Tag: cars
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Unfocused
It snowed overnight last night. I started shoveling this afternoon and got about half of it done. Then I completely forgot because I’ve been unfocused. It’s dark now and I shouldn’t shovel at night. So instead I need to go to bed early and restart the shoveling at dawn. It needs to be done before…
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We were a GM town
Janesville had a General Motors plant for almost a hundred years. Over that time the city got more and more car friendly and less and less pedestrian friendly. Cars were everything here. They were transportation, they were good paying union jobs, and they were freedom. But the plant closed years ago. The lot is an…
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Major Cities Are Not For Me
What place in the world do you never want to visit? Why? I have lived in Portland and Milwaukee. Portland is a beautiful city until you get to the center of it. At its heart is just big, imposing buildings and asphalt. There are places where there aren’t even any sidewalks. I once took a…
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Traveling Comfortably
You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? I don’t have the opportunity to travel much when I can get out of town it’s usually by car with somebody else driving of course. I do not know how to ride a bike and riders are prohibited on the interstates even if…