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  • A Beautiful Snowfall In Brampton

    Just thought I would post one for viewing pleasure. 🙂 Enjoy!  

  • Passing Safely

    A few days ago, this happened:     Not the brightest move, granted. My camera didn’t capture the license plate, so there’s little to report to the police I’m afraid. I want to mention that although the driver’s manoeuvre was reckless, I didn’t feel like I was in immediate danger. I did my part, slowed down […]

  • 8YO designs her first cereal box. 🙂

  • Taking The Lane in #biketo

    This is my first stab at opening a dialogue. It’s a video of a typical morning commute through downtown Toronto. I’ve posted annotations of sections from the Highway Traffic Act in the video that I think apply to the things I’m doing in the video. But it also shows some advantages to “taking the lane”, […]

  • #Brampton Morning Commute – A.K.A. – “Space Mountain”

    The first video I want to post is one of my favorite parts of my commute in the Winter, when the sun hasn’t come up yet.  

  • My 6YO was organizing while I was out. #biketo

  • An Idea for #biketo: A Dialogue, With Video

    I recently got a GoPro Hero2 camera with a head strap mount up and running, and have started documenting my bike journeys. More than just contributing fodder to “blame and shame”, what I want to do is start a dialogue. I want to share my tips, and my experiences living carless with a family. I […]

  • The Maiden Voyage of a Cargo Bike

    In November of 2012, I purchased a Babboe City Cargo Bike from Curbside Cycle, at their incredible “Black Saturday” price. We (my family and I) were now 7 months into our car-free lifestyle, and decided to get ourselves an early Christmas present. This post is a recount of picking up the bicycle, taking it home, […]

  • UK style rap meets US style pop? #city2013

  • We made a gingerbread house!

    Just kidding. It was a pre-fab. We just decorated it. 🙂