Is SEPTA paying you to advertise? (inspired by @rbender's earlier tweet)

@rbender's tweet earlier today reminded me of this little post I started [and have yet to finish] about @SEPTA's advertising on passes.
  • Why can't we pick our advertising?
  • Wouldn't SEPTA's advertising department benefit from the metrics they'd gather based on what ads purchasers choose?
  • Can we pay more to not have any advertising on our passes?
[A few weeks ago...]
So the guy seated across from me on the R5 got on the train, sat down, reached into his pocket... & then instantly became an advertising space for the next 45 minutes. See it? The SEPTA pass on his shirt. He didn't clip it on until he was seated & will most likely remove it upon his arrival but for the duration of the trip he became a little billboard for McDonald's Egg McMuffins.

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The Garden: Late Summer Thinning, Insights, Mission

[UPDATE]
We've thinned out most of the summer crops to start preparing for Fall planting. The bunnies are all grown up and have left the carrot patch. I spied one of them wearing a little blue jacket and a sack of wee carrots sprinting across the yard yesterday. Onions, Scallions, Asparagus, Cabbage, Romaine... and more are on the planting list! We have 2 watermelons developing nicely and will serve as great refreshments next weekend.
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[INSIGHTS]
Last night my good friend Scott Kinnebrew http://truthandsalvageco.blogspot.com/ referred to our garden as a "Victory Garden". At first I didn't know what he meant, but a quick explanation by him helped me realize that the "Victory Garden" as a response to food shortages during WWII is the style garden we've established. Let's revive the "Victory Garden"!
http://www.revivevictorygarden.org/
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[MISSION]
Our reasons for building and tending this garden are both financial and lifestyle in nature. Working our little garden as a family has been a tremendous morale booster! Rooted in the desire to reconnect with our origins and as tenants, not lords over the earth we have created a space for our family to use the land in a respectfully productive manner. 

[THE FUTURE]
I hope that our daughter's memories of working in this garden grow to become some of her fondest and most lasting. They will stay with Mary & I forever.
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Baconcast Episode 1: Something tasty this way cometh.

Welcome to the pilot episode of Baconcast! We're very excited about... well BACON of course. So grab a thick slice & munch along with your hosts Amelia & Jeremy.

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Recorded live in front of the most amazing plate of bacon ever.

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