people who actually have influence also see it that way. The other day I went for a bike ride to Chatham and back on the above [...]
Posts under ‘Soapboxin'’
Making the connection
It’s your civic duty, bitches!
To get you all geared up to go vote, I thought I’d share an e-mail I got from a friend:
My conservative, [religious denomination redacted] mother-in-law just called to brow-beat us into voting Republican based on various intellectually sound e-mails she has received.
Go get ‘em, people.
Parents just don’t understand
The Girl’s soccer lidlifter was this past weekend. Those of you who know me or who regularly read this Web log know I harbor a severe and unyielding prejudice against the sport.
My anti-soccer bias is one of my many shortcomings as a human being. But I am big enough not to pass along my prejudices [...]
Papal indulgences, retail-style
Bashing Wal-Mart is a beloved pastime for many. There are numerous reasons for doing so:
Using predatory pricing tactics to undercut other retailers;
Selling poorly made and dangerous merchandise from China for that low price;
Forcing employees to work overtime without extra pay;
Not paying employees a decent wage or providing health care;
Creepy, revival-style shareholders meetings;
Charging at least $35 [...]
Those who look for ways to be offended will usually find them
Christmas usually is thought of as a joyous time of year, what with the “peace on Earth” and “goodwill toward men” stuff.
But as the calendar brings the winter solstice every year, so does it bring the usual raft of “War on Christmas” bleatings from the O’Reillyphiles. Instead of basking in the season’s warm, glowing warming [...]
Fueling the debate
America’s addiction to foreign oil long has been a pet issue of mine. The Thomas Friedman column in today’s State Journal-Register revisits this issue.
In it, Friedman advocates what he calls a “patriot tax” on gasoline as a way to increase spending on energy independence as well as to reduce the amount of money our country [...]