Family on Bikes Archive: September 2011

New prosthetic leg may help amputee cyclists

A new prosthetic leg prototype designed to help amputees cycle more efficiently won the 2011 James Dyson Award competition. Published September 24 2011
Nature's toys stimulate creativity in children

For young boys discovering their world on bicycle, the joy lay in the dirt road that magically transformed itself into a soccer field or in the stones that became baseballs. Published September 18 2011
The union of Ms. Egg and Mr. Sperm: the death of adventure?

We only have one chance at this thing called life. We have one opportunity to live life to the fullest and if we don’t take advantage of these fleeting moments we’ve been given, we’ll lose the chance. Published September 11 2011

Nancy Sathre-Vogel is a modern-day nomad and vagabond who travels the world in search of beads and other treasures.

Her preferred mode of transportation is a bicycle, although she’s been known to travel in car, bus, plane, boat, donkey ...

Steps to Authentic Happiness via Positive Psychology

Happiness is attainable. Morning to night. I love to teach, deal with folks that have an issue and really wish to tackle it and write.
- Why do presidents lie? What good does it do?
  The very same social smoothness that allows them to lie, enabled them to be president. Read how!
- OJ Simpson is back! Innocent yet again or mentally disordered?
  Its deja vu all over again for O.J. Simpson. What may be his real problem?
- Alternative medicine: What is it and does it work?
  Chiropractic, homeopathic, naturopathic... What is certain is there are alternatives, but their effectiveness is not so certain.
- NIMH and Thomas Insel: Futurist? Maybe. Realist? Maybe not.
  Dr. Thomas Insel has plans for the future of mental health. The new DSM 5 is planned for the here and now.
Making Waves: A Hawaii Perspective on Washington Politics

How does our 50th state view D.C. politics?
Truth Hurts

Political centrist who tells it like it is
Consider Again

"Critical thinking is thinking about your thinking while you're thinking in order to make your thinking better." - Dr. Richard Paul
Travels with Peabod

Life lessons, adventures, people places and observations as I undertake my personal quest to travel to 100 or more countries before I die.
Wells on Music

Viewing and reviewing the Los Angeles experimental and classic punk scene with a nod to Rodney's English Disco

New prosthetic leg may help amputee cyclists