~Monday~ It was 16° out this morning, and I waited for the bus with my long pants, a sweatshirt, my ski jacket, and gloves on. Fortunately, the wind was hardly blowing at all, so it was not as cold as it might have been with an additional wind chill factored in. Before I could swipe … Read more
~Thursday~ I was back to my regular schedule this morning, catching the 8:15 bus, and I still didn’t notice any of my named characters aboard. This is crazy! At the next stop, a lady got on whom I’ve talked about in the past, but whom I haven’t yet named. Until now. Cigarette Saver is usually … Read more
~Wednesday~ I caught the 6:45 city bus this morning, so not surprisingly none of my characters were on board. It was still dark out at that time, and it’s another cold day here, so most people had on lots of clothing. Two people, whom I think were both men (well, college boys), both got off … Read more
~Tuesday~ Again this morning, none of my peeps were present on the bus. I’m beginning to wonder if they all got cars for Christmas. I took a seat in front of a man who was eating his breakfast in his seat. I immediately thought of the recording that plays as the bus turns from Hillsborough … Read more
~Monday~ As soon as I turned off my white noise-generating sound machine at 7:40 this morning, I could hear the SUV parked in front of the townhouse across from mine running—presumably to “warm up.” This SUV is either a diesel or just a loud-idling vehicle, but I can always hear it in my bedroom or … Read more
~Wednesday~ I had breakfast at Pam’s Farm House restaurant, and the waitress was at our table and poised with her pad and pen within seconds after having delivered our coffee. The two people with me were still looking at their menus, so I joked to her as she stood in the ready position, “You sure … Read more
~Tuesday~ The Wolfline bus is not running now until school starts back up in January, so it’s the city bus for sure today and tomorrow, and then I’m done for the year. One nice thing about working for the university is that it shuts down (for all intents and purposes) the week between Christmas and … Read more
~Monday~ Right Way William (the bus driver formerly known as Wrong Way Willie) was our driver this morning. I took the seat behind a woman who was dressed flawlessly—at least from the neck up; I couldn’t see the rest of her. She had on a black knit blouse with a thin rim of white around … Read more
~Friday~ I left my house at around 8:30 this morning by car, taking a run down to the newly renovated Avent Ferry Technology Center, into which part of my work organization has recently moved. There, I collected two boxes and a few bags of things that people who work in that building had donated to … Read more
~Wednesday~ I took the Wolfline bus in this morning, as I needed to leave work at lunch time and the time interval between Wolfline buses is much smaller (every 10 minutes or so) than between city buses (every hour) during the time when I’d be needing my ride home. The bus was not very crowded, … Read more