Seat hogs

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Interesting. The Washington Post had a front page story about seat hogs on Metro - people who take up two seats even when people have to stand. These people either pretend they don't see the people standing or get aggressive and rude when asked to move. The disdain ...

Dude, the sun has now set on your Empire. Deal with it.

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

You must understand by now that putting me on Metro without a companion is like rubbing a rolly-polly baby in bacon grease and tossing him or her into a pit of ravenously hungry beasts. Okay, it's nothing like that; but it can be a trying experience. I am a FreakMagnet. Tuesday I ...

freak magnet

Sunday, May 11th, 2003

About 10 minutes into my journey, I (and everyone else on the bus) discovered that the bus had the wrong route number on it. We discovered this when the driver made an unexpected turn and started heading the wrong way. This was okay with me, since I most sincerely wanted ...

Dear Dr. Noodles

Wednesday, May 7th, 2003

Hope all is well with you. I presume the annual LSD binge is going well, as I have not yet been contacted by any local, state or federal law enforcement agents. I continue to hold down the fort. It hasn't been easy. Yesterday, Co-worker Who is Not My Boyfriend appeared in ...

choosy rabbits choose metro

Saturday, March 22nd, 2003

At the Tenley Metro station last night there was a rabbit on the tracks. A living, breathing, hopping rabbit. A girl noticed it and brought it to everyone's attention. The announcement sign said that a train was approaching. We were all horrified, we were about to see a rabbit ...