In Case You Were Wondering....

Parking Spots, Right by the Entrance to the Escalator

[photo by WDFloyd's iPhone]


The downtown Whole Foods has parking places specifically for Car2Go.  They're the best spots in the garage (excepting the handicapped spots).

Also, I bought some whole bean coffee at Whole Foods earlier tonight.  Apparently, there is a coffee card.  Thus, after you have bought 5 pounds of coffee you can then redeem your card for 1 free pound.  Coffee prices I noticed ranged from $8-$13 per pound.

I picked up a pound of medium roast Sumatra Blue Batak for $13.   That's what I usually pay for a kilo (2.2 lbs) of Ruta Maya (which is organic shade grown coffee from Mexico) Dark or Med Roast when I buy it at Costco.

Cool Idea: Car2Go

I must admit, I was initially skeptical about the concept behind Car2Go; however, after seeing their presentation at the December Leadership Austin Essential class I warmed up to the idea. Then, after class, I was offered a ride in one of the Smart Cars from the Car2go fleet. It was pretty fun... and the more I think about the concept, the more I like it. Not that I'm going to sell my Passat, but as I plan to move closer in to downtown Austin I love the idea of being able to grab a car for an unplanned one way rental in order to easily get around the central part of the city. As my girlfriend will tell you, I'm eagerly anticipating weekends wherein I won't have to use my car at all.