{"id":7,"date":"2012-01-13T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-13T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bf6464bc-320b-4b08-b5f9-17253daea1fb"},"modified":"2012-01-13T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-13T12:30:00","slug":"commutes-250-hours-ill-never-get-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendables.com\/?p=7","title":{"rendered":"Commutes: 250 hours I\u2019ll Never Get Back."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14px\" face=Arial><\/p>\n<p style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\"><font face=Calibri><font style=\"FONT-SIZE: 14px\"><\/font><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"BORDER-BOTTOM: #ffffff 3px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ffffff 3px solid; WIDTH: 179px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 147px; BORDER-TOP: #ffffff 3px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ffffff 3px solid\" src=\"http:\/\/images.quickblogcast.com\/7\/8\/5\/2\/3\/141704-132587\/spanish101.jpg?a=25\">No. Not all at once. I hear that the average commute to work is about 30 minutes each way. Which is about 250 hours a year \u2013 what can you do with 250 hours? Rosetta Stone claims you can learn Korean in 250 hours (just level 1) which gives the ability to ask where the restroom is, and where can you find a fried pie from McDonald\u2019s. I took 2 years of Spanish and all I really know how to say with confidence is:&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cDonde esta la zapateria?\u201d&nbsp; &#8230;. <\/font><font face=Calibri>\u201cWhere is the shoe store?\u201d<\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\"><font face=Calibri>Seriously? That\u2019s my takeaway? Not useful phrases like:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=Calibri><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\"><font face=Calibri>No, Officer, I haven\u2019t been drinking. Much.<\/font><\/p>\n<li>\n<p style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\"><font face=Calibri>How much is that miniature giraffe?<\/font><\/p>\n<li>\n<p style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\"><font face=Calibri>Is breakfast still being served? <\/font><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\">What else? Pilots have to fly 250 hours to qualify for license. Yet there isn\u2019t a requirement to take the driving exam.<em> Who else finds this disturbing?<\/em> Flying in open air where there usually aren\u2019t any people, just angry birds. But driving\u2026.you just need a car. And it doesn\u2019t even have to be <em>your<\/em> car. Which reminds me of an awesome song <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pyCPhIjmk-s&amp;feature=player_embedded#\">\u201cBeerrun\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\"><font face=Calibri><em>B-double-e-double-r-u-n\u2026.Beer run. <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\"><font face=Calibri><em>B-double-e-double-r-u-n\u2026.Beeeeeer ruuuuun. <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\"><font face=Calibri><em>All you need is 10 and a fiver, a car and a key and a sober driver\u2026. B-double-e-double-r-u-n<em><font face=Calibri>\u2026.Beer run. <\/font><\/em><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\"><font face=Calibri><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"BORDER-BOTTOM: #ffffff 3px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ffffff 3px solid; WIDTH: 121px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 191px; BORDER-TOP: #ffffff 3px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ffffff 3px solid\" src=\"http:\/\/images.quickblogcast.com\/7\/8\/5\/2\/3\/141704-132587\/WeirdCandles28.jpg?a=96\">What were we talking about? <\/p>\n<p>Oh yeah 250 hours. &nbsp;Apparently, flameless votive candle last 250 hours. Where did I learn this?&nbsp;I was at Target buying fake candles. Fake candles? Damn skippy.&nbsp;I have an unnatural fear of burning down the house. This explains my incessant lint trap cleaning and why I have actually <em>driven back<\/em> to my house just because I think there might be a chance I left the iron on. Which is ironic\u2026.because I don\u2019t actually iron.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yeah. Just go with me on this one. <\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\"><font face=Calibri>You know what I need? I need serenity now. Which works out great, because you can learn to be a Yoga master in about 250 hours. Okay, like a <em>flexible<\/em> person&nbsp;can become a Yogi (the master, not the bear) in 250 hours. Not me, I\u2019m too busy asking&nbsp;where you got those cute shoes\u2026and then looking for a 10 and a fiver. <\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt\"><font face=Calibri>Donde esta el sober driver? <\/font><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No. Not all at once. I hear that the average commute to work is about 30 minutes each way. Which is about 250 hours a year &ndash; what can you do with 250 hours? 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