~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
~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
~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
~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
~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
~Monday~ I parked at the Avent Ferry Food Lion Park & Ride, where both the #1 Avent Ferry Wolfline bus and the #9 Greek Village one were waiting. I asked the driver of the #1, “Which bus’ll be leaving first?” “This one,” he replied, and I boarded it. Only five people boarded it along the … Read more
~Sunday~ I got up at about 10:00 to the most phenomenal weather! I took care of a bunch of to-do items, and enjoyed lunch out on my deck before heading for a walk around Lake Johnson. During my 3-mile, 55-minute walk, I listened to the True Urban Legends podcast episode of This American Life. I … Read more
~Saturday~ We were up around 9:30, and Robert put on coffee for us, while I made us each a couple of “sausage biscuits,” which consisted of slicing four King’s Hawaiian rolls, microwaving four Jimmy Dean turkey sausage patties, and sticking them into the rolls when they were cooked. Simple, but delicious. We rode downtown to Lump Gallery … Read more
~Friday~ I took the Wolfline #9 Greek Village bus from the Avent Ferry Food Lion Park & Ride this morning, on which there was a sparse ridership, since it’s exam week. Two people were doing last-minute studying of class notes, one person had grocery bags intimating she had just finished her early Friday morning grocery … Read more
~Thursday~ The heat is starting to roll in in North Carolina, and I mean even as early as 8:00 in the morning. Today, I started my shade strategy, which is to say that I stayed on the side of the street opposite the city bus stop that is completely in the shade until the bus … Read more