by Will Schreiber

Morgantown to Pittsburgh

This morning, I woke up at 5:30am to pack my Osprey Farpoint1 and brush my teeth.

I then rode with Scott about 5 minutes down the road to the ride share carpark. A couple minutes later, Jonathan rolled up and we swapped Hondas.

It was pitch black outside, and the soothing tones of NPR permeated the environment.

But then Scott and Jonathan started chatting and sharing with me what they usually do to pass the time. We considered listening to a podcast, but then they decided to bring up some of the major topics they discuss on the way to work.

Is Nate Silver right that the Russia Disinformation attempts in 2016 had little to no impact on the election?

How will the Trump presidency end?

Who is going to run in 2020? Who has the best chance of winning?

Would you rather live in a science fiction future, or in a fictional fantasy world in the past?

Why is there a narrative that Christmas is under attack?

What does the future of humanity look like? How will things change?

After I bloviated for a couple minutes, I realized we’d arrived at the Chick-fil-a drop point for me. I grabbed a chicken biscuit, and then hopped on the city bus. I fed the bus meter $2 and 3 quarters.

Slowly, the sky started to brighten.

Once we got downtown, I hopped off, and walked the short 2 minutes to Industrious in downtown Pittsburgh.

It was a relatively efficient 1 hour 42 minutes in to the office, commuting from Morgantown!

Next stop: Nashville.


  1. I saw what felt like hundreds (more likely dozens) of these bags while traveling around Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and elsewhere. It’s as good of a bag as it is popular.