The morning’s commute was an exercise in missed connections.<\/p>\n
The subway train pulled out just as I reached the platform.<\/p>\n
Making the connection from the subway to the light rail can be the matter of moments. Up one escalator, up another escalator, across the street, down a block and a half, across a four-lane highway, across the tracks. Many a connection has been missed because I’m standing on the corner, looking across the four-lane highway, waiting for the light to change so I can cross, and the train comes and goes.<\/p>\n
That was this morning.<\/p>\n
It was drizzly and raw this morning. I didn’t mind the wait; I had nothing pressing on tap at work this morning that was urgently needing my attention. Still, had I not missed the two connections, I’d have been to work a good forty minutes earlier than I was. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Such is life.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow I actually do<\/i> have important stuff to do. I need to put files on the server.<\/p>\n
No, it’s not that<\/i> exciting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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