Holy buscapades!, life transitions, an award, dinner, a ticket, and dancing…

~Wednesday~  On most of the city buses, just under the place where all the pamphlets of the various CAT bus routes are kept, there is a plastic plate under which sheets of paper and postcards can be slipped. Almost exclusively, this spot touts ads for local churches. I wonder what that says about targeted and/or captive audiences. … Read more

Cell Phone Lady, Paris, & Sci-Fi Fantasy Man, meetings, tweets, dinner, and reading…

~Tuesday~  I was on the bus a half-hour earlier this morning, so on the 7:45 instead of the 8:15. There was only one other person on when I got on and that was Sci-Fi Fantasy Man. A couple of stops later, Cell Phone Lady got on, but without being on the phone, and without getting … Read more

Sliding on the bus, crying on the bus, lunch w/Susan, new tires, & the gym…

~Monday~  It’s the “City of Raleigh–Try Transit Week,” for which today’s bus driver did nothing toward making it an experience that might make one say, “Yeah, this is great! I could do this—and enjoy it!” He floored the gas pedal before I made it anywhere close to a seat, which made me slide a little on … Read more

Breakfast@the Farmers’ Market, a workout, some to-do list items, Blinco’s & Flex…

~Sunday~  We were up at 8:00 after eight hours of sleep. We went to the Farmers’ Market Restaurant for breakfast, where Robert had the French Toast and I had a Sausage and Cheddar Omelet. Robert treated, and I contributed the tip. Thanks, my sweet! Back home, we finished that second crossword puzzle we started last night, … Read more

Laundry, a to-do list, credit card fraud, Bill’s annual deck party, and a baseball bat fight…

~Saturday~  I had my alarm set to not sleep over eight hours, but woke up after seven and couldn’t easily fall back asleep, so I got up. I had an English muffin, a hard-boiled egg with the yoke discarded, and a cup of coffee that ended up being a lot of drama. I hate it … Read more

Grumpy Boy’s sense of humor, a petite-salon, and ending relationships in song…

~Friday~  Okay, it’s official. Grumpy Boy does have a sense of humor. And once again the evidence of that was on his t-shirt, which today instead of saying, “Does this shirt make me look grumpy?” said, “You’re not yourself today. I noticed the improvement immediately.” At one stop, a man got on the bus, while two … Read more

Grumpy Boy & Paris buscapade, lunch@Irregardless, and time with my sister…

~Thursday~  Our very little girl with the little yellow purse on the vertically extended arm got on the bus again this morning. She had on yellow socks to match her purse—and I find it hard to believe that I’ve not noticed these before if they’re not new: she had on large, gold, serpentine hoop earrings. And … Read more

Flaunting their heterosexuality, coming out in middle school, socializing & dancing…

~Wednesday~  I woke up at 7:50, immediately disoriented because it was bright out already, but my alarm hadn’t gone off. Turns out it wasn’t set. (Love that “no blame” passive voice.) I can’t remember the last time, if ever, I’ve done that. I calmed myself, “Don’t go to the Alzheimer’s place. It’s an isolated incident.” Because … Read more

Skidding at the bus stop, anal-retentive tire documentation, good workday, & a visit from my plumber

~Tuesday~  I caught the 7:45 bus today instead of the 8:15, as I needed to leave work to be home by 5:00. It was drizzling, and I was surprised by the number of incidences of skidding tires that I witnessed at the intersection near which I wait for the bus. It reminded me that I must … Read more