Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Book Titles, If They Were Written Today
Then: The Wealth of Nations
Now: Invisible Hands: The Mysterious Market Forces That Control Our Lives and How to Profit from Them
Then: Walden
Now: Camping with Myself: Two Years in American Tuscany
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Then: The Prince
Now: The Prince (Foreword by Oprah Winfrey)
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I just saw a job opening that sounds fantastic, but also like it would require a car. Not to get to the office, but to do the job. Hmmmm. I mean, of course I'll still apply, but hmmmm.
As part of their Real Pirates exhibition, the Field Museum is pulling out the stops for International Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19) with pirate re-enactors, sword fights, treasure hunts, and more. Can I hear an ahrrrrr?
I'm stealing that P-C.
Toothpaste for Dinner is quite amusing.
I have been told by people that I know that they would rather walk 10 miles home than ever take a bus. And that person lives on a bus route and complains about parking constantly.
Small cities have a public transportation catch 22-- people who have choice won't ride the bus unless is comes more often and goes more places, but they can't afford to expand without more people riding the bus.
Step-dad was able to expand to night service for some routes not too long ago in a smallish city. Took ages to get the funding though from what I remember.
I think his busses are going green this year too.
Our town of 24,000 supports a bus line. It's well used and effective to get around. DH has used it but I haven't yet. We're a bicycle/scooter heavy town, too. Which is surprising in the winter.