Thursday

The Dreaded Commute

So, I live in Boston and my office is located inconveniently in a suburb about 45 minutes away. This means a lot of quality time in the car signing to radio and talking to myself. Occasionally, the commute becomes extended because I get stuck behind a tractor. Yes, an f-ing tractor.

Today, the commute became extended because I got stuck behind a school bus. Now, I don’t mean to date myself and be all, when I went to school we walked five miles without shoes, but I did walk to the end of my lengthy street to the stop where all the kids on the in the neighborhood waited together. This is not the case anymore and I really think we need to revisit the current bus route. The. Bus. Stops. Every. Two. Feet. I’m not even kidding. I’m talking 4 separate houses on a half mile street. I don’t think we’re giving these kids enough credit, I think if given the chance they would prove that they can, indeed, walk and chew gum at the same time. Of course, it only added to my annoyance that I had to wait for a boy to take his sweet time getting on the bus, walk all the way to the back and sit down and make faces at me through the window. Punk.

Wednesday

Overheard at the Water Cooler

"I don't think people apply for jobs in the summer, so we won't post the open positions until Fall"