http://www.undertheconcrete.org Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:25:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last summer’s retaining wall project turned out pretty good, especially now that the grass has grown in all around it. Having learned a lot about the process last year, we’re repeating this for the front yard on a smaller scale. Ideally the tires on the front wall will be just ... http://www.undertheconcrete.org/2008/06/30/earthship-retaining-walls/ The last two presidential elections have really jaded me on our electoral system, but lately I’ve found myself increasingly excited to hop on the Obama band wagon. Change we can believe in? Not anymore. Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama supports the spy bill compromise passed by the House Friday, despite having ... http://www.undertheconcrete.org/2008/06/27/obama-lies-and-supports-fascist-spy-bill/ On Saturday night, Melissa and I were riding bikes and someone in a Geo Metro slowed down to yell at us…while we were riding. We were riding west on 66, on that short section after Humphreys, in front of City Hall. For this short section, we road two abreast and ... http://www.undertheconcrete.org/2008/06/23/if-there-is-no-bike-lane-cyclists-may-take-up-the-whole-lane-at-their-discretion/ http://www.undertheconcrete.org/2008/06/21/a-soldier-speaks-of-regret-encouraged-to-kill-innocent-people/ To the druids, it means this. To you, Flagstaff, it probably means this. I, on the other hand, am happy enough to play outside and howl under the beautiful yellow moon. http://www.undertheconcrete.org/2008/06/20/happy-solstice/ By now I’m sure everyone has heard about this racist button that a Texan, Jonathan Alcox, sold at the Republican Party Convention. The Republican Party is, of course, trying to distance themselves from this guy as much as possible. They pledged never to use his services again and said that ... http://www.undertheconcrete.org/2008/06/19/310/ As a regular cyclist, among a growing community of cyclists, I have several messages for you. First of all, we don’t hate you. Between Craig’s List’s “rants and raves” and The Daily Sun’s editorial section, it seems as though there is a war between cyclists and motorists. This is largely ... http://www.undertheconcrete.org/2008/06/17/dear-motorists/ I wonder why? Oh yeah.... And here I am, when gas prices are at their highest, accepting a job 40 miles away.....Here is a great article expousing the benefits of riding; this is one of many articles that have hit the net during the last month http://www.undertheconcrete.org/2008/06/17/riding-a-bike-has-never-been-so-popular/ That's not entirely true. I've been writing a lot. I'm working on something that is turning out to be huge. In the meantime, I've been neglecting this website. I've been searching for jobs for the past several months. It's been a daunting, thought-provoking task to say the least. This is ... http://www.undertheconcrete.org/2008/06/17/i-cant-write-anything-ah/ If you haven't read her amazingly beautiful book, Red, you should check it out. But if you're thinking about leaving the Southwest, I would suggest not reading it. Here is a great excerpt. I wish I wrote this. "I write to make peace with the things I cannot control. I write to ... http://www.undertheconcrete.org/2008/05/30/i-heart-terry-tempest-williams/