This conversation with my friend Sandy started out as a debate over public transit. This was prompted by my finding out that it takes an extra $5 tax to register a vehicle in Wake, Durham, and Orange counties that supposedly goes to the regional transportation authority. This prompted me to wonder what they are doing with all the money since we ( Read more... )

It looks like the Triangle's local rail project might be dead. Senators Burr and Dole sent a letter to Triangle Transit Authority (TTA) last week saying that the project did not meet federal standards for funding. This is in spite of the fact that whatever numbers you look at, there is going to be a huge increase in the number of cars on the ( Read more... )

I'm getting slack about updating again. Basically this entry is going to be a random brain dump. Well, maybe not a total brain dump. This journal is family-friendly, after all. Sort of. For certain values of "family-friendly" anyways.

( 1. How many outs are in an inning, anyway? )