The weather in Edmonton the past year has been a trial. Winter came early in the fall of 2006 and stayed late this spring. It's rained cold rain the past two days, turning briefly to snow overnight ( Read more... )

If you figure in dollar-years, I’m getting good value out of my $89 London Drugs mountain bike. I bought it in December 2004 at the drug store 11-blocks south of the saffron-office. 20-inch steel frame, second or third rate components - but I figure that if I’m not doing high performance, single-track mountain biking, do I really need a high ( Read more... )

This week I have another panel presentation, this time about the Particulate Matter and Ozone Management Framework, so I have writing to do today (and updating is a kind of warm-up). But it is a warm Sunday afternoon and I could not let the day pass without going outside to enjoy some of it ( Read more... )

On the days I don't ride my bike to work, I travel on Edmonton Transit #9 down 109th street, disembark at the McDonald's Triangle at 61st avenue and walk on to the Centre for Environmental Business and Advocacy. My morning commute takes me past five churches in all. Two I pass on the bus: the Cornerstone Church at 72nd Avenue and St. Basil's ( Read more... )