Great article on going green at the workplace and helping to reduce plastic bottle waste. I'm a huge fan of reusable bottles and have my Nalgene nearly everywhere I go. In fact, when I'm away from my Nalgene I feel like I've lost a part of my soul :)
In any event, here are Nine Ways to Reduce Plastic Bottle Waste At Your Workplace.
Reno native Roland Della Santa won Best Road Bike at this year's North American Handmade Bicycle Show. The Reno-native, known for producing bikes for guys like Greg Lemond and yours truly, won with his beautiful 40th Anniversary Frame.
About nine years ago Roland Della Santa purchased the last 23 sets of Nervex lugs from Geoff Butler Cycles in London, intending to save them for a special project. This project became a limited edition set of 20 bicycles to celebrate his 40th anniversary of frame building. Using old Columbus tubes and offering only three braze-ons (and one waterbottle cage) Della Santa created an Eddy Merckx period piece that the awards jury simply could not resist.
Congrats to Roland - keep up the great work!
It's getting time to polish off my Della Santa steel bike and get ready for a great spring riding season. Hopefully the year will start off on a better track - last year my chain jumped the rear cassette causing my classic Campagnolo derailleur to collaspe into the spokes. This ended up being a big mess.
In any event, I contacted Roland Della Santa who graciously helped fix my bike and even managed to find an old-school Campy derailleur as a replacement.
My wife and I hope to spend a great deal of time riding this summer including around Lake Tahoe and spots in Northern California. My old steel bike still runs like a gem.
The Shema is a Hebrew phrase dating back to the time of the creation of the Torah. I've recently spent some time studying this section in Deut. 6 and have found it to be both inspirational and convicting.
The Shema is considered to be the most important prayer in the Jewish faith...and for good reason:
"Hear, oh Isreal, the LORD is our God, the LORD is one."
The following verse continues on this thought pattern by stating that we are to love the LORD our God with all of our heart, soul and might. Essentially every part of who we are from our inner-most gut to the toes on our feet are to be in love with God.
Think about it. The Lord is our God. How often do I fail at pressing this into my life, goals, money, job, etc.? I've found inspiration from this verse to remember God and who He is.
The past couple months have been busy. In January, we took an anniversary trip to St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. The trip was exhaustive, leaving Reno at 11am on a Tuesday and arriving in St. Thomas at 12:30pm on Wednesday. Once we crossed the bay and got our car, we finally arrived at our campground at 3:30pm. What a long trip!
Our trip consisted of hiking, swimming, snorkeling, and exploring. I think the best way to see it was as an adventure. Our days were filled with beautiful scenery and amazing colors, while our evenings and nights consisted of fighting off rodents, spiders and scorpions from our poorly designed tent.
In the end, we had a great time on the island. Nearly 2/3rds of the island is designated a National Park by our government and as such, development was few and far between.
Looks like Squaw must be struggling a bit for business as the ski resort is now offering a college pass for only $299! I wish I could take advantage of this incredible offer- Squawliwood is my favorite resort sans crowds.
Link love - http://www.squaw.com/college-pass
Things are starting to get more exciting as I venture into the world of freelancing! I've officially opened up shop for part-time freelance web design and marketing services.
If you or someone you know is interested in increasing its web presence through a professional website design, search engine marketing, seo, or pay-per-click management, check out my new site: http://www.redsagedesign.com. You can view some of my most recent projects as well as more detailed information about the services I offer. Feel free to contact me directly at info [at] redsagedesign.com for more information!
