Buscapades, an extraordinary encounter, an airport run apart, and a late night out and about…

~Friday~  The African-American girl who was at the stop on Tuesday, with the shoes and ball cap and didn’t find her knight in shining armor on the bus, was at the stop as I approached. Coming from the other direction was said knight, running that brush through his lack of hair. They didn’t even say … Read more

Regular dogs, a visual buscapade, up on the roof, a winefest, and cotton mouth…

~Thursday~  At the bus stop, I had this thought: “We expect our dogs to be regular.” This was brought about as someone who lives with the back of their townhouse facing the bus stop stepped outside with his Golden Retriever, which walked around a little in what I projected to be an attempt to squat … Read more

A $25,000 bus(capade) detour, a green path, public transportation inconvenience, & dancing…

~Wednesday~  I caught the 7:45 city bus instead of the 8:15, walking up to the stop at 7:50 just as the bus approached the intersection near my stop. I immediately replayed my last couple of minutes in my house thinking, “If I would’ve done just one more thing before coming out here, I would have … Read more

Bus ruminations, a john on your steps, a beancam, a $$$ meeting, a haircut, and draggin…

~Tuesday~  Above the bus stop, there are a bunch of pine trees, and not because it was raining, but because of the combination of the saturated pine needles and a slight breeze, raindrops kept falling on my head. Rest assured, however, my eyes weren’t turning red; crying’s not for me. Just sayin… This morning the … Read more

1 white, 1 black, 1…; code debugging; texting etiquette; & a reservation SNAFU…

~Monday~  There was a slight drizzle of rain at the bus stop this morning, and when I walked up a young African-American guy was there holding his book bag over his head. I watched him from under my umbrella-ella-ella (sorry—channeling Rihanna there for a second), and at one point he put the bag down, reached … Read more

A nightmare of a development, joe w/Hugh, some digital house-cleaning, & a book I’m still not into..

~Sunday~  During the night, I woke up at least three times within a span of about ten minutes, waking myself out of nightmares that continued once I feel back asleep. Very restless and disconcerting. Coincidentally and interestingly, one of the first things I saw online this morning was an article on MSN with the headline: … Read more

Manbites Dog’s board meeting, Geromy’s graduation reception, a hairuncut, & an aborted night out…

~Saturday~  I was up at 8:30, had breakfast, and did a little bit of work on the agenda for our Manbites Dog Theater Board of Directors meeting, before showering and heading to Durham for it. We had a productive meeting, with a guest presentation by Aden, an accountant volunteer who’s done a ton of work … Read more

Bus window ruminations, an ice cream social, a liquid dinner, & a gay social gaffe twice told…

~Friday~  In a return to routine, I caught the 8:15 city bus, where there was actually a student waiting for the bus when I arrived at my stop. He was an Asian kid and wearing a backpack. I wondered if it was because school is out for the Spring, and the university buses won’t start … Read more

A bird of a subway saint, a card-purchasing dilemma, and Jackie rocks the trailer…

~Thursday~  Believe me, I’m about as bored with my morning bus rides as you probably are at this point. What can I say? It’s exam week. There aren’t many riders. Instead of just observing, maybe I should start picking one person and making up a story about them. Thanks to a reader of mine (dan4behr), … Read more

Flaunted heterosexuality, oh the difference a squash makes, and the boss’s daughter line-dances…

~Wednesday~  I caught the #1 Avent Ferry Wolfline bus at the Avent Ferry Food Lion Park & Ride. Still in exam week, the ridership was sparse, with about 15 people aboard. Three people were attached to ear buds and playing with gadgets, two people were studying class notes, one girl pretty much slept sitting upright … Read more