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My commute experiment

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:47:00 -0700

Since May 1st I’ve been tracking my commuting habits via Redmond Trip Reduction Program website. Here are some interesting personal stats.
In the last 106 days I’ve…

Drove alone 6 times
Carpooled once
Road the bus 50 times
Worked from home 11 times
Biked to work 3 times (need to do this more)
Took 7 vacation days

Also, I’ve biked to the bus stop around 60% of the time (didn’t start that until late May, I think). Of course, this doesn’t include the weekends.

According to the website I’ve had the following impact:

LBS OF CO₂ REDUCED: 1,560 lbs
GALLONS OF GAS SAVED: 82 gallons
MILES OF ALT COMMUTE LOGGED: 1,712 miles
VEHICLE TRIPS SAVED: 57 trips (looks like they don’t count telecommuting)

I’ve definitely been transformed into a mass transit commuter. I really hate driving my car, unless it is for pure enjoyment. If I only drove a car occasionally, I’d be fine. In fact, I’m selling my Volvo and we are now a 2 car family (three drivers and another almost 16).

Thank God for the Microsoft Connector!

E-paper magazine

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:25:57 -0700

E-paper magazine

Listening to Jon Foreman's Summer EP and reading "Pillars of the Earth"

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:20:34 -0700

Going to bed. God is good. Nothing better than holding a new baby!

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:21:08 -0700

http://twitpic.com/3cf5 - Adalyn Noelle is born!

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:50:40 -0700

http://twitpic.com/3cf8 - Mom & Dad with Adalyn

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:50:33 -0700

baby's here. Waiting to get a chance to see her.

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:51:34 -0700

AT&T: Pay full price for the iPhone 3G; Use it with another mobile carrier

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:38:26 -0700

AT&T: Pay full price for the iPhone 3G; Use it with another mobile carrier

Still waiting.

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:21:19 -0700

Doc says the baby will probably be here in the next couple hours.

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:10:55 -0700

Brainstorming cut short. Grandbaby #2 on the way. Headed to Evergreen Hospital.

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:37:58 -0700

In a brainstorming session for most of the day. No tweeting.

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:58:08 -0700

Done with the video. Now on to some PPT slides.

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:40:28 -0700

creating a video loop to play as people enter a brainstorming session tomorrow. iMovie sure does make it easy.

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:35:52 -0700

YouTube - Future of cell phone technology

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:30:42 -0700

YouTube - Future of cell phone technology

Helping Jared and Vicky move to a new apartment.

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:39:55 -0700

Just downloaded my first mp3 from @amazonmp3. A free song by John Doe of X fame.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:28:44 -0700

Snagged the car and drove to catch the Connector to avoid biking in the thunderstorm.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:00:42 -0700

Went to a Mar Hill Wedgwood BBQ at Matthews Beach. Thunderstorm and rain made it very short and very wet. Fun nonetheless.

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:32:00 -0700

Argh! Why do system updates take so long and require a reboot! FWIW, I'm complaining about you Apple.

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:32:38 -0700