April 23, 2020
LYFT Chronicles 200220 – Met several interesting people on the road today! An architect, a track coach, and a pilot among them. My last ride was for 5 young women who had “been drinking since 11am to celebrate one of… Continue Reading…
April 23, 2020
LYFT Chronicles 220218 – A science major in college, he is. Firmly grounded in reality, he is not! My task was to take him to the campus where he will, ostensibly, be learning about organic chemistry and other such things.… Continue Reading…
April 23, 2020
The two laughing men appeared out of the dark, sliding diagonally across the ice slickened intersection. One of them slid into the front of my vehicle and scrabbled to keep his balance. Once they entered the vehicle the conversation went… Continue Reading…
April 23, 2020
He hopped into the front seat of my vehicle before dawn and it was as though someone had turned on a firehose, releasing an unbroken stream of words spewing from his mouth for the entire 10 minute ride. In the… Continue Reading…
April 23, 2020
I’ve only played the role of “matchmaker” once in my life and it gives me great joy to be able to say that the objects of my “scheme” are still happily married after many years! My experience in that role… Continue Reading…
April 23, 2020
As a LYFT driver I have a front seat (literally) vantage point for seeing a lot of strange phenomena. One that I have observed, of late, is the proliferation of strange hair colors and I wonder “why?”. In the last… Continue Reading…
April 23, 2020
Almost 20 years ago I stood on the front step of 1746 Vizaleea St, in Dubuque, with my arms wrapped around my teen-aged daughter as we wept together before going into the house. It is a vivid memory made even… Continue Reading…
April 23, 2020
Teens and early 20’s people don’t know how to dress for the very cold weather (no jacket, no gloves, no hat). Older folk don’t know how to dress for the very cold weather (pajamas and boots with hats but light… Continue Reading…
January 14, 2020
It was a 5:15 am call for a ride that had me headed to the local laundromat this morning. As I drove in that direction I got a text message saying, “I have some laundry, so I need some trunk… Continue Reading…
January 13, 2020
One of the most interesting things, for me, in being a LYFT driver is the discovery of how many young baby mommys there are who eschew the use of infant car seats for their little ones when they bring them… Continue Reading…