Sometimes technology really does make life better. I was looking for a way to get to the office this morning. With all this snow, the roads are pretty questionable. How about the bus? If they were running at all I imagined they’d be safe. So I plugged in my home and the office into Google Maps, and selected public transportation. Walk to subway, take it one stop, transfer to a bus for most of the journey, then walk 15 minutes. Google shows the schedules, so I could time my arrival just before the bus left. All in all, the trip took only an hour – just double the door to door drive time.

There was a surprise bonus at after getting off the bus. The route led me through a cemetery I had not been familiar with. Such a lovely wintry landscape, all hushed with the snow.

Now that’s a commute!