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I drop my son off at daycare in the mornings. Before kids, I liked to get into work at 7 to give me an hour of productive time before the phone started ringing. Unfortunately, his daycare doesn't open until 7, so I'm typically there in the drive waiting when they unlock the doors. They love that.
I listen to the Border Patrol in the morning. Fescoe is an asshat, so if the BP goes to commercial, I'll switch over to my iPod. Due to the programming, I tend to think a lot about sports on the drive. My mind only drifts to work if I have an important meeting or obligation that day.
The whole process takes me about 30 minutes to go 10 miles (including the drop off). Not terrible and I don't have to deal with the highways. My entire drive is a vista of suburban Johnson County. Neighborhoods, strip malls and the like. The route I take frequently has runners on it, which can lead to some early morning ogling of runner chicks.
About once a month in the summer time, I'll drive my car to the daycare, and then take my bike the rest of the way into work (~9 miles). I'd love to do it more often, but I'm in construction, so I'm constantly having to go places in the middle of the day. I have to wait for days when I don't have meetings, and those tend to be pretty few and far between.
About once a week I'll stop at Starbucks or Latteland for coffee. It's a habit I'd like to break. I get pretty foo-foo stuff, and it's hard on the waistline and the wallet.
Since my daughter was born (September) I've also been in charge of the afternoon pick-up at daycare. Very similar to the morning drive in length and duration. I typically listen to Nick Wright, switching to KK when Wright breaks. If they both are on break (happens a lot) I go to the iPod.
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