New Found Free Time

The U.S. Census Bureau says commute times to work are down. Good news, huh? Yep.

Guess how much they are down by.

Nope. Lower. Lower... Ah, you'll never guess it.

The average commute is 0.4 minutes shorter than it was in 2000 -- shriveling up from a practically intolerable 25.5 minutes in 2000 to an unbelievably brisk 25.1 minutes in 2005.

So enjoy what amounts to an extra 48 seconds a day. Balance your checkbook. Plan a trip. Write the next great American novel. Heck, with an extra 48 seconds in your day anything is possible.

Myself? I'll be taking that time to use the rear view mirror to make sure I don't have anything in my teeth.