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Capitol Hill Fever

Capitol Hill Fever

I have a newfound respect for those who can stand living and breathing Capitol Hill.  After our second day of lobbying politicians I was drained; by day five I was too exhausted to argue when the John McCain aid we were meeting with started telling us that natural gas was a great solution to climate [...]


Rain is a pain

Rain is a pain

A semi-trailer packed with cattle thundered by, enveloping me in a brownish mist reeking of cow feces. Being passed by a livestock truck is bad enough when its dry- when it’s raining it’s an experience. There are plenty of other unpleasant realities of cycling through day after day of rain; panniers full of wet and [...]