Today Commuter Man and Idiot Racer Boy met at the crossroads of an Amtrak station.

The Great Transportation Experiment started in October of last year and yielded mostly positive results through January. The benefits of a relaxing commute and the smugness that one can only get through use of comfortable mass transit, and riding their bike to get to work, make a compelling argument. Commuter Man was in full effect.

Now the race season is starting to spool up – Hell, racing has already started, and Idiot Racer Boy is back in town.

And the question must be asked, “Can the demands of training be met while still being both fiscally and environmentally responsible through continued use of the train?” To put this in terms I can relate to, “Can my inner 'David Banner' find peace with my inner 'Incredible Hulk'?”

We shall see. Today has been frustrating already on the way home. Delayed 15min due to southbound trains and no sidling rail access further North – UP is working on the rail. Another 15min waiting for the work crews to clear the main tracks. One full hour and we are still just at Gaviota.

A general question to anyone that is reading this out there on the interwebs – Flickr or Picassa? I want to put up more photos but don't want to hog all the bandwidth here (yes, I'm that cheap plus I think it clutters things). So, which photo service to use? Is one better than the other? Is there a service I should use for a photo stream instead?

J.