thebigreason

Happy Yolobus Fare Increase Day

Apr 1, 2009 6:43 AM

My fare went up from $2 to $3. While the reasons Yolobus gives for these increases (pdf link) do make clear sense, Yolobus does need to consider that these extremely steep rate increases are sudden and come at a time not all of us can afford to pay them. It is their choice to risk reducing ridership rather than cut hours or stop routs that no one uses.

Confessions of A Movie Hater

The majority of people consider themselves movie lovers—I can’t.

Feb 24, 2009 5:35 AM

Most people claim to love movies, and a large majority of them admit to some sort of love/hate or love/love infatuation with the Academy awards. I never considered myself a movie hater, but given the rampant obsession most folks seem to have with the medium that I don’t share, there can only be one explanation.

Yolobus Increasing Rates Up To 50% on April Fool’s Day

The economy is finally effecting me, or is it a sick joke?

Feb 23, 2009 11:14 AM

Besides the dwindling value of my various IRAs and 401ks, I've been largely unaffected by the economic down-turn thus far. That is until Yolobus announced their 37.5% 2009 rate hike (PDF link)! I think it’s finally cheaper to drive again. Time for some more math.

Why I Don’t Webmail

Feb 11, 2009 11:09 AM

I’ve never liked webmail. I’ve always looked at it as a hack to get around the rules of your over-bearing corporate IT department. Many of my friends consider Gmail’s web interface to be the ultimate email application. While I do applaud Google’s innovation, I prefer Apple Mail. This is why.

Bass Hero

I got to meet my bass hero, Jake Erwin last night

Jan 26, 2009 1:43 PM

The Hot Club of Cowtown played The Palms last night, and I got to go! It was my first time. Their bass player, Jake Erwin, is the closest thing someone like me has to a guitar hero. I got a rare chance to talk to him about his set-up and was slightly jarred by what he had to say.

The Difference

It’s like night and day

Jan 13, 2009 9:02 PM

There are a few important differences between the box on the left and the box on the right. Allow me to highlight them for you ...

My Favorite Music In 2008

Actual statistical data that is true

Dec 23, 2008 2:56 PM

Everyone is publishing their top picks of everything for 2008. I thought it would be fun to suspend my boycott of top _____ lists, and publish a list of music I loved the most this year. However, rather than contaminate my picks with what I want you to think I’m into at the moment, I have published actual statistics from my Last.fm profile.

Barack Obama, Rick Warren, and Megaforce

Dec 23, 2008 10:12 AM

Barack Obama has chosen a respected Christian preacher to give his inaugural invocation. I think this is a smart move, despite the fact that Rick Warren creeps me the hell out. Let us also not forget that Barack Obama is a same-sex marriage opposing Christian.

Tolerance

Dec 15, 2008 12:34 PM

Every Sunday, we have dinner with some friends of ours who are very agreeable Christian folk. Our kids are close to the same ages, and the dad and I have been good friends for many years.

Our family isn’t religious, and we have yet to have the big Jesus/Mohammed/Zeus/etc. talk with our kids. When our daughter, Ella (6 years old), sat down with her friend (also 6 years old) to a pretend dinner in Ella’s bedroom last night, her friend suggested they bow their heads and pray to Jesus before they eat, and she began to fold her hands.

Ella looked at her hands with some confusion, trying to mimic her friend. When she couldn’t figure out what she was doing, she suggested, “How ’bout we rochambeau?”

First Week Wrap Up

A new baby update for the family and friends

Dec 11, 2008 9:50 AM

We made it through the first week, and it was surprisingly less hard than I expected.