I traveled to Stockholm in Sweden for a series of meetings, two conferences, and visiting with some colleagues. I tried to keep my life the same as much as possible. I rented a bike, rather…

I read an article from the BBC about female genital mutilation(aka FGM). Since my visit to Egypt, I find myself paying more attention to news about the country. I've read a bit about the practice,…

In trying out a new route for the commute by bike into work, I got lost. I ended up on a busy street with 8 directions of traffic in a rotary sort of situation. Not…

## The new blog I signed up with silvrback blogging platform. It's simple, it's Markdown, it's cheap. I'm still migrating the old blog posts over to the new blog. The migration is a work in…

I started commuting to and from work by bicycle 9 months ago. I ride a Specialized Sirrus Elite with Jandd Expedition Rack. Add on some fenders, front and rear lights, Jandd commuter bags, and one…