Month: July 2008

consummate turn

Posted on

It’s been well past a month since I initiated the simple experiment of parking my car and biking it as much as I could for one month. My fuel budget of the past two months had found it’s way rising well beyond the $225 mark (thank you, Mr. President).

Well, I am happy to report that I only spent $102.16 on fuel for the past 30 days. I have also discovered a new love with cycling and and an alternative exercise. I experience more of my world and my day this way and will continue to bike as often as I am able for the rest of the year.

What is consummate turn, you may ask? Simply, what is complete has now come to a revolution or a turn. I’m doing it all over again. Because I liked it. Anyone want to join me?

like Moses

Posted on

Water from rocks and manna-soaked socks
And quail in my locks, still a 40-year clock

I wait at the dock yet my ship never stocks.
39 more years I’ll hang on this block

“This one bring you luck!”
But luck is a crock

And I’m staring at walls that tick and then tock
And then a dismissive obsessive regressive tock

Walking alone while I die with a flock
Will Jesus come save me or will Buddha just mock?

A whisper is heard, “I stand here and knock”
But hope seems elusive and this door won’t unlock

“Extricate me from sedentary before my soul rots!
I want to be more than some stain or ink blot!!”

“What is that in your hand?” Hope or a rock?
If only I could just touch the hem of His frock

At the head of the line, at the feet of the altar
Where upon rests my gaze, there upon begins my falter

In the face of adversity and some purposeless scene
Where upon rests my hope, thereupon lies my peace.

kenn

random advice #70

Posted on

Do something once a day that scares you. – Eleanor Roosevelt

In kenn-speak, break from your routine, step outside of your comfort zone, and LIVE. Daily.

drag coefficient

Posted on

16 days into my 30-day experiment and I’ve discovered a newfound passion for cycling, an alternative to coffee, an aversion/attraction to train commuters, and about $100 in unused fuel funds thus far. I’m quite certain that I will continue this alternative design of transportation for as long as the weather permits. I’ll post real numbers on how much I’ve saved at the end of the original 30 days. Stay tuned.