The Audacity of Travel

My commute time to work has increased four-fold. What used to take ten minutes now takes 40-45. There are distinct disadvantages, but one advantage is that I get the opportunity to catch up on music that I haven’t been able to listen to and podcasts I love, as well as audiobooks and lectures I’ve been meaning to delve into.


My commute to school will be even longer, but since that’s way in the future (A.W. = After Wedding) I haven’t even given it much thought.

Hopefully I can engineer my schedule so I only have to get to class two times per week.

I’ve amassed many hours of good stuff to listen to. I have some philosophy lectures and other lectures on religion. I have some techy stuff I enjoy and some audiobooks that I am looking forward to tackling.

I’ve been on a presidential kick as of late. I’ve listened to both of Barack Obama’s books (Audacity of Hope and Dreams From my Father), Clinton’s autobiography (My Life) and I’m currently getting through 36 discs of Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin, which chronicles Lincoln and his opponents during his run for president.

In the world of B.W. (Before the Wedding), life is humming along at a nice pace. There’s certainly a lot of work to be done yet, but ol’ Lyndon and his Ladybird are rockin’ this shit. It should be a fun party.