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The beastly heat in DC this past week revealed that my air conditioner doesn’t work. As a dedicated civil servant on his second shift, I was sitting at my computer late Wednesday night with nothing on but my boxers, my window fan running for all its worth, and I was still overwhelmed by the heat … Continue reading being cool, old school
As part of the 2007 Planet Arlington World Music Festival, Jack Sanders, Robert Gay, and Butch Anthony have installed solar-powered LED’s, covered with plastic drink bottles, atop steel rods of varying length in the traffic island between N. Lynn Street and Fort Myer Drive in Rosslyn, Virginia. The work is entitled CO2LED. The Arlington Cultural … Continue reading read the writing in the sky
David Evans, one of the victims of the Duke lacrosse rape hoax and associated utter failure in public reason, is a fine young man and an inspiring tribute to fathers. … Read the post father’s day tribute to David Evans amid collapse of public reason
Scoping other major media, purple motes offers a special report on the 10’th Annual CSC Invitational bicycle races. The racing took place on a tight one kilometer course right here in the middle of Arlington, Virginia. Mark McCormack, former USPRO National Champion and 2006 CSC Invitational Winner, described the race: It’s savagely hard. You have … Continue reading CSC Invitational bicycle races
If you’re driving to work and see a cyclist, smile because that’s one less car clogging up the road in front of you. A bicycle on the road means less pollution in the air you breath, less damage to your environment, and lower health care costs that your taxes support. Hitting a cyclist can cause … Continue reading Bike To Work Day