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Environmental Queries
I have written before about the Quaker practice of considering a set of questions or queries as a group, to explore various subjects related to how we are living our lives. There are twelve sets of queries, so the usual … Continue reading
Personal actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
The July 12, 2017, article in Environmental Research Letters, The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions, by Seth Wynes and Kimberly A Nicholas, estimates the annual amount of greenhouse gas emissions that would … Continue reading
Posted in bicycles, climate change, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
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September Journey Day 1
I appreciate those who responded to my request for prayers yesterday. They are what got me through a challenging day. Mom and Dad dropped me and my bicycle off at the Iowa State Capitol building, then continued to Bloomington, Illinois. … Continue reading
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Asking for prayers
A journey has begun. I awoke about an hour ago (at 4:30 am) and have been praying about the next several days. I’ve shared that a few years ago I realized I was waking up each morning asking God “what … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, bicycles, climate change, Ethical Transportation, Indigenous, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Bear Creek
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Bill Chance / Frank Griffith
Bill Chance, who I haven’t met, left this comment about yesterday’s post, Ethical Transportation 2. Bill writes about bicycles on his website Interesting post. A few years ago, I made a commitment to reduce my miles driven by riding my … Continue reading
Ethical Transportation 2
I previously described recent work by my Quaker meeting, Bear Creek, related to trying to reduce the use of fossil fuel transportation in a rural setting. The meeting approved a Minute (statement) of their views on this. As I mentioned … Continue reading
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Tagged Bear Creek, Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
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RAGBRAI 2
As I wrote previously, RAGBRAI is the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, and a number of Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) Quakers are participating in this year’s ride. I didn’t mention that both Don and David Mott, in yesterday’s photo, … Continue reading
RAGBRAI
When it comes to bicycling, RAGBRAI is not only the biggest event in Iowa, but the largest bike-touring event in the world. The (Des Moines) Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) is a non-competitive bicycle ride across the … Continue reading
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Bicycle 7/21/2017
18 mile trip on bike trail. Went early because excessive heat warning. http://cyclemeter.com/4702d557707978f4/Cycle-20170721-0818 Felt the exertion by the time I reached the top of the hill. Was glad to notice the Relaxation Station, so rested there a while. I’ve been … Continue reading
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Bicycle Tracking App
Now that I’m using a bicycle much more, I was looking for a phone app to tack the bicycle trips. The one I’m using now is Cyclemeter from ABVIO. As a programmer, I’m fascinated by one way a bicycle journey … Continue reading
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