My Laziness is Catching Up With Me

February 02, 2005 by Eric Richardson

I rode my bike to school today. It was the first time in a while that I'd pulled it out of the closet and given my legs a stretch. And, well, they felt it. It's not a bad ride from my apartment: it's about two and a half miles, and it's mostly flat.

I need to get in shape. It's sad when I get tired halfway through a twenty minute bike ride.

Hybrid Drivers Still Not Special Enough

February 01, 2005 by Eric Richardson

Back in October, when CA passed its law saying that solo hybrid drivers could use the carpool lanes, Mack Brown posted that the law had a big problem: Congress had to pass similar legislation. I replied in the comments saying basically that this had been part of the deal the whole time, and that no one should have been surprised by it.

Well, it turns out people still were surprised. The LA Times today has an article about the still waiting hybrid drivers.

It has been a long and frustrating delay, said Lorusso, 46, who moved to Toluca Lake from Ventura last year.

"It was part of the sales pitch, and I've been waiting ever since," she said. "I've been going online every month to see if it's gone through."

I guess lesson number one is don't believe everything they pitch you... — Continue Reading...