You would think by my posts last month that Europe is the only cool place in the world to experience city life, but that is just not so. The United States has some really wonderful pedestrian-friendly, people-powered cities. One of those happens to be St. Petersburg, Florida. If you have two feet and a bicycle,…
Today is March 3, 2012. I heard geese overhead yesterday, making an early return to the north. Surely the sparkling ice-free ponds are beckoning them to return. Buds are on the trees, and sap is running. The temperature today will hit 55 degrees. Tomorrow it will hit 65 degrees. The historical average temperature for today…
When was the last time you took a walk? Probably not recently. Walking requires us to slow down, something we are often unwilling to do. We think that during that 30 minutes, something crucial will happen on Facebook. But walking gives you a perspective on life that you just do not get any other way. …
I know I say it a lot, but we really should be paying more attention to the food we eat. As much as possible, we should know the source of our food. When you open up a can of store-bought canned vegetables, do you really know anything about those vegetables? Do you know how long…
Do you ever think about where the food comes from that you cram into your mouth? Do you ever wonder who handled it or how far it traveled to get to your plate? When you buy food at the grocery store, you can know a bit – the produce has a sticker with its place…