As I said in my last bus post, I lost my bus pass.  Therefore, I have to pay cash (or buy another pass or tickets) in order to ride the bus.  I was contemplating biking exclusively, but didn’t quite make it today.  I rode up to the bus stop this morning, and caught the bus to work; then I rode back the whole way on my bike.  You see, I think there’s slightly more uphill on the way there than there is on the way back.

What’s important, though, is that I did not use the car.

This morning, I had several items on my to-do list to complete before leaving for work.  In addition to shower, dress, eat, etc., I needed to get a carefully crafted email reply out to an editor, pack a lunch, and find my bike lock.  No, I didn’t prepare last night.  Shame on me.

Anyway, I got all this done, made it to the bus stop, and only then did I think “I suppose I could have taken the car.”  Yay, me!  It didn’t even occur to me to say “screw it, I’m taking the car.”  I guess I really have gotten used to a car-free commute.

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