Thanks Julie! I will scout the corridor, which is Chicago to Joliet to Bloomington to Springfield to St.Louis as I see it initially. I will have to visit all...
Hi Mark, If you know Woody, you are in with me! Why don't we schedule you as a speaker in the roundtable format at the Affluenza and the American Way Of Life...
Dear Faith In Place, This August 5th a group of veterans, including many disabled vets, will ride bicycles from Chicago to the Veterans For Peace convention in...
Dear Comrades, Dr. Lovejoy asserts "To save the world, we must also take Gandhi's advice and be the change we want to see. We need to begin to be that change...
Thank you, Ed! This is exactly what is needed and I will find out about an LA to St. Louis guide as I hope to ride the whole way if I am able to organize...
I have found our route, it is old 66, which is now bicycle friendly. You may download the guide from http://www.bikelib.org/route66 Thanks to the Illinois...
Thank you, Mickey....I gratefully accept the offer of guiding us in. That is how the last ride from Eugene to Seattle worked....an Olympia rider guided us the...
This is a sequel to the ride last summer that S. Brian Willson initiated. This year its mission is the same as last year, to demonstrate our individual and...
One of the reasons for real veterans to ride bicycles from the VVAW 40th to the VFP convention is to show the public that bicycles are real vehicles and you...
What does riding a bicycle as transportation have to do with ending the war in Iraq? This time I agree with Friedman as far as he goes, but he doesn't go far...
Paul Hawkins spoke in Santa Barbara last night! Go to www.blessedunrest.com www.naturalcapital.org www.WiserBusiness.org and www.WiserEarth.org (pass em...
Thank you, Bob! We are coming along on this. I am planning on leaving Santa Barbara the first week of June to TRY to ride to St. Louis and Chicago for the VVAW...
Good to hear from you, Ted! I am planning the 2007 ride and remember our time together fondly. This year's ride promises to be great, along old 66 bikeway from...
I am a lifetime member of VVA Chapter 218, but have been south of the border for months and have missed meetings. Can I still attend the convention in...
I have recently become aware of the fact that in Santa Barbara at least vehicles are not supposed to pass within a large door's width of parked cars (this may...
Hi Ralph and Ed, I am not certain of the exact date, as I want to spend time with my very busy son first. It will be in June, probably second week if he and I...
Yes, I would! Ideally, hosting and guides along the way should include cyclists. One of our goals is to gather people together who have values in common but do...
Hi Friends, I have to ride my bicycle home after the VFP convention Aug 19th, and may be in shape to get to Denver from St. Louis by August 25th. Since all...
Hi Ron, We are doing a vets ride from VVAW 40th in Chicago August 3-5th to the VFP convention in St. Louis August 15th. It is nearly 400 miles in ten days,...
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/driveHabits.shtml ******************************************************** Why do we not stop this incredible slaughter and...
I just told the EPA to permit twelve states to regulate motor vehicle emissions, using a California emissions standard that would reduce emissions from cars...
I may be the lone ranger, but I think Cherie will be with me then. We are both disabled vets. Also Thomas may ride the whole way and Chuc may be in on that...
Thanks! The Vets Ride for Peace and Sustainability will begin at the Vietnam Veterans Against the War 40th Anniversary in Chicago on August 5th, the last day...
OK, once we are on route 66 we should be fine. The hardest part is getting out of Chicago on Sunday. If the bicycle shops or clubs along the way will join...
Of course we know the context of our vets ride in just six weeks from the VVAW 40th in Chicago August 3-5th to the VFP convention in St. Louis August 15th...
Dear Comrades, Treating symptoms does not usually cure the disease. It may make you more comfortable while the illness takes its course, but if the condition...
Treating symptoms does not usually cure the disease. It may make you more comfortable while the illness takes its course, but if the condition is fatal the...
New age town in U.S. embraces dollar alternative - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070619/lf_nm/usa_economy_berkshares_dc excerpt from my trip...
Hi Ken and Friends, Arlington West has always been a demonstration of the cost of war to me. It became a memorial only because the military families needed...
Thank you, Ken! I am Ccing my comrades on the ride...what do you all think? Will you stand with me on this? Resolution VFP Statement of Purpose Whereas: ...