The Dao of Doug: A Bus Driver's Perspective
Rail Transit Commuters
While things like inflation seem to be unpredictable and labeled as a trailing indicator, one thing everyone seems to know off the bat–is that we’re all going into debt. Covid stimulus checks and staying home to avoid a commute to the office, saved us a lot of money. But two years later, what with the …
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What’s your dream job? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV2YwyNXSK0ozP73hWyNohw I wanted to be a television weatherman, a game show host, or have a comedy club–when I was young watching black and white television in the sixties. Google has made this possible whereby anyone can start their own YouTube channel. I remember how I yearned for a camcorder, but couldn’t …
The time to stack never closes, but the volumes of precious metals moving off of western exchanges is historically breathtaking. Jamie Dimon got caught with Nickel futures recently, and in my opinion, a similar crack-up boom may be coming for silver, maybe gold. One good source of accurate and calm analysis of gold mining production …
Is it safe to retire? Can I enjoy being passing my primary Journey of Purpose of the last 22 years as a bus driver? Only I hold the key to my trolleybus of Happy Destiny. Indeed, we each hold our own keys. Back in the day around the new century, I was a newly minted …
Now is a good time to look at our ancestral line, or take a look at life with a wide-angle lens, juiced up with the buzz of strong new energy. My personal drug has been that of anticipation, and staying in my head in trying to get answers found in my heart. Striking beauty and …
I’m excited that my life is still full-on with new lessons and increased skills–realizing that becoming an old dog doesn’t mean I can’t learn new tricks. I see how patience can pay handsome dividends if I don’t demand an instant gratification of the greatest version of the grandest vision I choose to be. I’m actually …
Who do I envy? I’m green with envy for people living in San Francisco in a rent-controlled apartment. I gave up my rent-controlled apartment by Japantown and the Kabuki, of twenty-two years, to move away from the city. This was in February of 2021, about one year into the pandemic. The ability to go to …
Here I stand by the Twitter HQ where the 21 Hayes merges onto Market between Tenth and Ninth. Having a bike rider count of 1700 by 4 p.m. was an average good day here in December of 2014. I’ll be interested to take a peek at this counter next week and see what effect the …
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol–that our lives had become unmanageable. This is the first step of Alcoholics Anonymous, and apparently, it’s the only step that has to be done perfectly. Yet, the first thing I hear during the first reading, ‘How It Works,’ is that on our journey in recovery from alcoholism, we’re …
Dear Rider, In San Francisco, the new Bus Rapid Transit Lanes on US Hwy. 101 are complete, and there will be no transit delays during any of the SOMA Street Fairs at the end of September, or during the Blue Angels Day in October. Why? Because Muni city buses have their own dedicated lane of …
The Dao of Doug: A Bus Driver's Perspective