So, scientists have discovered a new chemical substance in Serbia that has the same formulation as does Kryptonite. It's not radioactive, though, and it's not green.
I'm trying to think green(ly) though. Especially since I spent $50 on gas yesterday, $40 on gas Sunday morning, $45 on Friday last, and $43 on the Monday before that. Holy crap, Batman! (wrong super hero, I know, but ..)
So, how to get back and forth to the things I do without having to burn through $3.00 gas to do it? Aside from the occasional jaunt to the store or the dry cleaner, I generally only drive down to church and back and forth to the office. I read an auto blog today (why is everything a blog? It used to be an article) that suggested we'd have $4.00 gas (which for me here in Houston means $3.50 gas) by mid-summer.
Obviously, there are few choices available when thinking about getting back and forth to the church. It's 43 miles each way, and three bucks in tolls each way - no way around it.
However, to work - there are buses. And, it turns out, the 53 bus picks up on the corner by my house and runs straight over to Louisiana, a block from the office. For a dollar.
Which (round trip) is exactly one half of what I'm paying in tolls to get to and from the office, saving the gas. A net benefit of about $10/day. Call it $40/week, and $160/month by taking the bus instead of driving.
That would offset the cable bill, for instance.
And, it would reduce my carbon footprint by .. 72 gallons of gas a month.
I have been working away today; didn't get my website edits started, and I really need to do that. I also need to work on my flyer presentations for the several real estate projects that we're trying to support. And, work on my website. And find some business to work on that will actually pay money.
I suppose I'd be well served by going through what I learned this weekend and seeing if I can apply it somehow.
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