Casey planned to leave for work at 7:00 this morning, and I had my alarm set for 7:15. At abut 10 ’til 7 there was a knock on my bedroom door. “John, your car won’t start. It cranks and cranks, but just won’t turn over. Have you had this problem before?” I did go through … Read more
The bus rides in to work and back home were pretty much uneventful. I spent most of my day catching up on email after being out of the office Thursday and Friday, and in a late afternoon meeting. I caught the 5:00 bus home, and spent about an hour dicing a red, yellow, orange and green … Read more
We showed up for our 5:40 “ride” at 5:45 and joined about 10 or 12 other people. The bus made another stop in the Saratoga Springs resort, where we picked up several more people. One of the Disney Magical Express (and as you know by now, I use the terms loosely) stipulations is that you … Read more
I woke up just before 9:00 to Robert putting on coffee and leaving to grab some breakfast for us. I rolled over until he returned with three beignet and a bagel with cream cheese. Sweet man. The bus to Hollywood Studios pulled up just as we were approaching the bus stop area and we hopped on, … Read more
Today we started our day at Animal Kingdom, where our first destination was to the Expedition Everest attraction. This roller coaster was closed when I was here in January of 2008, so I was excited about riding something new. We had about a 40-minute wait for this ride, as we decided not to do the … Read more
We got up at 4:45 this morning and set off for the airport at about 5:20. A ways up the road, I realized I’d forgotten my camera, so we looped back to pick it up. Out AirTran flight to Atlanta was on time and uneventful. In the airport restroom, I went into a stall, and … Read more
At the bus stop today—after an earlier morning rain—I thought there’d surely be fauna about the wet ground. Nada. Yesterday neither. I guess the show on Monday was special entertainment just for me. Thanks, universe. Just before my departing stop today, the road was very bumpy, and I noticed the bus driver’s seat just a-bouncing … Read more
Staying just this side of TMI, what goes in must come out. A trip to the porcelain god in the middle of the night reminded me of yesterday’s intake: Hot and Spicy Chicken for lunch For dinner, a Taco Bell Chicken Ranch salad with two packets of their “Hot” and two packets of their “Fire” … Read more
This morning I did two things at the bus stop that I’ve never done since beginning to ride in mid-September: I “missed” the bus, and I looked down. I have never missed the bus whenever I’ve been at the stop within five minutes of its leaving time at its origin, which is about five minutes … Read more
I was in the office today from 1:00 until 10:30, and I got an absolute ton of work done. Yay! Someone tweeted a pointer to this article: 15 Unusual and Creative Bus Stops. Being the veteran bus rider of over six months that I now am, it of course caught my attention. Click on the above … Read more