Elm Ave Park & Ride – CDTA

The Elm Avenue Park and Ride offers a convenient way to get downtown without the hassles of urban traffic. Located next to the Elm Avenue Park at the end of the Delmar Bypass (NY 32), it is serviced by several buses that will quickly transport you downtown.

There is a new, expanded schedule for the Elm Avenue Park and Ride. 5 morning buses depart there, 5 buses in the afternoon plus a mid-day bus schedule. Very convenient. http://www.cdta.org/uploads/Route719.pdf

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My winter sleeping problems return.

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This winter I’ve developed a problem I often have by the second half of the winter – trouble sleeping. I can get to bed at a reasonable hour but I still have problems getting to sleep and and then waking up early in morning and then not being able to get back to sleep.

Tired Dog

Spending time out in the wilderness is the best treatment I know of for sleeping troubles. I need to plan at least a night or two hot tenting before the month is done. March it might be mild enough to truck cap camp or maybe some time in a lean to. Real darkness, the light next to the fire helps enormously.

Roaring campfire

I’ve tried keeping the lights dimmed in my bedroom in the evening, using more red light to counteract the impact of blue and UV light from screwing with sleep. That helps as does having the lights dim automatically as the night progresses and it’s the time I should be getting to sleep. That feature is still being rebuilt on the new microcontroller.

But it’s still not as good as good natural air that you get with windows open or camping in the wilderness. I’m sure though it won’t be that long until those days return.

Open Window

Explain National Monuments

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The media does us a disservice in not fully explaining the pros and cons of the president’s decision to proclaim two new national monuments in the west. The public has a right to know the pros and cons of such a designation. An informed public is important, and no public policy is ever totally good or bad.

What does a national monument mean? Will the land forever be locked up as wilderness? What conventional multiple uses of these federal lands will be prohibited going forward. Do these changes make sense? What do the current users of the land currently think of the change? How does it impact the local community?

I don’t buy the argument that without a national monument designation the land will be turned into suburban subdivisions or intensive oil and gas development. I think that’s far from the truth, and I think the public dialogue would be moved forward if we had a full telling of the facts to see which side is right or wrong.

I’ve not made up my mind, but I would like to learn the full truth of the matter.

Along Forest Road 73

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Driving along Forest Road 73 in the Green Mountain National Forest over Memorial Day Weekend.

Dramatic Skies Over US 219

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Heading into West Virigina on US 219 as rain fell ahead. This is just past the state line, north of Thomas, WV.

In Pacifica vs FCC, the Justice Department took the position of Pacifica over the FCC.

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In Pacifica vs FCC, the Justice Department took the position of Pacifica over the FCC. ⚖

It turns out that the Justice Department doesn’t have a legal obligation to defend or support the position of an Independent federal agency. This is because the president has no direct say over an independent agency, so his justice department has the right to either support or oppose the actions of the agency.

While sometimes the Justice Department chooses to not defend a federal agency in court, they can’t normally take the side of a defendent or claimant against a federal agency.