crisp morning

Crisp morning commute. the ride to work as uneventful but that is good. no close calls or agressive drivers.

from bus to walking to bike.

I have not written for a very long time but I'm writing now.
several years ago I got sick of fixing junk cars to get around. I was spending major cash and depleting my bank account. I decided to start taking the public transportation. In Saint Louis public transportation sort of sucks. For starters there is not any 24 hour services. If you miss the last bus or train after midnight then you walk or take a cab. The last few years have seen service cuts and higher fares. So i ditched the bus and took to my feet for a couple years. Rain or snow or humid summer I was walking. I decided I needed to be able to get places a little faster so I bought a bike. I put one on layaway at (didn't know you could do that did you?) at Big Shark a great bike shop with very knowledgeable staff. Here is the link http://bigshark.com/ Check them out.
so i have been riding to and from work and around Saint Louis.
more later.

Walking time.

Long time no post.
Today I made the decision to walk to work instead of taking the bus. The public transportation system authority has announced major cuts to bus service and metrolink commuter train service and fare increases. The cuts come on the heels of a failed bid to increase taxes to support public transportation in Saint Louis. The reasons Saint Louis County voters gave for voting against the half cent sales tax increase are legion but it is my opinion that racism played a big part in peoples vote against. I live in the city and was unable to vote on prop M. I would have voted for the tax increase. I believe a city needs good public transportation to be vibrant and useful to the citizenry. Here is a break down, a 25-cent fare increase for MetroLink and public transportation buses, starts Jan. 1, 2009.
One-way fares will increase from $2 to $2.25 along the light-rail line, and from $1.75 to $2 on Metro buses. Both fares will increase again by another 25 cents July 1, 2010.
Monthly bus and train passes will increase from $60 a month to $68 a month. And passes will increase, again, to $70 on July 1, 2010.
I can no longer afford the monthly pass so now I walk. Great job Saint Louis County residents! Great job Metro for not doing a better job managing money!

Public transportation

Ridding public transportation in the Saint Louis metro area is a good place to observe and study race, class and humanity as a whole.

Start of a thought. I hope to expand.

Day Off

I took a day off from work today. I will call it a sanity day.
I had planned to catch up on reading but so far I have only eaten lunch.
I need to shower before I do anything else.

Still wary

Still feeling a little off.
Work, home and restaurant to eat.

I have been think that I need to work on myself. I need a new goal. I have been sort of directionless for the last seven years.
more on this as I figure it out.

Directionless.........

Buying Stuff

Today I visited my parents, ate dinner at a restaurant and bought stuff at target.

Still sad.

Still

Work today.
Home.
coffee shop.
Sleep somewhere during this time.
Still sad.