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Archive for September, 2005

Episode #3 of The Reality Show

Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

First canning. 10:30 EST on Mtv

Sold My Car

Monday, September 26th, 2005

Years ago I thought of an idea for a new Xtracycle sticker: “God, grant me the courage to sell my car.” I stuck it on the back of my Subaru. Courage came in waves, but never seemed to cross the threshold. After all, I really loved that car, and besides, I needed it for kayaking […]

Where to Buy Books

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

While we’re on the subject of book buying….before I joined Ross to launch Xtracycle I was thinking of starting a dot-com like everyone else I knew. It would be like Amazon but instead of putting little bookstores out of business it would help keep them running, maybe even make them stronger. And it would have […]

What do diapers and airplanes have in common?

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

I don’t know. But they both remind me of one of my favorite books. Probably one of the first books any aspiring environmental impact minimizer should buy, read, and read again in a couple of months. It’s called the Consumer’s Guide to Effective Environmental Choices (put out by an awesome group called the Union of […]

Episode #2 of The Reality Show

Tuesday, September 20th, 2005

Tune in to Mtv either at 7:30 or 10:30 depending on your coast and provider. So check your local listings.

Options for the Non-T.V. Afflicted

Tuesday, September 20th, 2005

So you want to watch our show but you don’t have a t.v. or you don’t get MTV. What to do? I’d feel bad if we became a force for more people having TVs! But good if you took this opportunity to get to know a neighbor. My mom reports meeting a couple of new […]

The Ass Pilot ™

Monday, September 19th, 2005

Our New Campaign to Take Over Personal Communications
I got tired of losing all my addresses in one fell swoop when my address book disappeared. And I don’t fancy carrying around some gizmo that I could easily lose to keep track of my phone numbers. I want fewer gizmos in my life, not more. And I […]

No Bikes in the Yard

Sunday, September 18th, 2005

Howling Wolf, Cyndra Ninja and I made the trek down to LA yesterday. We came in Millie so we could host guests while we’re down here filming new episodes for the show. Couch surfing for two works, but can get tricky with five (ten?). So we just park the bus outside the host’s home and, […]

Junk Call/Mail Elimination

Wednesday, September 14th, 2005

I got an email saying that in about a month direct marketers are going to be allowed to call your cell phone. Is there no escape? Fortunately, there is. You can enter your phone numbers (land, cell, fax, whatever) into the national Do Not Call Registry and get a little freedom. It takes about 59 […]

The Reality Show Premier

Tuesday, September 13th, 2005

The casting special premiers tonight on MTV. Times vary depending on satellite or cable. 7:30 pacific and 10:30 eastern on satellite or 10:30 eastern and pacific and everywhere else on cable.
Repeats 11 times throughout the week. Check your listings to find out when if you can’t get enough. www.meevee.com has showtimes for everything in […]