The bus gets me home every night at 5:45 PM. I usually start dinner about 5:55 PM, and eat around 6:30. Then I usually sit back and listen to Marketplace on NPR, then walk down to the Bethlehem Public Library, which is 6/10th of a mile from my home. Then I play or work on the Internet until 8:45 PM when the library starts shutting down. From there, I walk home, then if the weather is nice, I do a 2 ½ mile walk around the High School, finally getting home around 10 to 10:15 PM. I then work on the blog for a bit, make some maps up, or do some coding until 11 PM, which is bed time.

It actually works quite well. I get a fair bit of walking and physical exercise in during this time period. The Internet is fast at the library and free. The library has comfortable desks to work at, and my Linux-based laptop is secure and works well. It’s probably even more secure then having Internet at home, because my laptop isn’t connected to the Internet most of the time, reducing the risk of hacking or virus greatly. Every time I go to the library, I make sure my laptop’s software is fully up to date – which is easy with Ubuntu’s apt-get.

Come summer, I probably will spend several nights a week down at the town park reading, rather then at the library with the laptop. That’s always nice for a change. Maybe by summer, I will be able to find an open signal out in the parking lot by my place, and I can set up a lawn chair in the evening, after reading and my evening walk. If not, I don’t mind missing out on the Internet from time to time. I enjoy the quiet to read, write, or work on maps.