First off, I would like to thank Mrs. Uber Driver for her kind words relative to me. What she neglected to mention is that I get the same enjoyment listening to the conversations that occur in the Ubaru. Her genuinely fun discourse with her passengers is her own, and that makes it entertaining and insightful […]
I lived in upstate New York for seven years, so I have a pretty good idea of the New York mindset. It usually fits the stereotype most non-New Yorkers have of New Yorkers – direct, in-your-face, talkative, and tough are a few characteristics that come to mind. One size does not fit all, however, and […]
One cool thing about Uber driving is it produces what I have dubbed the “Ping Effect.” True, it might not be an actual clinical term describing an actual physiological response to stimuli, but it could be, as it seems to have every characteristic of the Pavlovian experiment we all learned about in school. To understand […]
“yo i saw someone that looked just like u … could have been your doppelganger” – Urban dictionary Getting past the grammatical shortcomings above is not easy for a writer, but, it is what it is. Today’s texting milieu both accepts and expects the expeditious and efficient use of language. Besides, the meaning is clear […]
My Trick And Treat On Halloweekend Windshield wipers slapping, umbrellas snapping, and those caught napping cover their heads with whatever and run. “Welcome to winter,” or so says the first real rain of the season. Keep it coming, you gods of the rainy realm. Drought is a trick in the land of treat. The rain […]
Good Business Needs Notice Students are a majority of the Uber experience here in SLO, but they are not the complete story of my Uber connections. I also meet folks who work with local businesses and they enjoy talking about what they do and how they do it. Given that SLO has become over the […]
