Absence makes the heart grow fonder...of commuting?

You don't open a dozen donuts without a plan.

• Intro: Boogie Wonderland (with The Emotions), Earth, Wind & Fire;The Emotions, Columbia/Legacy (1979)
• Poem: Calling on All Silent Minorities, June Jordan
• Music: BET ON ME, ITZY, Republic Records - ITZY (2023)

In a remote working world, any windshield flyer can become interoffice mail.

• Intro: Boogie Wonderland (with The Emotions), Earth, Wind & Fire;The Emotions, Columbia/Legacy (1979)
• Poem: The Ideal, James Fenton
• Music: Love Letter To Japan, the bird and the bee, Blue Note Records (2008)

One man's shortcut is another's backseat driving.

• Intro: Boogie Wonderland (with The Emotions), Earth, Wind & Fire;The Emotions, Columbia/Legacy (1979)
• Poem: Encounter, Czeslaw Milosz
• Music: Under Pressure, Queen;David Bowie, Hollywood Records (2018)

I took a different route today. I don't want to talk about it.

• Intro: Boogie Wonderland (with The Emotions), Earth, Wind & Fire;The Emotions, Columbia/Legacy (1979)
• Poem: In This World, Izumi Shikibu
• Music: Higher (Escalators), Bakermat;Nic Hanson, Big Top Amsterdam (2023)

A traffic jam is basically bulk carpooling.

• Intro: Boogie Wonderland (with The Emotions), Earth, Wind & Fire;The Emotions, Columbia/Legacy (1979)
• Poem: Evil, Langston Hughes
• Music: Symmetry, Little Boots, Elektra (NEK) (2008)

The last thing I remember is a sign that read, 'Hot Fresh Donuts.'

• Intro: Alright, Supergrass, Echo (1995)
• Poem: The Mower, Philip Larkin
• Music: Star Scat, Caravan Palace, Wagram Music (2008)

Sometimes it's okay to not talk.

• Intro: Alright, Supergrass, Echo (1995)
• Poem: Late Summer, Carrie Fountain
• Music: Hook, Blues Traveler, A&M (1994)

I don't care what speed you go, as long as you're not in my way.

• Intro: Alright, Supergrass, Echo (1995)
• Poem: November 18, Ted Kooser
• Music: Worthy, Mavis Staples, Anti/Epitaph (2024)

This interchange does a great impression of a parking garage.

• Intro: Alright, Supergrass, Echo (1995)
• Poem: I Was Dressed by the Wind, Leonard Cohen
• Music: Dreams, The Cranberries, Analog Spark (1996)