NASA continues with their TRUE mandate

On Dec 28, 11:02 am, Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:51:59 -0500, AM wrote:
I don't think so, what he writes is perfectly a
natural way to live. Somehow I don't think you
use public transportation to get around.

Well, it's a little difficult when you live in a rural place.

So get rid of any cars or trucks that you own anyway. Put those
horses to use!

But I love
public transportation, and take advantage of it when I'm visiting a city
where it's available.

You mean you travel (by jet?) to cities that have public
transportation? Well, there goes your carbon budget!

If I lived in such a city, it would certainly be
my first choice for most transportation,

but not all, and only when convenient

and I'm a supporter of
subsidizing public transportation from public funds.

IOW, using someone else's money to buy bus rides for others.

I also bet you do give and help others without
being told what to do also. I'd like to think
that you give $$$ to charities and do not need
to be told to do so. I bet that you do

I don't give money, but I do give a lot of time. Not sure what that has
to do with my comment, though. I wasn't questioning his preferences,
which are not unreasonable, only his choice of defining "fun" in terms
of choosing a car over a bicycle

Riding a bicycle is fun only at those times when riding a bicycle is
fun. It isn't much fun in rain, snow, cold, or wind, nor on very
steep hills, nor when you must be somewhere quickly or travel a very
long distance, or have a heavy load to transport. Buses aren't much
fun either, I have tried them.

and in terms of tax burden (with no
reference to returns).

In many cases there are no returns for most taxpayers.

I don't think either of these much impact whether
a person's world is "fun".

I think my earlier comment stands.