I had intended to catch the Wolfline bus to the Talley Student Center this morning, but remembered—fortunately before I waited at the bus stop—that it’s fall break and most of the NC State buses were not running today, including the one I would have taken. The city bus I usually take to work—the Method Road … Read more
First thing this morning, I wrote, by hand (that ancient art) in three greeting cards: a sympathy card, a “just because” card, and a thank you card. En route to my morning coffee, I dropped them off at the post office that’s two blocks down from my office. Having such things around me is one … Read more
I listened to a fascinating podcast on the bus on the way in today: Two Families Grapple with Sons’ Gender Preferences. Each family is dealing with the situation in totally opposite ways. Each is working with a professional, each of which has a totally different philosophy about the issue. Dr. Diane Ehrensaf… Dr. Ken Zucker… … Read more
I forget to capture this about yesterday: We had a luncheon for a colleague who is getting married in a couple of weeks. It was at Red Robin, a place that I’ve always wondered about, but had never been to. I didn’t realize that it was basically a burger place. Obviously, I’ve never noticed their … Read more
I managed to bring in a sandwich and some carrots today—slowly getting it all together and formulating a bus “routine.” I had a meeting in the conference room in which I interviewed for this job on August 15th. Awww. Blurbs—one funny, the other interesting: A New York lawyer has failed in his effort to deduct … Read more
I listened to my my music on my new iPod Touch on the bus today, so missed out on any potential shenanigans, though visually, there didn’t appear to be any. Rhonda, my officemate, brought in some rum cake today for some occasion going on downstairs—what occasion exactly, I don’t know. What I do know is that the … Read more
I was up at 6:00, still having 9 hours of sleep, since I got to bed so early. I caught the 7:25 Method Road bus, and the ride in was uneventful. The microwave in the kitchen area on our floor at work has three preset buttons: one for popcorn, one for beverages, and one for … Read more
Morning BUStle I caught the 8:25 Method Road CAT bus, instead of my usual 7:25 one, and none of the usual suspects were on it. At a stop on Gorman Street that is also a Wolfline (NCSU’s bus system) stop, the “transportational divide” (à la “the digital divide“) was more evident than ever. All of the white people and Asian … Read more
Morning BUStle Once again, I caught the 7:25 Method Road CAT bus, which once again arrived two minutes early. I’m keeping a mental spreadsheet of average arrival times to miniminze my future waits. Once again, up by Western Boulevard, that very tall woman boarded the bus, once again with a convenience store cup of coffee, and today I noticed … Read more
Today’s BUStle (Inbound) I caught the 7:25 Method Road CAT bus, which is right at the end of the driveway entrance to our townhouses. On Gorman Street, up by Western Boulevard, this very, very tall woman boarded the bus and had features that would not preclude the possibility that she might have once been a man. I … Read more