The Dao of Doug: A Bus Driver's Perspective
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I could only hope to be told this at a bar or cafe–as I have repeated this line from a customer who stepped into a bar where Tom Holland’s character, Nate Drake, of Sir Francis Drake fame, was working, somewhere in Mid-town–in the movie “Uncharted” directed by Ruben Fleischer, produced by Charles Roven and Avi …
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These guys are good together. Host David Lin has left Kitco News to create his own channel, and Gary Wagner is the easiest man–to understand and follow–in describing Fibonacci extensions of counter-waves up and down using Eliot Wave Theory in predicting future price resistance, price ceilings (upside targets) and price floors (support)–of a commodity or …
Okay, this is pretty straight-forward. Driver Doug’s top Fantasy Five Quick Picks of things I’m good at: 2. Shopping, shopping, shopping! 3. Driving! 4. Photography! 5. Writing! https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/douglas-griggs
I tend to wake up with lots of energy, and by early evening I am exhausted. This is considered a Lion. Lately–as the days get cooler and nightfall comes earlier. During the spring and summer, I act more like the bear. I do need eight hours of sleep or I overeat and become like a …
Lost and Found It takes a certain earnestness to make a commitment to read a book of essays by a bus driver, this exposition being no exception. Not only that, but the decision to go ahead and publish a chapter is one of the toughest decisions I’ve had to make–next to what to do when …
What are your family’s top 3 favorite meals? Keeping clam with Chowder, especially with the crackers, beats the Ivar’s recipe motto perfectly! I learned the difference between Manhattan style and traditional New England when I was 6. Strength come from Chicken and Stars soup carried all the way up the trail, by my mom, to …
I guess it was a Samsung television I bought at Costco for $1600. I packed it myself after I owned it for two years, when I left Honolulu for San Francisco, and it came back looking like this: Oddly, I just laughed when I pulled the tee-vee out of the box and plugged it in. …
The mystery of the Genie-in-a-bottle becomes very clear after watching “Being John Malkovich.” Two-thirds of the way into the movie–maybe a little bit more–tidbits of secrets are revealed about our social-memory-complex in revealing what was well understood by the Draconian race and culture–which had or still has–working knowledge about reincarnation. Our vessel, our channel, our …
What’s something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail. I would attempt to find a place to stay that has a nice view and a pool.
If you live in Honolulu and are familiar with the Duck Butt Cafe, you’ll be in the know about artist murals and graffiti in the Kaka’ako–the industrial slash artist neighborhood bordering downtown sandwiched between the Civic Center and Waikiki. My favorite artist in Hawaii is Bean, who recently took his life– may he Rest In …
The Dao of Doug: A Bus Driver's Perspective