Tag: <span>Commuting</span>

Published July 12, 2025 by

Alternate Commuting for This Modern Age

Montage of the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) with a fuji bicycle superimposed. Alternate Commuting for This Modern Age
Trains and Bikes for this Modern Age

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

Over the years I’ve lived in the Washington D.C. metro area (“DC”), I’ve tried various techniques for commuting. All these techniques have been focused on making the best of a truly sucky situation. The best technique was, of course remote work and just not commuting at all. But, since the end of March I no longer have that option.

So, my latest and probably last pre-retirement commuting technique involves commuter trains and bicycles. Call it “alternate commuting for this modern age.”

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Bicycle Commuting

Published May 6, 2020 by

Day Fifty-Four Pandemic Shut-At-Home

Day fifty-four Pandemic shut at home
May These Be Interesting Times

So today is my day fifty-four of being shut-at-home trying to avoid catching the pandemic coronavirus. It has been an interesting time. I have to admit, if just a few months ago someone had told me I’d soon be staying inside my house for nearly two months with no end in sight, I would have thought they were crazy.

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Commuting coronavirus daily life pandemic

Published May 27, 2008 by

This and That, May Edition

This And That
This And That

It’s been a fast month.  Spring is officially here and not a day too soon.  It’s still not nearly warm enough for my liking but every day gets better. The boating season has begun, but my boat is not ready for the water.  Beyond all that, Winnie’s gone to China trusting in me to keep her plants alive until she returns.

She is a very trusting soul indeed.

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china Commuting Gardening Sea Dreams This and That travel Winnie

Published September 17, 2007 by

A Two Car Family

Two Cars
Two Cars

Winnie and I officially joined the ranks of two-car-owner families again this past Saturday. After a lot of discussion and some new-car shopping, we opted to go with an inexpensive used car. It really came down to just needing something inexpensive for my commuting to the local bus stops, occasionally driving into work, and getting around on weekends when Winnie was at work.

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car Commuting new beetle vw

So Much For An Experiment…2007 Eton Moped
Published September 9, 2007 by

So Much For An Experiment…

Last month Winnie and I undertook an experiment in low-tech commuting by purchasing a moped. Our thought was to use the moped for around-town transportation. It seemed ideally suited for getting me the 2.4 miles to my commuter bus stop each day. It was fuel efficient, low maintenance, and even a lot of fun driving. So, in the nearly one month we experimented with it, it did fine.

However, we ran into a snag. Friday, during the day while it was parked at the commuter lot, someone stole it. So much for our experiment.

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Commuting Dale City Eton Moped

Our New Wheels2007 Eton Moped
Published August 12, 2007 by

Our New Wheels

…an Experiment in Low-Tech Commuting

Winnie and I purchased a new set of wheels yesterday. After several months of discussion we finally decided to try something different than the two-car family routine. We bought ourselves a 50cc Moped.

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Commuting Eton Moped