If you could meet a historical figure, who would it be and why? If anyone embraces the freedom and liberties of the Golden State back in the day, it’s the creator of the greatest events in US history, Bill Graham presents! Perhaps Cowboy Cody, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show had a stronger dead reckoning, but …
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Before Daddy Takes the T-Bird Away
List five things you do for fun. 2. Go to an art museum. 3. Celebrate a birthday! 4. Practice prayer and watch for results! 5. Go on walks and enjoy the sunshine.
A Walk Around the City
I keep getting filled with joy when I walk around San Francisco, just as I did before I left for a staycation in Hawaii. I loved going to the beach in Waikiki during Covid lockdown restrictions because the beaches were empty and the snorkeling views were full of plentiful fish. I guess the state fish …
Gratitude
My positive feelings come unexpectedly when I’m padding around my new apartment, or running into a friend in the street. Often, my atti-dude changes when I’m ordering a drink at a coffeeshop! I’m grateful it’s possible to dine-in at a coffeeshop, even if it is a chain like Starbucks. Many folks are haters on the …
Sheik Sheik Djibuti. Uh huh I Like It—Uh Huh Uh Huh
Do you practice religion? If you mean, do I pray to God and meditate daily , then yes, I follow routines similar to a devout Christian or Muslim or Jew or Daoist or Buddhist. Note how many different religions I just mentioned. How about Hindus or the Arabs? Religion is for people who don’t want …
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Amazon is Numero Uno
Getting its start around the turn-of-the-century by bringing books to the people online–and now number one in the world–is the largest and widest river in the jungle out there–Amazon. I can take my manuscript and upload it direct and set my own royalties! I can produce an audiobook using the mic on my iMac (Apple …
Home Sweet Home
My art. https://douglas-griggs.pixels.com/featured/leave-your-heart-not-your-iphone-douglas-griggs.html?product=framed-print Brent’s art. Brian’s art. Art from people I haven’t met yet. 2. Having a corner coffeeshop. Check 3. Period details or high levels of craftsmanship. Check. 4. Shared Kitchen big enough for more than one cook in the room! (Also, hallway kitchen’s are out. It is such a pain in the morning to get coffee …
Over There
“Should I wait for the bus over there?” Silence. No response from the operator. Can he or she see where you’re talking about? Does the operator see your finger and guess which corner or direction you are pointing toward? This question usually is not answered. If I am in the middle of something like the …
Twenty Questions
This is a fun game to play, as is Charades, in a large group at a party. But if that party is a waiting queue on Market Street on Fourth or Fifth, the game becomes no fun real fast as the lights go red again, and the buses back up behind the red lane in …
Leave your Heart in San Fran: Not your iPhone
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. What am I saying? Thanks for reading! The journey to publish a book has shown me who the avid readers are, the state of the …
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The Dao of Doug: A Bus Driver's Perspective 