Thursday, April 30, 2009

Cycling the start of it all


Well this is sort of how it all started for me.
I love cycling, I used to do Triathlons and then raced mountain bikes for a few years.
Not professionally.
Having a big minivan is great for trips, kids, camping but not so great for the short drive I need to make to my office several times a week.
I decided to start riding my bike for work as much as I can. I have some bags I can put my laptop in and take it to my office (Bayside Real Estate). Tuesdays is brokers tour for us agents in Alameda, so whenever possible I ride my bike for that as well. I also try and do as many errands and shopping trips on my bike as possible.
I figured that after 3 months I probably saved in gas what the bike bags cost me. Not to mention it is more pleasant to see my community from the seat of a bike than my car. A little less auto emissions on the Island as well.

See you on the road.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Go Green again

I started this project with a idea of providing stories, resources and commentary on how we can all go greener. I figured the best way is to start with myself and see where I can personally use less resources, produce less waste and reduce that ever present carbon footprint.
I look forward to producing the blogs to come.