In my quest to find another way to get to work, I thought about taking the bus. Yeah. No traffic headaches. No road glare. Time to enjoy the ride. Well, I would if it wouldn’t take me over 2.5 hours to get me there and another 2.75 hours to get me home. To drive 31.7 [...]
Read moreLet me say I’m not a big fan of Texas. Bigger is not always better. And having out of state plates is a police magnet. I was pulled over for speeding somewhere after Post. He clocked me at 73 in a 70. Really? 3 mph? Must have been a slow Sunday. He let me off [...]
Read moreEven though riding public transportation is quite nice (I’m enjoying not fighting with traffic!), it provides some very interesting experiences as well. Take, for example, the old gentleman who I encountered upon departing the subway yesterday. I was looking at the map just to make sure I knew where I was headed, and he asked [...]
Read moreWell, I managed to get myself out of bed in enough time to take the bus/metro this morning. Unfortunately, I didn’t think enough to get exact change for the bus fare. The bus driver was kind enough to let me on for free without paying since I was going to the Subway. Merci beaucoup, monsieur! [...]
Read moreBien, le jour deux de la formation est terminé. I’m slowly picking up some Québecois French. It’s been fun reminding myself that I need receipts for everything. And managing to walk through 25 cm of wind blown snow for dinner tonight. Freezing rain woke me up three times last night by pounding on the hotel [...]
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