Thoughts about commuting by bike
Well, folks, it’s official: I’ve accepted a new job. There are so many things swirling around in my head about this, not the least of which is that I’ve essentially doubled my commute, from just under 8 miles one way to about 15 (though since they’re basically all flat miles, …
If I take the direct way there (ha! which I very rarely do;), this is approximately what my commute to work looks like right now: When I get to Washington Park, the green part on the left of that route, I head up Kingston Dr, a lovely meander through the …
This morning I woke up before the birds in our backyard, the kind of early I used to do all the time when I was teaching. Why? Because I have a friend who’s still teaching, and I was determined that before the school year ended, he would bike to work …
When I bike home from work, it is often dark. I don’t mean dark merely in the sense that the sun has set (which happens so early these days!). I mean dark, like no streetlights, no reflective paint on the road, no indication of where the road is, no light but whatever I have …
