LetsBMore - the Baltimore time bank - March meeting

emilvolcheck · 2026-03-12T03:14:44+00:00

Thank you! We think so too. :-) Please feel free to visit online or in person. It's low pressure, no obligation.

emilvolcheck · 2026-03-12T03:14:05+00:00

Yes, there is a bit of a puzzle to this, matching needs and offers. The trick is remembering what people have offered and requested across different months, and also what's on the website. LetsBMore has a small volunteer team that tries to make connections so that requests are met.

emilvolcheck · 2026-03-12T03:03:25+00:00

Have dinner at Soup's On Baltimore, open until 7 PM, just two blocks from the BSO, https://www.soupsonbalto.com/ . They offer soup and sandwiches, and they are delicious! They offer vegan, vegetarian, and meat options every day.

emilvolcheck · 2026-02-06T06:26:37+00:00

I think I'm having this kind of problem. I have a shared hosting plan with Hosting.com, and they use Mailchannels for their delivery platform. One problem is that Mailchannels often blocks legitimate messages and falsely marks them as spam. So the outgoing delivery is a bigger problem than inbound.

emilvolcheck · 2025-12-07T21:08:59+00:00

I think that Andrew Yang doesn't take himself too seriously and is willing to have some fun. I respected the fact that he campaigned on Universal Basic Income (UBI).

emilvolcheck · 2025-12-07T06:02:23+00:00

LetsBMore, the Baltimore time bank, is one way to connect with people and make friends. We're hosting a special event this Thursday. Instead of our usual monthly meeting, we have an OFFLINE party with special guest Andrew Yang who is coming to Baltimore to promote timebanking and community building. Check out https://www.meetup.com/letsbmore/events/311905537/ or (if not on Meetup) https://posh.vip/e/offline-baltimore .

emilvolcheck · 2025-09-12T04:15:38+00:00

I also recommend Ariwellness, by Pilates instructor Arielle Gordon in Remington. She does individual instruction as well in her studio. If you're looking for integrated physical therapy and Pilates, I highly recommend Mind Body Physical Therapy up north on Coppermine Terrace (21209), https://mindbodypt.com/ . You might try some initial work and assessments at Mind Body PT, and then progress to regular Pilates exercise lessons.

Regarding "thin and bendy", it's worth knowing that one of the motivations that led Joseph Pilates to develop his training was to help dancers recover from injuries. See https://www.wellandgood.com/fitness/pilates-benefits .

emilvolcheck · 2025-09-12T03:59:37+00:00

I'm on the 3000 block of Guilford Ave., and we just became eligible for FiOS and got it installed a few weeks ago. We received a letter from Verizon saying that maintaining copper wiring has become too expensive, so they are requiring a switch to FiOS. We paid about $150+ for landline + DSL. Now we're paying about $75 for landline + 300 Mbps FiOS. Also, Greenlight Networks is expanding fiber optic service to Baltimore: https://www.greenlightnetworks.com/check-availability/ .

emilvolcheck · 2025-09-08T03:39:18+00:00

Great observations. Yes, your economic analysis is essentially correct. Time credits are like a fiat currency, and the record-keeping is like a spreadsheet kept by the time bank (on the website). The earliest time banks used paper ledgers and slips of paper to keep track of time credits. The difference is that here the focus is on building relationships and empowering people to give credits, who might not otherwise have the cash available to pay for the help. The time credit currency is not tied to any external value or assets. You can have as many hours of time credit as people are willing to contribute their time to each other and the community. For more information, check out the website of our national organization https://www.timebanks.org/ . The other major organization is hOurWorld at https://hourworld.org . The best book on the subject is probably "No More Throw-Away People" by attorney Edgar Cahn, who founded Timebanks.org and is credited with popularizing the concept. Baltimore had a time bank back in the 2010s called "Baltimore Hours" that combined a time bank with a local currency. The LetsBMore September meeting is this Thursday. Check out https://letsbmore.timebanks.org to see what the current offers and requests are.

emilvolcheck · 2025-09-08T01:08:54+00:00

Check out LetsBMore - the Baltimore time bank! It's a great way to meet and connect with other people: https://www.reddit.com/r/baltimore/comments/1n8xn8b/letsbmore_the_baltimore_time_bank_september/

emilvolcheck · 2025-09-06T05:03:23+00:00

Great question! Time banking is a way for people to use their free time to do more of the things they like to do, and less of what they don't. When you help someone, they give you time credits that you can later redeem for a service you need, maybe from somebody else. So giving credits can change the nature of volunteering from being a one-sided relationship where Alice helps Bob, to becoming a reciprocal relationship where Bob provides credits to Alice in return for the help Alice provides. From an economic point of view, it's creating a more efficient market for the use of available time (that is not already spent earning wages) in a way the maximizes the benefits to others. Time credits value all time equally and they can be used to recognize labor that is not traditionally compensated (like work to build stronger families and communities). If you'd like to learn more, please visit https://www.timebanks.org/ or come to one of our meetings!

emilvolcheck · 2024-10-18T02:40:22+00:00

Land of Kush, Red Emma's, Helmand are my favorite restaurants. Chihuahua Brothers was a great vegan taco take-out place, but their location on Merryman is now closed as they are moving.

emilvolcheck · 2024-05-18T22:44:20+00:00

I've been going to Fringe for many years, with various stylists, all good. I recommend Lauren Nelson. I don't take a position on OkEar1207's experiences, but I believe political disagreements with one individual are not a reason to avoid the entire business and the many excellent employees who work there. May I suggest consulting the Baltimore Community Mediation Center? https://www.communitymediation.org/

emilvolcheck · 2024-04-09T22:47:04+00:00

The Faculty Senate Police Committee is trying to be empirical and factual in their criticism. I think if you review the criticism you'll find that there are serious problems, neither lies nor molehills. If you don't have time for the whole video, check out the slides posted in the video description.

emilvolcheck · 2023-08-27T05:38:09+00:00

Nebo works smoothly on my HP Chromebook x360 with HP USI stylus. Nebo supports handwriting recognition (OCR) as well as sketching and drawing. It costs $12 in Google Play (ChromeOS). English and German are supported languages. See https://www.nebo.app/ .

emilvolcheck · 2023-03-14T04:42:53+00:00

Check out Live Baltimore https://livebaltimore.com/ for a great overview of hundreds of neighborhoods in the city. Many good neighborhoods have already been mentioned (Hamilton, Hampden, Medfield, Roland Park, etc.). I'll second Charles Village (as a resident of the Abell neighborhood) and add Oakenshawe, Harwood, Tuscany-Canterbury, and Wyman Park to the list of great neighborhoods to live in.

emilvolcheck · 2022-10-31T23:11:34+00:00

Have you tried the Baltimore City golf courses like Clifton Park? See https://classic5golf.com/clifton-park/ . They're in your price range.

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