June 22nd, 2009

Cooking Up Frustration

In the middle of the night I had it all figured out. In a journal rescued from stack of half-finished tomes, I penned thoughts about what I am doing here, free of school, free of work and ready to cast out on my own yet again. Writing with a sudden fervor, I

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June 14th, 2009

Will Going Green be the Next Way We Go Bust?

“Wheel is going green,” blared a television announcer during a Spring broadcast of TV’s popular game show “Jeopardy.” The wheel in question? “Jeopardy”’s sister show, the equally well-known “Wheel of Fortune.”

Pat Sajak and Vanna White — icons for decades of American dreams of easy money — became the latest public

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June 10th, 2009

McCourts Keep Dodging the Trolley

I have to admit Streetsblog beat me to posting a picture depicting this sign (if not others as well), although I took this picture May 29 while first thinking about this post.

I have to admit Streetsblog beat me to posting a picture depicting this

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June 10th, 2009

Trial by Blogger

[Updated: In response to my critique, Behrens changed his headline and, as noted below and in his comment, he did use the terms "allegedly" and "according to the LAPD," so I'd be remiss not to correct my own mistake here]

Sometimes it saddens me what other fellow members of the media — loosely defined —

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June 9th, 2009

What’s Next and Marathon Love

The 21st MileNew posts coming this week:

– Posts on production and consumption versus conservation; – Environmental critiques of train travel; – The ultimate (if not particularly green) multi-modal vacation; – Dodger Stadium gets even less accessible; – Privacy, chatting and (in)visibility.

To

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