Sunday, September 19, 2010
It’s been 2 weeks now since I started regular car-free life. Most days I bike to the “good” bus stop, two miles away, then take the bus to work, bike in tow. And last Sunday morning, I biked the entire 12 or so miles to the office. And if I need to run an errand [...]
Saturday, September 4, 2010
I’ve had ups and downs the last couple of days, with this project. On Thursday night, Stephanie found ourselves both needing the car. She had a church meeting to attend, and I had tickets to the Durham Bulls game for Miles and myself. I considered taking the bus to the game (Durham’s main bus terminal [...]
Thursday, September 2, 2010
So far, so good with the Project. No serious snags as of yet. Frankly, I wish I had a little more trouble with this–it would certainly make for more interesting reporting. Going “car-lite” has just been too easy so far. Running on Empty While doing research for this Project, I’ve come across several arguments “against” [...]
Ever since I started this project, and started biking as my primary mode of transportation, I’ve been waiting for the inevitable–a crash. I know it’s bound to happen eventually. I didn’t expect it to only take nine days though. Let me say right up front: It was a very very minor crash, and I’m completely [...]
The past couple of days, being the weekend, have been pretty easy on our one-car family. We drove together as we usually would to our usual errands and weekend outings. I did take the car out by myself on Saturday, while Stephanie was doing a little painting and Miles was asleep. I’m in the habit [...]
So a theme has emerged in the last few days. See if you can spot it. 1. I needed to replace a badly torn rear tire on my bike, so it seemed like a good opportunity to try out the bike racks on the city buses. I found the bus route to the bike shop, [...]
Thursday, August 26, 2010
“Piercing the corporate veil” is like the measles of small business. It is rare but deadly, as a pierced corporation can lose its shield of limited liability. Fortunately, by respecting a separate corporate identity, and by practicing good corporate ethics, you can help keep your business healthy and long-lived.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
I biked to the grocery store, bagel shop, and a couple of used bookstores on Tuesday. It was my first errand run on the bicycle since the Project started. Carried a backpack loaded with the following: toolkit (mini pump, tire levers, patch kit, multitool, 3-way metric wrench), a reading book, wallet, keys, phone, assorted pens [...]
It’s been a rough few weeks as a two-car family. Our gas costs lately are through the roof. My Subaru has so many mechanical problems that it turns heads, and not in a good way. My wife’s Volvo wagon has entertained us with compounding issues that would make for great tragicomic theater. And with the [...]
I have posted up a discussion on a new study discussing race-based jury exclusion. I’ve also briefly examined how such exclusions are (almost always unsuccessfully) challenged in North Carolina. You can find the article here. Please share your thoughts on the subject here or at examiner.com.
