Uneasy Rhetoric

Hot on the heels of my discussion of inner Sacramento’s seething dislike for High-Occupancy Vehicle lanes (carpool lanes), and following up on my own unwillingness to support hybrids in said HOV lanes, comes this story from the LA Times. The story outlines the growing frustration of conventional motorists with their hybrid driving brethren. [...]

Flashcards: The world’s largest library of printable flash cards
I find flashcards to be an effective way to review vocabulary, and I’m always on the lookout to make using flashcards easier. Paid version includes a PDF-based method for studying on a PDA.
(tags: education language)

Attended one of SACOG’s Regional Transportation Plan workshops this morning and, like Maya, I found it “stilted.” I would also say uninspiring. I don’t exactly feel like I wasted my time, but I did feel like I was playing with maps more than I was giving input into a future transportation plan.
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Mindfulness: The practice of being “here” | 43 Folders
Merlin provides a long list of definitions of “mindfulness,” which I see as a serene state I don’t feel much anymore.
(tags: gtd)

The Cathedral Building
What Marilyn’s old location is becoming.
(tags: sacramento)

Downtown Sacramento Projects
A good shorthand list of all the development happening Downtown.
(tags: sacramento)