bring out your dead

I was waiting for the bus the other day with a dozen other people. It was 5 in the afternoon, 104 degrees and (of course) sunny. So we all lurked in the shade close to the building entrance. The bus finally appeared, up the street, and the folks waiting slowly lurched into the bright sun […]

round and round

My car broke down last weekend and has been in the shop since (I am writing this on Thursday). As inconvenient as that may be, I do have the good fortune to live right on the bus route. I take one bus, have a short walk, then take a second bus that takes me right […]