People follow people to a fault… and that may be fortunate. That we elect leaders by default - is most unfortunate.
Managing systems sometimes gets in the way of leading because we end up watching and worrying, not working. So true. Work piles up as we compile numbers and bottom-lines become little more […]

Life can be bittersweet… or candy coated.
Sweet Life of Eugene is a scrumptious shop of savory morsels. We allow our little girl one meal a week consisting of dessert - any of which she chooses. What she chooses first is Sweet Life. Then we pick and sample our way through and through…
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While on the subject of bikes, here’s another wooden wonder - this one’s from Oregon.
Renovo wooden bikes remind me of acoustic guitars: beautiful, artistic and resonating with richness. These are different bikes, sculpted out of various types of wood, which apparently offer unique ride characteristics. I love the looks of these bikes also […]

Ride like the wind - hot, cold, young and old…
Eugene is a great town (little city) for cycling. That it could always be better is a moot point - that it’s already great is an academic proverb. Eugene has a wonderful system of bike paths (for running, walking and otherwise also). The […]

Bamboo bikes have become a growing rage - from America to Africa.
I used to muse about making bikes out of wood. It was readily available, renewable and reasonably cheap. Craig Calfee did more than muse - he manufactured. What started out as a joke of sorts has become a budding phenomenon: Bamboo […]