Normally I’d drive to work when the schedule calls for me to be there at 0630 but when I noticed there were no appointments until eight o’clock and my car was entombed by ice, I opted for the first bus of the morning. Yes, it was early but I figured it was easier to take [...]
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Constant Cheering
Posted in I'm Taking the Bus on February 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Columbus Start-up D’Ira Goes Live
Posted in Try, Visit on February 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Columbus’ reputation as a design center might take a back seat to New York’s SoHo, but a local start up could begin to change that. Enter D’Ira Clothing. Mississippi native Brian McDowell moved to Columbus in 2002 and began work then designing mens clothing. McDowell says that the Columbus’ diverse population has been a strong [...]
Vision
Posted in See on February 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Imagine when Port Columbus resembles this.
Eight
Posted in Read on February 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
All right Tim Eby, here we go… Eight Random Facts: 1. I lived in an Orlando suburb for 365 days which I consider to be 362 days too long. 2. I’m fascinated by the 700 Club as well as QVC. 3. Many years ago a friend and I went into the Minneapolis Gucci store to [...]
Perspective and Cupcakes
Posted in Experience, Think on February 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Back in Ohio, I realize that there’s something wonderful about getting away from time to time. Perspective. One gains tremendous perspective about one’s own place in the world simply by being exposed to more of it. There’s also the part about being off the earth, kind of like what the astronauts express about seeing the [...]
Posted in Listen on February 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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Taken Off
Posted in Experience on February 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
To call it air-travel is misguided. We’d be better off to call it ‘lower atmospheric-travel’. ‘High atmospheric-travel’ would be reserved for those who could afford it. The airlines were wise to install ticketing kiosks. Verbal exchanges in the building are now reserved for the TSA. I told my TSA agent (of which no less than [...]
The Numbers Are In
Posted in I'm Taking the Bus on February 1, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Calculating costs between methods of transit is not necessarily comparing apples to apples. A car ride to work, while the same destination by bus, occurs over less miles because a car takes a more direct route. Cost per mile becomes skewed. We’ll have to look at this, for comparative reasons, by “trips”. Here’s the breakdown. [...]
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