Month: May 2013
(This) Woman and Body Image
While it’s true that I avoid poppy magazines and other media with their pictures of stick-thin supermodels and perfect hair, I can’t say that I’ve entirely escaped their influences. True, when I was little my parents did an excellent job surrounding me with books and magazines and movies of substance, …
bike picture o’ the day
This is my new favorite picture of my bike: It’s got (almost:) all the essentials for a happy stasia: lupine, playing the role of nature my bike and burley, playing the role of human-powered adventure and, of course, mostly-blue skies, sunshine, and open road, playing themselves. And yes. I really …
The politics of scarcity
In Portland, where there are many people traveling via many different modes of transportation, I rarely wave at people driving cars. Sometimes I’ll wave a “thank you” if someone does something nice, or sometimes if I’m feeling particularly exuberant I’ll wave at someone else who also looks happy. But mostly, …