tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post6071511058236918372..comments2023-11-14T20:29:04.094-08:00Comments on Pearl, Why You Little...: Representin'! or People. Huh.Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-86488813928621555852019-07-01T06:40:21.773-07:002019-07-01T06:40:21.773-07:00Pearl--You should take Linda up on the offer. She ...Pearl--You should take Linda up on the offer. She is a magnet for characters just like you are.<br /><br />It could even be a scratch-but-don't-sniff book. Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-52794135277188223262019-06-30T21:20:10.044-07:002019-06-30T21:20:10.044-07:00It's aways an adventure riding a public bus.It's aways an adventure riding a public bus.Saimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09205857549533433625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-63388028252466365032019-06-30T11:41:28.222-07:002019-06-30T11:41:28.222-07:00Pearl you bring class to the bus. Thanks for takin...Pearl you bring class to the bus. Thanks for taking us there.Bill Lislemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-45377525738713306352019-06-29T07:18:32.823-07:002019-06-29T07:18:32.823-07:00Any time people gather . . . That's Entertain...Any time people gather . . . That's Entertainment! ;)<br />I can sing you the song, if you like . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-83179279537325096692019-06-29T04:34:35.727-07:002019-06-29T04:34:35.727-07:00Met a guy about fifty yesterday waiting FOR a bus....Met a guy about fifty yesterday waiting FOR a bus. I saw him fall down in the grass. Stopped the car to see if he needed an assist. Thought of YOU immediately.<br /><br />"Sir, do you need an ambulance? Are you okay?"<br /><br />"Yeah. I'm okay. I missed the bus and got a little tipsy."<br /><br />"You sick?" <br /><br />"Well, maybe I been drinking a little. I know I shouldn't a been. I'm going to sit right here and wait for the next bus."<br /><br />"Well scoot right back under that shade tree. It is almost 100 degrees, and you don't need to be sitting in the sun. Otherwise I'm going to call someone." I used my teacher voice.<br /><br />"Ma'am, yes ma'am!" <br /><br />He inched his bony butt backwards, and I left him sprawled there.<br /><br />I flagged a city bus roaring down our road. The young driver squealed to a stop and asked if I needed help.<br /><br />"No sir, but there is a man who missed the last bus and fell down. He is sprawled in the grass at your next stop down the street. Could you wait for him to come on board?"<br /><br />"Ma'am, yes ma'am." Hmmm... I had NOT used my teacher voice. I also did not say the man was three sheets to the wind soaking up sun rays and Quick Trip <br />sold-by-the-can beer. <br /><br />We should collaborate on a book called the Bus People.<br />Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-29802756784873450262019-06-29T04:02:35.523-07:002019-06-29T04:02:35.523-07:00Makes me want to retire to the big city just to ri...Makes me want to retire to the big city just to ride the bus!Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01171465643644263860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-78772421992634419962019-06-28T19:42:41.065-07:002019-06-28T19:42:41.065-07:00The bus is like a mini-world, and the lesson is th...The bus is like a mini-world, and the lesson is the same, isn't it? If only we'd all just hold up our end of the bargain, things would be better for everyone.<br /><br />I do love your compassion, which Geo. also pointed out. And I've never forgotten your earlier (much earlier) lesson: everybody is somebody's weirdo. That's a keeper :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-77313535657097878052019-06-28T18:36:01.769-07:002019-06-28T18:36:01.769-07:00It's far easier to be nice. As is said, it tak...It's far easier to be nice. As is said, it takes far fewer muscles to smile than to frown.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-10908898560920796192019-06-28T15:40:18.112-07:002019-06-28T15:40:18.112-07:00Nothing like a little people watching/observing. I...Nothing like a little people watching/observing. I did some of that during a recent college orientation with Eddie. I have a few upcoming posts about it. <br /><br />This reminds me of the days when I was in high school and I took a train from the northern burbs of Chicago into the city and then another train to the western suburbs for a babysitting job where I slept at their house all week during the summer before reversing the train ride to get home on the weekend. <br /><br />I was sheltered and cautious and 15 yrs old. I liked watching the various people and imagining where they were headed. I bought myself Chuckles candy each trip at the same news stand as a treat to nibble on during my train rides. There were many characters and many smells. Erniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14976227572609917624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-13242156336565515512019-06-28T15:06:30.122-07:002019-06-28T15:06:30.122-07:00I'm so pleased to be reading your posts again ...I'm so pleased to be reading your posts again --enjoying your keen observation and deductive reasoning. After 45 years of labor on farms, crafts and gardening, I too wear long sleeves as my forearmas are mostly scar tissue. But you approach enigmatic solutions with compassion, understanding. Have I told you lately I appreciate that and sure like how you write? I do.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-5230931037336418002019-06-28T14:08:14.123-07:002019-06-28T14:08:14.123-07:00And this is why people should look up from their p...And this is why people should look up from their phones every now and again - they might be surprised about what they observe.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-20908925005042291932019-06-28T13:17:19.993-07:002019-06-28T13:17:19.993-07:00I always love travelling on the buses with you. A...I always love travelling on the buses with you. And will admit to some personal weirdness. And to revelling in the weirdness of others.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com