Describe an item you were incredibly attached to in your youth. What became of it? The feathers of an American Eagle are protected and can only be kept by Native Americans. An Osage Indian bequeathed a beautiful piece of eagle’s feathers somehow fastened together to form an an attractive apron of sorts that could be …
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Ponce de Leon’s Moderna Secret
What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life? I’ve found the Fountain of Youth in food plan support group of Food Addicts in recovery anonymous. There I learned that flour and sugar in processed foods were a mortality hazard.
New Years Eve
Halloween is only three days away as I write this chapter, and it’s a Saturday and already I have seen costumes last night, and even earlier in the week. But the holiday season vibe is picking up and everyone is in the change of gears of the season. The air is crisp and clear. The …
End of the Line
“Last stop people.” Another day closes. I can pull in knowing I passed the test in avoiding collisions with other cars, trucks, pedestrians, skaters, and cyclists. Most important, I didn’t make contact with any rideshare drivers looking down at their phone and being inattentive. The thousands of ride share cars coming in daily from out-of-county …
Lane Closed
This is a common orange construction sign found all over the city. Fortunately, I am driving the white 2004, 2005 ETI Skoda trolleybus from the Czech Republic, and I have 16 foot trolley poles for maximum travel maneuvering. Not so with the new sixty-foot Flyer trolleybuses with 14’ 6” yellow poles limiting their lane traveling …
Compulsive Honking Syndrome – Full Chapter Version
Dao of Doug Training Vault One of the treats of classroom training at Muni is the vintage videos with footage of San Francisco in the 1970’s. They show equipment smoothly flowing down Market Street with virtually no traffic and no delay. Screech forward to today’s reality—the sound of spinning tires, rad acceleration on the pedal, …
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Have a Meany Merry Christmas
There is only one Grinch. Or is there? Don’t be one next week. Oh, btw: https://www.daoofdoug.com
Helter-Skelter Shelter: Rear Door Boarding
A friend asks on Facebook, “What can be done about the homeless encampment that is a bus shelter stop at Leavenworth and Post?” I hesitate to answer this question in the comment box in response to his post about Post. This is where it is a good place to state, “The views contained herein do …
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We’ve Been Waiting an Hour
“Where the hell have you been?” a) “The pizza delivery boy was late and apologized, so I got a free pizza and ate it all at the terminal. You don’t expect me to wolf it all down in five minutes, do you? I am not allowed to use my phone while I am driving, so …
Motor Coach
When our barn falls short of equipment, we are assigned to Woods Division to get a diesel or motor coach. I love trolleys, and I love that San Francisco did not do away with streetcars and trolleys. Nowadays, trolleys look like buses. They have rubber tires and the body of a bus, except for the …
The Dao of Doug: A Bus Driver's Perspective 