Song of the Trolleyman By Driver Doug “I’ve seen them all: Young and bold Appear like a spark, Then depart as I start To read the latest tag In the back rag By the half-drunk can Wrapped in a bag. The ancient ones, Full of mold and scold Or just plain old, Short and fat, …
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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 …
How I Handle Spam
I recall an email blast which described a fascinating study on how people handled deleting, responding, and keeping up with their inbox. They didn’t link or show the entire study, but the notion that there could be patterns describing certain cohort groups got me to thinking how I clear my email inbox. I realized in …
A Guide to Public Transit
Bikes Pass On the Left It’s estimated that up to 80 percent of current US automobile users will drop the death monsters by 2030. Work from home doesn’t have to translate to far-flung suburbia. Cities with great transit will thrive as the car goes away. Biking, walking, and holding a fast-pass is the next awakening. …
Heaven’s Gate
It was a brisk mid-October morning in Provincetown, MA and we were hungry. Right in the center of town on Commercial Street we spotted Heaven’s Gate–and the bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich on a wheat English muffin, with a perfectly hot cup of Joe–had to be the most delicious breakfast I’ve ever found. The cold …
Cuppa Joe
What’s the oldest thing you own that you still use daily? I first thought about the word “daily” and immediately went to my coffee maker and morning routine. My cheap Black and Decker Goodwill special curated after a cracked pot accident seemed inexcusable for this missive. And then it hit me. My special coffee mug …
Aloha the Bus
What’s the one luxury you can’t live without? I’m taking the bus to the airport tomorrow and I’m using my $45 a year fast pass to get there. I’m then going to fly first class to San Francisco to spend the rest of my life living there. Yup. Honolulu has been expensive—and I hear it’s …
Quality Endures
The most important things needed to live a good life are: A dependable bike. Pickup trucks are a necessity if you are a tradesman for work, but no one is buying new ones anymore because the sticker price is sticker shock. 2. Have a bus pass, ride a bike, or walk. Better yet, 3. be …
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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Wake Up
Like Captain Kathryn Janeway of the Star Trek Voyager, I’d like to follow in the footsteps of great woman role models. I could only wish for Jane Curtain’s legacy series on SNL of being, “A Coffee Achiever.” And although I was told never to begin a new sentence with the word, “and,” I nevertheless, shadow …
