tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post5004877956396988500..comments2023-11-02T04:23:00.400-06:00Comments on Cyclelicious: Fight global warming and obesityYokota Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-66872510440286039762007-11-30T08:42:00.000-07:002007-11-30T08:42:00.000-07:00Hi Thomas, I think I've visited your website befor...Hi Thomas, I think I've visited your website before but I don't recall what it was. I admit I usually wimp out on my trips to SF and take the train :-)Yokota Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-57706971209630010472007-11-29T21:44:00.000-07:002007-11-29T21:44:00.000-07:00I have been biking for the past 18 years, and have...I have been biking for the past 18 years, and have biked to San Francisco 18 times, to San Jose countless times, to Gilroy and Pacifica twice each, to Santa Cruz, San Leandro, Half Moon Bay, Sausalito, and Sunol once each, and to Fremont several times.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941255281991202310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-74632858920335563292007-11-13T08:01:00.000-07:002007-11-13T08:01:00.000-07:00kids can't walk to school any more -- it's not saf...kids can't walk to school any more -- it's not safe. traffic is bad or they'll get snatched up by predators or terrorists.<BR/><BR/>little jimmy or suzy have to wrapped up in a hummer and bundled off to school. it's the (new) american way.<BR/><BR/>i walked to school for years -- and i played string bass and cello. try walking 1/2 mile with either of those at age 11...brother yamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680958644952778991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-89392148178451906832007-11-12T15:25:00.000-07:002007-11-12T15:25:00.000-07:00I adopted the bike as transportation in the 1970s ...I adopted the bike as transportation in the 1970s because I grew up watching my parents get fat and listening to them bitch about it, while they did substantially nothing to reverse the problem. I figured out that if I put the bike between me and the paycheck in the morning and supper at night, I would have to ride. At the same time I would save vast amounts of money, be able to overeat a little (or a lot) without suddenly ballooning in size, and reduce traffic congestion and pollution. It seemed so sensible to me. My reward from the rest of American society has been a steady stream of threats and abuse from increasingly obese drivers in increasingly ridiculous trucks.<BR/><BR/>Even so, I would do it all again. It has been a good way to live and a good life to promote. I'm not a pure cyclist. I drive when I have to. But I recommend non-motorized recreation all the time and non-motorized transportation as the default, with a car used only under conditions requiring it. (Yes, there's fine print.) Just try your best to avoid motors. Life is incredibly better.cafiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.com