Sunday, April 27, 2014

From Ljubljana, Slovania: "Stories from the bus," by Marushka Potepushka


When a person is forced to take a bus because his or her own recklessness (with the car) and resigns into his or her own fate, interesting things might happen. (Read more here.)

Sunday, April 20, 2014

From Seattle: "On The Wing," by Richard Isherman


Together they sit, sunshine and condescension wrapped around them like a stadium blanket. (Read more here.)

Sunday, April 13, 2014

From Madison County, Alabama: "Multitasking," by Tom Brandon


Pride is a tricky thing.  We encourage our children to take pride in their work and then we warn of the downfall of being too prideful. We brag on our kids and tell them how proud we are of them and then point out those that are too full of themselves.  It is a slippery slope. (Read more here.)

Sunday, April 6, 2014

From Vancouver: "Putting The Dire Into Directions, Part 2." (Not Always Right)


(I’m boarding passengers at a stop.)

Passenger: “Excuse me, do you go to [street]?”

Me: “No, ma’am, I’m going in the other direction.”

Passenger: “Ugh! I was told that bus [number] goes to [street], but you’re the third one I’ve asked, and they all say they’re going in the opposite direction!” (Read more here.)

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Busboy's Annual Pass: Was It Worth It? Spreadsheet for March.


Number of rides down a bit from February, but still enough rides to make the annual pass a bargain. See below for the cumulative totals since January 1.



Note that my cumulative savings since January have now paid for all my rides on the # 11.  Cool, ¿quĂ© no?

You can find out what this is all about here.