Posted by: Dex
6:39am
Today is Walk to School Day. Did you know that Izz's dad used to walk to school uphill and backwards – both ways?
A Regular Helping of GREENS
OCTOBER 3, 2007
Posted by: Dex
Posted by: Izz
6:42am
Ugh. Please don't remind him...
Posted by: Dad
6:45am
Did someone say walk to school? In MY day we had to walk three miles, rain or shine. Or snow. Or hail. Or drizzle. Or drizzle that looked like hail but was really regular drizzle only bigger. You kids don't know how lucky you are.
Posted by: Izz
6:47am
I warned you not to set him off. Still, try this out: this site lets you calculate your neighborhood's "Walk Score." Walking to school is green because it uses no gasoline and doesn't pollute. No carbon footprint! It's also very good to get outdoors and enjoy the world around you and get a little exercise while you're at it.
Posted by: Dex
6:49am
Neat. That site isn't bad: you type in your address (with your parents' permission!) and it finds all the schools, restaurants, grocery stores and things that are within walking distance. Then it spits out a number — the closer you are to 100, the more walkable your neighborhood.
Posted by: Izz
6:53am
How do you get around in your neighborhood? Do you think a Walk Score is important? Tell us your Walk Score!
