The social trend of this summer is definitely Pokemon Go. I hadn’t heard anything about it until I started to see groups of people wandering around desolate locations looking at their phones. I mean, people look at their phones all the time, but these folks were traveling in packs. It was weird. A passenger finally explained the… Continue reading Go, Pokemon Go!

This is my first post on a ride that never happened. I never even met Peter. We just texted. I was on my way when I got his first message. Peter: Currently discussing terms with a dealer. Might take an extra few minutes. I’m sorry. Me: How long do you think it will take? I… Continue reading A Thoughtful Drug User

I took Rocky home from Bayside Bar and Grill on Shore Drive. He was waiting in the parking lot when I pulled up. I put down the passenger side window. “You Rocky?” Long pause. “Yoop.” “I’m Brian. Hop in.” When I saw my passenger’s name was Rocky, I expected a character. Rocky didn’t disappoint. He… Continue reading Rocky’s Not Lonely

Two riders in consecutive days told me dramatic stories of starting over again. I felt that both stories deserved a full post, so I’m calling them Starting Over, Parts One and Two. Here’s Part Two: Harold lives in a condo right at the Oceanfront. And he works for the company that owns it, so he doesn’t… Continue reading Starting Over, Part Two

Two passengers in two days told me stories of starting over. This is the first. “I just have to dig out of this hole I got myself in.” I am constantly amazed at the easy openness of my passengers. I recently dropped off Sharon, a waitress who told me her whole story in a six-minute ride.… Continue reading Starting Over, Part One

I’d had two fun rides in a row before I picked up Sandra. Two young ladies were leaving Paint Nite at Joe’s Crab Shack. One had come from Colorado to keep her old friend company after her husband deployed for six months. They had their still-tacky beach landscape canvases in hand. We laughed and chatted the whole ride like… Continue reading The One I’ve Chosen

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’” Matthew 25:40 Andrea was heading home late after a full day at St. Mary’s Home in Norfolk. She’s a nurse from New York City who has been working with the… Continue reading Unsung Hero