~Saturday~ An early morning e-mail check found this affirmation from Tierza, the other co-advisor for our Alternate Spring Break trip, who had finally seen the website that I put together for our group: The website is amazing … Jackie – you should send it out to other team leaders as an idea (if they have the … Read more
~Tuesday~ Not one of my named characters was on the bus this morning. I even re-checked the bus route (not that I could be on any bus other than the #12 Method Inbound, since it’s the only one that stops by my house) and I checked the time to see if perhaps I had fallen … Read more
~Friday~ I caught the Wolfline bus in again today and it was the last bus that would get students to a 9:00 class, and as is usually the case in that situation, at about halfway into the route, it was nuts to butts down the center aisle and the “Bus Full” light went on passing … Read more
~Thursday~ I caught the Wolfline bus in today as I was running a little behind and it was raining. That bus stops closer to my building than the city bus. It’s nice to have options. Today was my first day back after vacation, and I spent most of the morning going through e-mails and some … Read more
~Wednesday~ On the bus this morning, a man sitting in the seat formerly known as Swapping Dollar‘s had on a ball cap and a Carolina Panthers jersey. He kept a filtered cigarette that was burned down to about a half-an-inch of it left, unlit in his mouth the entire ride. It reminded me of a … Read more
~Monday~ Sitting in the lobby of my dentist’s office, which it shares with what looks like another medical-type practice, it occurred to me that I’ve been coming here forever, and I have no idea what that business actually is. Once I was called back, I asked, “Can you tell how long I’ve been coming here?” … Read more
~Friday~ Of all the city bus drivers I’ve had over the year I’ve been riding today’s is about the best. It was with all of that enthusiasm that I made a note of the e-mail address with which to nominate a driver for “Driver of the Week.” Madonna and Genetically-Beautiful Daughter (a.k.a. Sophia now) were … Read more
~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
~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
~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