biked/commuter bussed to work last week. summertime makes this kind of leisurely commute possible. on the way there, me and the bus driver were all alone. giving the driver the opportunity to tell me a lot. about her weekend ahead, her husband and son, plans for an upcoming vacation, a terrible kidney stone experience, and we still had time to speculate about a couple of recent news stories on tragic and inexplicable family violence. reverse commuting is informative.