Wednesday, 11/18/09: "Individuality, Identity and Bicycles in Northern California"

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/opinion/19thu2.html?_r=1

Verlyn Klinkenborg is in Palo Alto. There are so many people on bicycles!

Saturday, 11/14/09: "Root Hold"

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/opinion/14sat4.html?_r=1&ref=opinion

Verlyn Klinkenborg wonders how it feels to be the snow-bark maple he planted a decade ago, and almost comes to terms with entropy.