When visiting here last week, my brother (who differs with me on almost everything) noted that one pet peeve of his (as an environmentalist) was that apparently about 95% of environmentalists were incapable of doing even basic math, and provided as evidence the fact that San Jose's bus system achieves about 25 passenger-miles per gallon of diesel fuel--a similar efficiency to what a Suburban would have if it had a diesel engine, really.
Amen, brother, but one step further. I think they generally have problems with basic logic, too. Not a surprise.
And yes, yet another example of how transit does NOT help the environment.
Odds & Ends: April 24, 2026
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1984 by George Orwell. My 15-year-old son, Gus, has been digging into
dystopian literature lately. He recently finished this classic novel and
thoroughly...
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