Motivation comes along when we need it most, primarily because that's when we're most open to it & are almost certainly subconsciously seeking it.

Yeah, I know about the buses - that's part of the issue for me, tho. I've tried that (long time ago) and *missed* the return bus. So, in order to account for all contingencies, I now drive between Highlands Ranch & Boulder.

I realize that this just ADDS to the problem because it puts one more single-person car on a congested route.

Every time I ride light rail from Littleton (still a 10 min drive from my house) to downtown Denver, I think about how very small the whole system remains these many years after the idea was proposed.

Don't even get me started on the lack of rail into DIA.

Great post.

As an aside, I wish there was a decent public transit option between the south Denver area & Boulder. Today, travel between these two parts requires almost as much planning as a flight to San Francisco, given the traffic you'll encounter at all the usual choke points along the way.

Rust.

If we can reliably halt or reverse rust (oxidation) in cells, then 'immortality' becomes a whole lot more practically achievable. Probably no more desirable, but hey...

I will say what no one else will: it needs more cowbell.

I often come back to posts on which I've commented to see what others are thinking/saying; the thought Brendan W expressed about the cabbie reminded me of something.

When I was doing a capital raise back in 2000, I traveled to Israel (to speak at a conference there). During the ride from Jerusalem to Hersilia (about 45 minutes or so), the driver told me things that I'll never forget - his first-hand experience as a Palestinian there. Wow. Talk about perspective.

Great post. Not much else to say - you nailed it here. Carry on.

Hey T.A.,

Simple color schemes would be very welcome. I'm guessing you have 3 - 5 CSS colors that could be swapped out using javascript vars that a user controls, as well as at least one background image that I can see.

Others might like sports or cartoon themes, but I'm just looking for different colors.

You know I've been using Gist for a while now; your usage model is similar to mine, no big surprise there. I recently discovered how very cool the Gist iPhone app is, and use it there almost as much as on my Mac.

But what do I want? Themes. I am not a fan of the blue... I've told T.A. & Robert this, so it's on their radar.