Inspiration

We live each day, and sometimes we slow down to enjoy the view.  Sometimes we come to a grinding halt, and appreciate each breath we take, and each moment that we are alive.  We call the people we love, just to let them know that we are here.  As a new life comes into the…

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To Everything turn, turn, turn

NYC Century Ride 006, originally uploaded by swimfast. Moving can sometimes be a green experience – it helps you to get rid of things that you don’t need. This computer has been my baby for seven years, but I know have a laptop and can’t justify keeping it. So it was sold. and I own…

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NYC Car Free Streets

This is a major win for bicycles in the big apple, perhaps a proving ground for things to come: Emulating similar experiments in Paris, London, and Bogotá, Colombia, New York City will close off to traffic a 6.9-mile route from the Brooklyn Bridge to East 72nd Street on three consecutive Saturdays, giving New Yorkers to…

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Steel is the New Black

DSC_0103, originally uploaded by swimfast. After having my trusty Nalagene stolen, I figured it was time to do away with plastic. I’m now using a 27oz, 800ml Kleen Kanteen. Taste free, solid, and not too heavy. So far so good. I would recommend them.

Yes – Camp is this pretty

DSC_0116, originally uploaded by swimfast. This is a shot of the camp I am at during the summer from their organic garden. All the land that’s in sight is camps – including many great trails on that mountain. More pictures to follow. In the garden are vegetables, grapes for wine, spices for havdalah, and much…

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