I'm on the bus yesterday morning, sitting in the back row, as usual. Now, the back row is fine for four people but, it's not uncommon for a fifth (petite) person to squeeze in there. We get to the second to last stop and only 3 people, including myself, are in the back row. This is sweet because I can stretch my legs and relax. On the last stop (of course) a man and a woman get on. Slowly but surely, they walk to the back of the bus. The three of us suck it up and make room. The woman, and I'm not sure how to say this, especially since I'm a big guy, but let's just say, she ain't no ballerina. The boyfriend is equally as big and looks like he's one drunken night away from getting a neck tattoo. She sits down, not a big deal, still a lot of room. Then I look at the guy and I can see his wheels turning, he's going to sit down come hell or high water. There's not really any room in the back row but that hardly matters to him, he's figured out a solution. He sits down sideways and then turns his hips to face forward. When he does this, the woman quickly and without warning, shifts her body into mine. She pretty much hip checked me into the window. If you were standing on the street, this is what you would have seen at that moment:

Bus problems

And she does not move, she can't really -- the rest of the ride in, our bodies were touching, I just wanted to throw up, very uncomfortable.

Jack from my message board wanted to know what I'm listening to these days. Well Jack, I've gone back in time and am hooked on the Violent Femmes. I always knew their songs but never bought anything they did...I want to say they were before my time but that doesn't seem right. They were probably out when I was listening to heavy metal. My friend Tom gave me a copy of their CD and it's just great. Good lyrics, good vocals, good music. That's it right now, I'll listen to it for another couple of days and then I'll find something else.

Speaking of music news, every night for the whole month of November, I plan on listening to one of the greatest songs ever produced...of course I'm talking about Guns N' Roses' November Rain! So good! I'm still waiting for Chinese Democracy to drop, aren't we all?

Short and sweet! If you won the Mega Millions lotto last night, be kind and kick a million my way.

Have a great day!

Best,

Bob