Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Cab driver
I recognized the cab driver. The "I Love Jesus" thing hanging from the rear view, Bloomberg radio station blaring financial news on the radio. & he still hadn't learned the best route for getting from there to here at 3:30 PM. So we crawled through the streets around downtown Elizabeth as he made little grunts of annoyance at the long traffic lights & school buses delivering kids at every corner. Smart cabbies know all the options, & options within options. But I knew it was getting late in his 12 hour shift, so I gave him an extra buck anyway.
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"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson
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I'm starting to wonder if one of my Facebook friends might be a fictitious creation with perfect hubby, wonderful kids, great job, beautiful home, complete with faked pix. Every real person posts a bad day in their status once-in-awhile.
I "defriended" two people. One was popular artist whose work I love, but he has nearly 5000 friends & posts too much. I was automatically notified of the other person's birthday, went to write greetings on his wall &, saw he never posted anything & couldn't recall why I even "knew" him.
I "defriended" two people. One was popular artist whose work I love, but he has nearly 5000 friends & posts too much. I was automatically notified of the other person's birthday, went to write greetings on his wall &, saw he never posted anything & couldn't recall why I even "knew" him.
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