An article from Citylab about how hard it is to get rid of our cars on an emotional level rings true for me. I have felt significant emotional attachment to my cars through time. I still miss them to varying degrees. I don't think I was ever in a position to be spending on them unreasonably, especially with Super Mechanic Juan around to help me out ( Read more... )

A couple interesting pieces of writing on being a pedestrian ( Read more... )

I've finally gotten myself to do something productive today. I caught up on and reconciled my bank account for December and January. It got away from me a little bit over the holidays. At the same time, I updated my car expenses spreadsheet. I'm really interested in what the actual operating and ownership costs of my vehicles, both petrochemical- ( Read more... )