Saturday, December 17, 2005

Small town life for an ex-suburbanite

I remember this life all too well, hours spent in a car every day. I grew up and worked for a while in suburbia. I'm grateful for life in a small university town, where at most I spend 20 minutes in car. A NY Times article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/18/national/18FRISCO.html?pagewanted=print

"I can't count on him being home before 7 o'clock," she said. "Even if he leaves the office at 5:30, he's not here until 7. This morning, he left at 5:30 and it took him 35 minutes. But if it's raining outside, he can count on a two-hour drive."

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