Feel-good video of yesterday (what can I say, I forgot to post it.)

"By his own standard, Giuliani was one of the Yankees more than he was one of the [September 11] rescue workers."

How is it, again, that he gets away with using that horrible day for political gain?

But there is a reason for the possibility of opting-out, AD. Four days shouldn't justify denying that. We're not talking about insurance here; you don't need me to overpay to subsidize your costs.

I don't think it's a bad idea. I liked the idea. And I think that my colleagues who are in the city are knocking it unfairly. $75 for 8 months of potential use is a pretty good deal even if you don't take transit every day. $75 for a week of transit use is nothing more than the narrow-mindedness of bureaucracy.

I emailed the Dean of Students and was told they'd have a decision after their meeting on Thursday morning. Perhaps they'll seem more sensible after that.

well Par, look on the bright side, in the four months I'm getting from the pass, I will be saving $211. At the very least, you can take some small modicum of solace from the fact that everyone else but you is better off from the deal. There's a reason why 85% of the people who voted, voted for the pass.

Damn straight.

That said, I was motivated by the growing discussion on the class mailing list, where people have resorted to "you should have voted, then" and "voting is lame and we wouldn't have accomplished anything and we weren't around anyway" arguments.

And these are people who will be in the city and able to actually make use of the thing.

whiner

Hmm, I didn't realize exactly how much I lost on this U-Pass deal.

Two weeks Nine days of bus tickets = $36.00 $37.80
(for the two weeks of class I have between now and May 23rd, when I get back from Hinton)

whoops he actually feared me not mind controled me. Sorry for being a noob.

Bacn -- the new spam. All those delightful Facebook, etc. notifications; things you want to read, but not right now. What's to be done? Let them know.

Happy Birthdays, Eric and Albert!