It looks like it is going to drop down to around 27 degrees the next night or two – that combined with precipitation means we could actually get some snow. That would be cool! Don’t worry – if that happens, there will be video and photos.
Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category
Gorgeous Texas weekend!
October 18th, 2009 
Chris Doelle I have to say that it has been an amazing weekend in terms of weather – beautiful crisp, cool mornings, followed by spectacularly sunny afternoon skies and not an ounce of humidity to be found! Dawn and I went for a walk Saturday morning to kick things off and it was a great way to [...]
Cycle Cast – home tour – inspiration 042109
April 21st, 2009 Chris Doelle At the conclusion of this ride, there are only 875 miles remaining until I crack 20,000 total ridden.
Posted in Environment, Travel & Entertainment, Video 
Tags: cycle cast, cycling cast, historic homes, home tour, inspiration, san marcos, texas, Video 
No Comments »IIHS spits out latest propaganda regarding small cars
April 14th, 2009 Chris Doelle The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has come out with a amazing new report. Apparently, when a larger vehicle crashes into a smaller one, the smaller takes more damage. I am so glad I have the lapdog for the auto industry to teach me about the basics of physics. Yes, the IIHS took the current [...]
Posted in Culture, Environment, News, Politics, Travel & Entertainment Tags: automobiles, cars, fuel economy, iihs, insurance institute of highway safety, microcar, obama, propaganda, suv No Comments »Cycling Cast 041309
April 13th, 2009 Chris Doelle Chris heads to the wild area that connects Prospect Park and Lower Purgatory to cure his EDD (Environmental Deficit Disorder)
Posted in Cycling, Environment, Health & Fitness, Video Tags: bicycling, Cycling, cycling cast, Environment, fitness, health No Comments »Mom’s DO know everything!
January 4th, 2009 Chris Doelle Michael Jackson may have his hyperbaric chamber (well, that and a few other strange habits) but I have found my fountain of youth – a humidifier (the one on the left – although Lou keeps me young too.) Okay, it may not actually slow the aging process, but it sure has worked wonders for me. I [...]
Posted in Environment, Health & Fitness Tags: dry skin, fountain of youth, humidifier, hyperbaric chamber, lou, mom, oil of olay, sensitive skin, wisdom No Comments »Trendspotting
November 21st, 2008 Chris Doelle I always try to pay attention to changes – subtle or overt. In doing so, I attempt to determine the cause or planned affect of these changes. One of the recent changes that I have been noticing more and more over the past three or four months is the media campaign designed to sell the [...]
Posted in Business & Money, Environment Tags: dollar coin, forest, psa, smokey bear, wildfire No Comments »Freedom Through Education – X
November 16th, 2008 Chris Doelle “Henry Ford said, ‘If horses could vote there never would have been cars’ and in our system, coal and oil can really vote.” – Thomas Friedman, author “Hot, Flat, and Crowded”
Posted in Business & Money, Environment, Quotes Tags: and crowded, coal, energy, environmentalism, flat, green energy, henry ford, hot, oil, thomas friedman No Comments »Man, that felt good!
October 26th, 2008 Chris Doelle As you have seen in the previous post, I just returned from a bike ride. I ended up doing a short little 15-mile jaunt through some of countryside surrounding San Marcos and it was great. Multimedia snafus aside, it was great to be out there spinning down the road. I went against the wind on [...]
Posted in Cycling, Entertainment, Environment, Health & Fitness, History Tags: bicycle, bike ride, Cycling, health fresh air, mileage, san marcos 2 Comments »I couldn’t agree more
October 17th, 2008 Chris Doelle I spotted something this morning that I just had to stop and snap. First, I apologize if the visual strikes you as distasteful. Apparently, some inconsiderate dog owner walked their massive pooch by someone’s front door at the apartment complex – when the resident saw it, he/she took the time to post a little [...]
