Rosie's Diner

Stopped off at Rosie's Diner in my neighborhood this morning for an omelete and some coffee. Good meal and good people. I hope to stop by there again someday.

Some sun today. It was nice to see the road with the help of sunglasses rather than windshield wipers.

Have a good weekend everybody.



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Departure Time: 7:30
Arrival Time: 8:01
Weather as I call it: Partly sunny. 60s.
Shady Gas Price: $2.59
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

I Kinda Miss The Rain

Just joking. I thought I would see some sun this morning. No dice.

I saw a wild turkey sitting on a parked car in someone's driveway on the way to work.

Those things are creepy.

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Departure Time: 7:01
Arrival Time: 7:29
Weather as I call it: Cloudy. Gray.
Shady Gas Price: $2.61
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

It Must Be Summer

I don't think I saw any school buses today. Looking at my trip duration, the shortness supports a lack of school buses.

It must be summer even if the weather says "sorta".

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Departure Time: 7:00
Arrival Time: 7:28
Weather as I call it: Gray, misty rain
Shady Gas Price: $2.61 - I think it went down.
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

I Am Not Going To Talk About The Rain

There's no need. I think it's fine since I am in an office all day. I wish it were sunny on the weekend...but we had good times in the house.

The roads aren't slick.

The driving has been pretty good for the most part.

I am not going to talk about the rain.

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Departure Time: 7:01
Arrival Time: 7:33
Weather as I call it: Light rain. Damn, I talked about it.
Shady Gas Price: $2.63
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Nice Convertable

This dude in some pretty cool looking convertable was behind me for a while today. I think peeps are going a little nuts for the sun.

This car didn't look like his everyday car. Probably one he drives on sunny summer days.

He probably wanted to make sure he used it this year!


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Departure Time: 7:01
Arrival Time: 7:34
Weather as I call it: Sunny and a bit cooler. 50F
Shady Gas Price: $2.61
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

3 Days of Dampness

The dampness. It seeps into your bones and makes you cranky...maybe. I don't know. I think I am a little bummed out about the sky being overcast.

I want some sun.

It would be nice to put the old shades on again.

Feel the warmth on my face.

Soon.

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Departure Time: 7:09
Arrival Time: 7:41
Weather as I call it: Cloudy and damp
Shady Gas Price: $2.58
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Vengeance!

Eh, it's not really vengeance...I just being saucy today.

I was being nice and I let one person cut in front of me at a stop light in the center of Chelmsford. Well, somebody else (an additional somebody) took advantage of my kindness and she cut in before I could get rolling... She pulled the "if I don't make eye contact, it's okay if I pull out in front of you" move. I hate that move....even though I have been guilty of that move in the past.

It irked me for some reason that she got in front of me without my full consent.


Anyway, she pulled in front of me and was ahead of me for the rest of my drive...until...

We got to Bedford center and she tried to take a short cut...it turned out to be a long cut because I stayed on the main road and got in front of her. NICE!

I win!

You know...I think I need a hobby.



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Departure Time: 7:01
Arrival Time: 7:33
Weather as I call it: Cloudy, some misty rain.
Shady Gas Price: $2.53
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 3
Feared for my life: No

Looks Like We're In For A Few Days Like This One

Cloudy, cool, rainy, damp...looks like it's going to be another long stretch of these kind of days.

Hopefully, this is just the precursor to many days of sun and good temperatures. Summer will be here soon....and it's better to be in the office when we have this weather than when it is sunny.

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Departure Time: 6:56
Arrival Time: 7:28
Weather as I call it: Cloudy and cool.
Shady Gas Price: $2.53
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

I Had A Tailgater

Tailgating bring up thoughts of burgers and beer in the parking lot of some stadium. Not me. It's more like visions of dudes in mid-sized pickup trucks that like to ride my back bumper.

I took care of the sitch by speeding ahead. Then suddenly, he didn't want to be so near.

Tell me why I don't like Mondays?

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Departure Time: 6:47
Arrival Time: 7:19
Weather as I call it: Partly Sunny 50s
Shady Gas Price: $2.53
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 3
Feared for my life: No

Deer Sighting

On the way to work this morning, I saw a deer. It was eating grass in the front of the Job Lane House in Bedford. It appeared to be a young doe. It took off before I got a good look.

It was a good sight to see.


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Departure Time: 7:03
Arrival Time: 7:34
Weather as I call it: Partly sunny. 50s
Shady Gas Price: $2.49
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Jardek's Doughnut & Breakfast Shop

I had some dough burning in my pocket so I stopped at another local breakfast shop.

This time it was Jardek's Doughnut & Breakfast Shop. I got an egg and cheese sandwich on an English muffin, a medium coffee, and a Billerica Creme doughtnut.

