I just got an ORCA card, the new stored-value card for our local transit agencies. Now instead of getting a new card each month, I can just go online to renew my ORCA pass. I can also check the current status and transaction history online, and set up a monthly auto-payment plan. But that also means that there's an electronic record of all my ( Read more... )

If you ride the bus every day, you don't need an analyst to tell you about mobile technology trends. I remember the point in early 2007 when suddenly everyone on my bus had an iPod. Seriously, I'd look at the ten people sitting near me and all ten would have white earbuds. Then in 2008 people started using more different gadgets for a wider ( Read more... )

I'm connected to an open wifi access point while on the bus at a stop light.

Last week I started riding my bike to work again. I would have started earlier in the month, but I had just started reading The Confusion, and I would never have finished if I didn't read it on the bus to and from work everyday. Since I completed the book last Tuesday, I've ridden my bike to work every day except today (too rainy) and Friday (was ( Read more... )

There's about an inch of snow on the ground this morning, and more snow is still falling. It's very pretty. I woke up Salal to see the snow, and we walked outside and took some pictures before I caught the bus to work.

The buses were crowded and slow, but they got me to work just a little late. I'll probably leave the office early today, so I ( Read more... )