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A Chronicle of the Commute from Hell
Life is such a precious gift, dear reader. Appreciate every second of it, even the terrifying seconds.
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A Masterpiece of Activism?
Well, they got our attention.
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My Love/Hate Relationship with the Blue Angels
The cons are starting to outweigh the pros for me.
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An Advisory Thought Experiment
Maybe I should just focus on my driving.
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Little Boxes
You can’t go through a single day without encountering a box.
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Bike-Share Stupidity
It happened again the other day. Some fool left a bike-share bike on the movable portion of my drawbridge. Fortunately, I’m used to looking out for this, because if I were to open the bridge with a bike on it, it could fall down and take out a pedestrian, or even worse, my parked car.…
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A Surreal Encounter
I love my early Saturday morning commute. Usually. It’s the only time I can expect to have the entire interstate to myself. That’s a rare treat in Seattle. So, on this particular Saturday I was cruising along, humming my most recent earworm, which is (consider yourself warned) Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole. All…
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My Late Night Symphony
Have you ever been so tired that it felt like your mattress was hugging you? You sink into it’s soft embrace and feel a sweet relief like no other. It makes you wonder why you ever resisted bedtime as a child. This night was one of those nights. It had been a long day at…
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A Wonderful Public Awareness Campaign in Mexico City
When I was 19 years old, I was traveling through Mexico City, and I hopped on the metro. It was so packed with commuters that I was barely able to move. Think sardines in a can. Once the train left the station, the man behind me started groping me. There wasn’t even enough room to…