March 2011
February 2011
MLB.com At Bat 2011 is out! →
itunes.apple.com
$15 EACH for the iPad and iPhone editions again. iOS 4 ONLY.
I call this the MLB.com At Bat Fuck You Edition.
Yet another app that my fan-tab-lous hand-me-down ipod touch won’t run; not a single one of these features requires iOS 4 and 2010 worked just fine on my first gen device. You’d think they’d at least put it on an early adopter sale or something; nope.
Metro bus, train fares could jump 25 cents →
startribune.com
A 25-cent increase in Twin Cities bus and rail fares is a potential solution to expected cuts in transit funding.
The Metropolitan Council is expected to talk about the possibility of increasing fares — already among the highest in the nation — in discussing its budget with legislators Wednesday.
“It’s being actively considered along with other options,” Metro Transit general manager Brian Lamb said Tuesday.
Gov. Mark Dayton raised the prospect of increasing fares for the first time since 2008 in his budget proposal, saying the hike may be needed to avoid serious cuts in service. Lending momentum to the idea are key Republican legislators who are calling for cuts in transit funding.
Given the rise in gasoline prices for motorists, “expecting …to pay another 25 cents a ride doesn’t seem an unreasonable idea to ponder,” said Rep. Michael Beard, R-Shakopee, chairman of the House Transportation Policy and Finance Committee.
(emphasis mine)Honestly? I’d be laughing if it weren’t so sad or plausible. “Won’t somebody PLEASE think of the motorists?!”
GAS TAX. Gas tax, gas tax, gas tax. It’s absolutely ridiculous that riding the bus costs close to the same as a tank of gas. And while we’re at it, lets throw a little extra on top to fix the embarrassing slabs of asphalt we call roads in this city.
Here’s the straight up truth - we bike in winter in minneapolis because we can’t afford the bus.
I live in the city and if I was to bus to and from work (a grand total of 7 miles) it would cost me $4.50 - When I had been driving I could park in the city (closer to my office!) for $3/day (I show up early)
HOW DOES THAT EVEN?!
PS - send me a tumblr ask if you want to know where my super cheap lot is :D
PSS - I could by a reduced-fare tranist-pass through my employer but that’s not the solution; the people that need public transport the most are the ones with limited options and a fare increase will hit them hardest. This isn’t moral. this isn’t sustainable
Fine Dining
You might think that tonight’s dinner is left pizza from lunch
but you’d be wrong
it’s Twice-Baked Pizza.
Why have I not watched Arrested Development before?
I love everyone in it. Why is this now my first time seeing it?
oh you know, it’s just another day
eggs for breakfast
walked to lunds through uncleared sidewalks - considered wearing snowshoes
stopped on the way home to push a car up onto Hennepin
Just another day in Minnesota
“The bad news is that ‘time flies’; the good news is ‘you’re the pilot’.”
—Cashback - A singularly dull and offensive movie save for this line.
SNOWSTORM!
Hello Netflix instant queue; got any plans tonight? No? Me either.
