Cut

Massive reductions in Pittsburgh bus service went into effect today. Service on my usual route to work has been reduced, meaning longer waits and even more over-crowded buses. The route that quickly and easily took Oliver and me to his school is gone completely. Oliver rides a school bus most days, but I have meetings [...]

shifting time

I’m a morning person. It took forever to figure that out, with it finally being a matter of realizing I don’t typically get squat done in the afternoon. Living with a confirmed night owl also helped reinforce this discovery. Lately I have tried to do it all. Get up early with the kids, or to [...]

it’s in the bag, but which one?

In about 10 days I will start schlepping a kid on the bus with me in the morning. It will be Oliver for a week, then Eleanor for the foreseeable future. (Long, complicated logistical story. Very, very boring.) It’s not a long ride, and I’ll get a seat most days, but it’s still the bus, [...]