Persistence of hope

I painted this a little less than a year ago. Shortly after the war in Ukraine started. Where it became clear that President Zelensky had the “it” ingredients. Grit. Leadership. The persistence of hope. And when, as usual, I needed to process the barrage of feelings I was experiencing and turned to art.  And so I dragged my…

Artsy fun

I hunger for art, and luckily often get my fix while traveling at the speed of bike (you may enjoy this Flicker album, titled The Art of Bike Riding). While doing so, I’ve created lots of free artsy bike tours for you to view virtually from anywhere in the world. I not only appreciate others’…

6 Months in Samoa and 12 Months in Tonga

No, I’m not WWOOFing around the world just yet. I’m still finalizing details domestically for Round America with a Duck (29 days to go, team). But I’m already thinking Ireland (my ancestral home on one side of my family), maybe, for next year for just a month. I’m also starting to think beyond WWOOFing —…

Booked

So I booked it out of Atlanta yesterday for the pilot test of Greyhound with my folding bike. It was so successful, even in the almost-nonstop pouring rain (which, frankly, the ducks loved), that I just booked the first leg of my cross-country experiential research trip for my new book, leaving Atlanta on March 20th….

Bike’s painted

I was waiting to paint the folding bike I’m taking on buses and trains Round America with a Duck (see the route here) until it was out of warranty. It’s not yet, but I did it anyway lol. Couldn’t wait any longer.  The desire to paint burns in my belly (which, if you know me…

Statistic chat

So I’ve been chatting every day with Chat GPT (that mind-blowing AI bot currently pilot-testing for free) about a wide range of things. This morning, I asked it: What are some environmental statistics since 1963? That’s when I was born, by the way. I’m a 1960s/70s child pedaling my way to age 60 this year (final stop…