Posts Tagged as ‘Public transportation’

February 25, 2009

Stuck In California With the New York Blues Again

Oh, Mama, can this really be the end–
to be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again?
–Bob Dylan

My son and I like to do this little routine, usually when I’m frustrated with the limitations of this town:
Marcy: If I were in New York I could just jump into a cab!
Daryl: Ma, [...]

April 16, 2008

Cell Phones, Race and Rudeness

“But we have poisoned everything
And oblivious to it all
The cell phone zombies babble
Through the shopping mall..”
–Joni Mitchell

I got into a verbal fight with a cell phone zombie on the bus last night. Almost got my ass kicked. “Ooh,” I told her when she threatened to slap me silly, “I’m shivering.” Buried my face in [...]