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Scientists…laboratory…beep, beep, boop boop, bop…and today’s data has returned a hearty 55.3 mpg. But boy, traffic sucked today. And I had my first sighting of a car (van) that I had seen on a previous commute. It’s like one big happy family out there, all of us, traffic jammed gasheads. You guessed it: I’m getting a little tired of this.

Just in from the hot and heavy road and the data is in! The scientists are compiling it in the laboratory and…beep, beep, boop, bop…wait…here it is! Ooooh, we finished just under the record at 56.7 mpg. Will I ever get to the elusive 60 mpg? We’ll see. The ride was smooth today and without driver error or unforeseen calamities. Translation: I didn’t get lost or take a wrong turn.

Scientists! Now get back to the lab and configure that engine! Goddammit, configure that engine!

Continuing with the theme of the week…I took this at the Chicago Historical Society.

Well, today’s data is a little skewed since I took a different route and went the wrong way for a bit this morning, but the totals do not lie: 54.6 mpg. Not bad. Not record-breaking, but happy totals nonetheless. Unfortunately, I drove more than 54.6 miles, so I’ve screwed up my less-than-a-gallon-of-gas-a-day scheme. We shall see if tomorrow’s results can’t make up for today’s miscues!

For the first time in almost ever, I have to drive to get to a job. It’s only temporary, it’s a freelance gig, but it kind of sucks. Anyway, I made up a fun game to get me through the week or two. The drive is 45 miles total, there and back. Today, in the Prius, I got 56.8 mpg. It’s mostly highway, a little bit not, but tomorrow I will try and beat it. I fear that I may have peaked too early, but we shall see. Could be tough to beat. This is what counts for fun in these troubled, gaseous times.