The sandwich was good, the coffee was fine, but the doughnut was excellent.

I may need to stop in a few more times...

I saw a motorcycle with two wheels in the front this morning. It was like training wheels but worse.

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Departure Time: 6:41
Arrival Time: 7:06
Weather as I call it: Partly Sunny, 50s
Shady Gas Price: $2.49 Urgh.
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

3 Construction Sites

I met with three construction sites today. They were not long standing ones. These just popped up this morning. Suddenly all this work needs to be done.

I guess with the unofficial start of summer happening this weekend...summertime work is now starting...

Warm day today...a little chill in the air this morning...but still high 50s..

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Departure Time: 7:02
Arrival Time: 7:38
Weather as I call it: Sunny, warm
Shady Gas Price: $2.33
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 3
Feared for my life: no

Chilling Reminder

Just in time for prom season and graduation, there is a car that has been plunked down on the front lawn of a school entrance (I think it's a side entrance for the high school). The car appears to be in a horrible accident. It's all banged up and ruin. It's circled with police tape and it has a sign next to it that states, "Don't Drink and Drive."

Yeah, that kinda makes it clear.

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Departure Time: 7:04
Arrival Time: 7:36
Weather as I call it: Sunny, mild, 40s
Shady Gas Price: $2.27
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Bikes and Scooters

Lots of bikes and scooters on the road. It was sorta comical. They were in the way mostly...holding up traffic. Most of the riders had smiles on their faces as if they knew that they were in the way. They didn't care.

It's Friday!

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Departure Time: 7:02
Arrival Time: 7:33
Weather as I call it: Cloudy. A little muggy.
Shady Gas Price: $2.27 Blah
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

In My RearViewMirror

Just a PJ reference for ya.

Now you gotta figure out what I mean by PJ.

Anyway, I was looking in my rearview mirror and I noticed that the same car followed me from the moment I pulled into the main road to Bedford Center. That's a stretch of 10 miles or so. Is it weird that sometimes people have the same paths...and it is only apparently when you by chance meet on the roadways.

We are more connected than we realize, I suppose.

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Departure Time: 7:04
Arrival Time: &:38
Weather as I call it: Partly sunny, 40s.
Shady Gas Price: $2.23 ugh
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Today I Saw

A girl who rode her bike and screamed down the hill.

The price of gas is still going up.

A car that pulled out in front of me and I restrained myself from getting angry.

Pockets of traffic that I wish would go away.

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Departure Time: 6:59
Arrival Time: 7:33
Weather as I call it: Cloudy, cool, high 40s
Shady Gas Price: $2.19
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 3
Feared for my life: No

Sometimes It's True

I have always liked the slippery when wet signs. The squiggly lines always looked cool. But I never really believed those signs...I always felt they exaggerated the peril.

Although the road I was driving on this morning didn't have a sign suggesting you should be careful when the roadway is wet, it should have.

I was behind a long line of cars...stopping frequently because of a school bus. When I braked, my rear wheels slid.

See! Slippery When Wet!

I had a scare that was about 1.3 seconds long...but enough to remind me that I need new tires.

Just add it to the list of things I need to buy.

Gas price is up again. Boo.

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Departure Time: 7:07
Arrival Time: 7:41
Weather as I call it: Light rain, wet roads, 40s
Shady Gas Price: $2.09
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 3
Feared for my life: Yeah.

Gas Prices On A Cloudy Day

Finally the gas price went up. It was holding steady under 2 bucks for a while...

I think they finally had to give in.

Boo.

Happy Friday?

Fox 25 was broadcasting live from the town common today. It didn't cause too much of a ruckus. It didn't impede my driving.

I looked over but I couldn't see too much of what was going on. Meh.

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Departure Time: 7:03
Arrival Time: 7:32
Weather as I call it: Cloudy, a little humid, 40s
Shady Gas Price: $2.03
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Late April Driving

If you are driving to work in late April like me, you get to see all the trees sprout their leaves again. You get to see the flowers and the grass.

It looks good. It looks like renewal.

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Departure Time: 7:10
Arrival Time: 7:43
Weather as I call it: Sunny and cool. Good day
Shady Gas Price: $1.99
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No

Back From Vacation

I took some time off. I went to FL for a friend's wedding. It was a great experience.

Back to work today. I set my trip-o-meter to find out how many miles a one way trip to work is. The answer? 14.2 miles.

Not too shabby. I average a speed of 25 miles per hour. Better than walking.


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Departure Time: 6:58
Arrival Time: 7:32
Weather as I call it: Sunny...it's gonna be a hot one.
Shady Gas Price: $1.99
Level of commute annoyance (scale of 1 to 10): 2
Feared for my life: No