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Oh, right, the bike.

January 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Forgot to mention that we did our preliminary bike shopping and determined that I want a “comfort bike” and Mark wants a “road bike.”
New prices: $350 and $620, respectively.
Scouring the used market and trying to determine if we can pick up a secondhand bike that’s in decent shape ($100 - $150) and still make our […]

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Isolation and car-free living

December 31st, 2007 · 4 Comments

Sorry to go MIA on you for a while there. I’ve been struggling with postpartum depression since Malachy was born, 16 months ago, and although I had been doing very well for a good while, going car-free has pushed me on a bit of a downward spiral.
See, the thing is, you just forget how frequently […]

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A “bumper sticker” for the car-free.

December 8th, 2007 · No Comments

(Mark came up with the idea.)
And for you who wish you could be car-free, here’s a license plate frame.

(You can buy either here. Not to mention lots of other weird stuff, which may or may not fit your lifestyle.)

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