admin

First, I would like to thank all of you who have purchased my book so far! I’m so grateful for your support! Some of you bought the Kindle version. I’ve just discovered that it was not uploaded in Kindle format, … Read the rest

Ding! That’s the sound a driver hears as Uber summons us to share a ride. Most often, we carry on a superficial conversation or ride in silence. Last week, once again, I learned how different we humans can be. All … Read the rest

You can travel a long way as an Uber driver in as little as eight hours. My first ride was for a legally blind older woman. She had moved years ago with her husband to sunny West Florida. He passed … Read the rest

Age conversations come up often during my Uber rides. Maybe it’s because I spent nine years working in a nursing home. Last week, a rider talked about how different life looked to her than when she was twenty years younger, … Read the rest

I wish I had kept a list of many of the people I’ve Ubered in the past eight years. Some of you are truly creative. I’ve picked up “Bambi,” “King Kong,” “Chivalry,” “Eight-ball,” “X,” and “Mxysptlk” (a throwback to old … Read the rest

More than eight billion people live on planet Earth. I’ve had more than 19,000 of them in my car in the last eight years. None of them are alike, nor do they share the exact same life experience. Here are … Read the rest

Ding! Uber’s app told me to pick up Bruno at a gas station in Ft. Walton Beach. I drove through the parking lot and saw no one. Maybe he’s at the hotel next door. Sometimes, the app can be a … Read the rest

When I started driving for Uber, I knew it was a part-time commitment. I also committed to my primary career with the Little Sisters of the Poor. For the next five years, I averaged forty hours per week at the … Read the rest

 Four rides, and four stories of folks fighting adversity. I picked up Dan, a man in his late twenties or early thirties. He was excited about the job interview he had just completed moments before. His addiction challenges had taken … Read the rest

Fear of heights is not always inherited. I picked up Randy, an interesting man, probably in his 40s. He told me how he rarely traveled anywhere that required a plane flight. Since he was a small child, he couldn’t tolerate … Read the rest