Tom Vanderbilt at Slate is writing a series about “the crisis in American walking.” This week’s piece contains some interesting data, including the fact that the average American takes 5,117 steps each day, compared to 9,695 by the average Australian, 9,650 by the Swiss, and 7,168 by the Japanese. In other words, we come in last among industrialized nations when it comes to walking. …
I was introduced this week to the concept of “summer teeth”: sum’er here, sum’er there; sum’er this way, sum’er that way. You’ll find several examples of summer teeth in this clip from HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher. …
Nothing like some hair metal to get you off your rear and back on the road. “I was born,” it seems, “to walk alone.” So “I’ve made up my mind, I ain’t wasting no more time,” and “here I go again on my own.” …
Most of my hosts throughout the walk have been young parents and grandparents. A topic that invariably comes up when we talk about the state of the country is education. During my stay in Alabama I have met many families who have chosen to homeschool their children. One of them is my friend Alina, whom I’ve known for more than 10 years. I was intrigued by her and her husband’s decision to teach their kids at home, because they didn’t really fit the image I had of homeschooling families. By meeting them and their friends I’ve learned that the way most of the media portrays this trend (if we may call it that) is not entirely fair. …
I’ve always loved looking up. In New York City, the sight of skyscrapers towering toward heaven inspires me. It reminds me of the greatness of the human mind, and all we have achieved. Here in the South, I have fallen in love with the sky. I also love that it’s February and I can still walk around in just jeans and a t-shirt. I know it’s cold up north, so I made this video for y’all—a window into summer, to maybe warm your day up a little. …
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