On November 1, the Worldchanging book hit the shelves. I wrote a few pieces for it in the “Retrofitting Suburbia” section about ways to retool suburbia to fight sprawl. The book is chock full of information about sustainable approaches to living on this planet. It reminds me a little of the Whole Earth Catalog at… Continue reading Worldchanging book
Month: November 2006
Posted three hours before I turned 35
Almost 35 Originally uploaded by maximolly. It’s my birthday! I am now 35 years old. This is freaking me out because I’ve forever left the 18-34 demographic. And when many of the people I celebrated with turn 35, I will be on my way to exiting the demographic for the 50-64! We had a wonderful… Continue reading Posted three hours before I turned 35
Andy and Carrie, my brother and new sister-in-law: married!
November is almost done. I’m almost 35. Ugh. Here are a few posts about what’s been up. First, on November 4, 2006, my brother Andy married his longtime girlfriend Carrie. Andy and Carrie are the parents of Jack (almost 7) and Maddie, aka Mamie (age 2) and have been together for close to nine years.… Continue reading Andy and Carrie, my brother and new sister-in-law: married!
Pelosi in da house
… while Dems in the Senate rock it. Today, I sent this note to Harvey Jacobs, the urban planning professor I had in 1994. He taught Green Politics. Dear Professor Jacobs, In 1994, I took your Green Politics class as a senior German major. I wouldn’t expect you to remember me, but our final project… Continue reading Pelosi in da house